Browsing School of Political Science & Sociology (Reports) by Title
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‘Hoping for a better tomorrow’: a process study evaluation of the Greater Tomorrow Crèche and Ballyhaunis Community Preschool Services, Ballyhaunis, Co. Mayo, Full Report
(UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, National University of Ireland, Galway, 2016-06)This report presents the results of a qualitative, process study evaluation of the Ballyhaunis Community Preschool and ‘Greater Tomorrow’ crèche services, conducted by the UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre (UCFRC), ... -
‘Hoping for a better tomorrow’: a process study evaluation of the Greater Tomorrow Crèche and Ballyhaunis Community Preschool Services, Ballyhaunis, Co. Mayo, Summary Report
(UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, National University of Ireland, Galway, 2016-06)This report presents the results of a qualitative, process study evaluation of the Ballyhaunis Community Preschool and ‘Greater Tomorrow’ crèche services, conducted by the UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre (UCFRC), ... -
Lone parents and activation, what works and why: a review of the international evidence in the Irish context
(UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, National University of Ireland, Galway, 2016-09)This research sought to discover those policies, programmes and practices which enable lone parents to engage in employment which will lead to adequate living standards and improved well-being for them and their children. ... -
NVR Ireland parent handbook
(Parentline and NVR Ireland, 2021)We provide this handbook as a type of reference guide and memory aid for parents/ carers as they work through Non Violent Resistance with a trained NVR practitioner. Over the course of NVR sessions, the NVR practitioner ... -
The Opportunity of Equality
(Roscommon Women's Network, 2014)The Opportunity of Equality , forward to WINDOW project report, (Women Initiating Development Opportunities for Women), Roscommon Women s Network, April 2014 -
Practitioner guide to literature review: permanence and stability for children in care
(UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, The National University of Ireland, Galway, 2016-06)The purpose of this guide is to provide key messages from the main literature review for practitioners who wish to use the literature for report writing, court, case conferences and similar work processes. This guide ... -
Public goods: from market efficiency to democratic effectiveness
(Commonwealth Secretariat, 2014)This contribution examines the concept of public goods,responding to calls to rethink public goods given a changedcontext (Desai, 2003: 73) and widening global scope (Kaulet al, 2003; Kaul, 2006). The first section explores ... -
A rapid review of the benefits and outcomes of universal youth work
(UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, University of Galway, 2022-03)[No abstract available] -
Review of the Children First Basic Level Training and Keeping Safe Training programmes
(UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, National University of Ireland, Galway, 2014-04)TUSLA, the Child and Family Agency (the Agency) is1 committed to ensuring the child protection and welfare training provided is designed and delivered in a responsive and effective manner to all who receive it. Two ... -
Scoping review of international and Irish literature on outcomes for permanence and stability for children in care
(UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, National University of Ireland, Galway, 2016)This document aims to inform evidence-based practice in outcomes for children in care by synthesising and critically analysing Irish and international research literature. In particular, it aims to offer practitioners a ... -
Strategies of Resilience: co-operation in Irish Farming
(Teagasc, 2014)Ireland's family farming heritage holds crucial elements of rural sustainability - established networks of social support; cultural traditions resourcing ethno-industries such as tourism and craft; and localised human-ecological ... -
Tusla – Child and Family Agency parenting support and parental participation research report
(UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, University of Galway, 2018)This research has been conducted by the UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre (UCFRC) at NUIG at the request of Tusla - Child and Family Agency to support the development of a new Parenting Support Strategy. This ...