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Factors influencing the development of empathy and pro-social behaviour among adolescents: A systematic review
(Elsevier, 2018-07-25)
Research has indicated that empathy and prosocial responding are associated with numerous emotional, psychological and social benefits. However, although adolescence is recognised as a key period for prosocial development, ...
Supporting youth civic engagement: Supranational and national policy frameworks in comparative perspective
(UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, National University of Ireland Galway, 2018-04)
Over the past half-century, and particularly since the adoption of the United Nations Convention
of the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), there have been both increased attention and shifting policy
orientations towards ...
Tusla's programme for prevention, partnership and family support: Children's participation work package final report: Key findings
(UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, NUI Galway, 2018-09)
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Big Brother Big Sister and Garda youth diversion projects: perspectives on youth mentoring as a preventative intervention
(UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, NUI Galway, 2018-06-26)
Current policy emphasises the need for community involvement and inter-agency co-operation in youth crime prevention, as well as approaches that seek to strengthen the protective factors in young people’s lives, thus ...
Tusla's programme for prevention, partnership and family support: Children's participation work package final report
(UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, National University of Ireland Galway, 2018-09)
Introduction
1.1 Background to the Overall Study.
The Development and Mainstreaming Programme for Prevention, Partnership and Family Support
(PPFS) is a programme of action being undertaken by Tusla, the Child and Family ...
Exploring the impact of mentoring relationships in adolescent empathy: A mixed methods approach: Final report
(UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, 2018-04)
This secondary data analysis was used to explore the impact of mentoring relationships on adolescent empathy. This research aimed to: (i) identify the role of mentoring relationships in adolescent perceived social support, ...
'Speak Up': Participation of children and young people in decisions about their lives in Tusla Services
(UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, NUI Galway, 2018-11)
The UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre at NUI
Galway carried out a study to find out to what extent the
voice of children and young people are being heard in
decisions made about their lives by Tusla.
This study ...
Collective participation of children in care: a formative evaluation of the Tusla / EPIC foster care action groups
(UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, NUI Galway, 2018-10)
Children’s participation has been defined as ‘the process by which children and young people have
active involvement and real influence in decision-making on matters affecting their lives, both directly
and indirectly’ ...
The participation of children and young people in care: insights from an analysis of national inspection reports in the Republic of Ireland
(Taylor & Francis, 2018-11-27)
The term participation is widely used to refer to the involvement of children and young people in decision-making on issues that affect their lives. The Health and Information Quality Authority (HIQA) is the national ...