Browsing by Author "Dolan, Pat"
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Activating social empathy: An evaluation of a school-based social and emotional learning programme
Silke, Charlotte; Davitt, Emer; Flynn, Niamh; Shaw, Aileen; Brady, Bernadine; Murray, Clíona; Dolan, Pat (Elsevier, 2024-01-06)Previous evidence suggests that empathy is important for promoting positive youth development, and there is growing advocacy for the inclusion of empathy education within the school system. However, knowledge about the ... -
Adolescent adjustment to maternal cancer: an interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA)
Rodriguez, Leonor; Groarke, Ann Marie; Dolan, Pat; MacNeela, Padraig (Emerald, 2018-03-04)Purpose As an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA), the purpose of this paper is to provide an in-depth understanding of adolescent experiences of maternal cancer to identify the individual and contextual factors ... -
Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) of Ireland: Evaluation Study, Report 2: Qualitative Evidence
Brady, Bernadine; Dolan, Pat; O’Regan, Connie; Brumovská, Tereza; Canavan, John (UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, NUI Galway, 2010-11)[no abstract available] -
Big Brothers Big Sisters Ireland: youth mentoring programme Galway, Mayo & Roscommon: evaluation report
Canavan, John; O'Brien, Maeve; Dolan, Pat; Brady, Bernadine (Child & Family Research and Policy Unit, NUI, Galway, 2005) -
Blending the formal and nonformal educational sectors: Creating a shared learning initiative for secondary school teachers and youth workers
O’Regan, Connie; Brady, Bernadine; Connolly, Cornelia; Dolan, Pat; MacRuairc, Gerry (Taylor & Francis, 2023-07-27)It has been widely argued that existing educational inequality and inequity was exacerbated when schools closed due to Covid-19. In addition, it is disadvantaged young people that are most likely to experience the most ... -
Bridging worlds: Building a bridge for our educational ecosystem and linking formal and non-formal learning
Connolly, Cornelia; Haslam, Sarah; Campbell, Sean; Brady, Bernadine; O’Regan, Connie; Dolan, Pat; MacRuairc, Gerry (Education Matters, 2021)The Bridging Worlds project, funded by Reinvent Ireland, is an exploratory programme with the ambitious aim of creating a wraparound model linking the formal and non-formal education sectors. It provides a comprehensive ... -
Conceptualising coping and resilience in the context of socio-political and economic change: Generational perspectives from Slovenia
Kovačič, Tanja; Dolan, Pat (Routledge, 2020-06-09)The significance of a wider social context in building youth resilience has recently been recognised, with the suggestion that resilience research requires a move from individual-level experience to wider social practices, ... -
‘The coping of young people in the school reopening phase of COVID-19 (Project Brief 2)’, Crisis Coping-Marginalised young people’s living and learning experiences during COVID-19 in Ireland
Murray, Cliona; Kealy, Carmen; Flynn, Niamh; Forkan, Cormac; Dolan, Pat; Flynn, Paul; Furey, Eamonn; Keane, Elaine; Mac Ruairc, Gerry (UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre and School of Education, NUI Galway., 2022)[No abstract available] -
Current practice in meeting child health needs in family support services: variation by service type and perspectives on future developments.
Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse; Dolan, Pat; Canavan, John; O'Higgins, Siobhan (Taylor & Francis, 2009-07)The needs of all service users include those related to physical, emotional, sexual and mental health. This article documents where child health needs are recognised and being met within family support services in the west ... -
The Development of Monitoring Tools for ISPCC Services
Merriman, Brian; Robins, Leanne; Canavan, John; Dolan, Pat (2008-11)The ISPCC Citizen Child Strategy (ISPCC, 2005) includes a proposal to evaluate the effect of its work. In order to undertake such an evaluation, a system of performance and outcome measurement that was valid and reliable ... -
Empathy rules, maps and paths: A qualitative exploration of the factors that facilitate or inhibit empathy and prosocial responding among youth
Silke, Charlotte; Brady, Bernadine; Dolan, Pat; Boylan, Ciara (Wiley, 2023-08-25)The aim of this study is to explore young people's perspectives on the factors that facilitate or inhibit empathy and prosocial responding among youth. Qualitative focus groups (n = 29) were undertaken with Irish young ... -
Empathy, social responsibility, and civic behavior among Irish adolescents: A socio-contextual approach
Silke, Charlotte; Brady, Bernadine; Boylan, Ciara; Dolan, Pat (SAGE Publications, 2020-12-09)Research suggests that empathy and positive social values are important drivers of youth prosocial and civic action. However, theory and research indicate that young people’s civic behaviors are also shaped by their ... -
Empathy, social values and civic behaviour among early adolescents in Ireland: Composite report
Slike, Charlotte; Boylan, Ciara; Brady, Bernadine; Dolan, Pat (UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, NUI Galway, 2019)This new century is indeed one of pressing global issues, from climate change to large-scale migration and displacement – issues that challenge us to exercise our capacity for empathy, to feel for the plight of those we ... -
Empathy, social values and civic behaviour among early adolescents in Ireland: composite report
Silke, Charlotte; Boylan, Ciara; Brady, Bernadine; Dolan, Pat (UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, NUI Galway, 2019)This study aims to generate empirical evidence regarding the values and experiences of youth in Ireland towards a range of issues which reflect a sense of social responsibility towards others, including an analysis of ... -
Empathy, social values and civic behaviour among early adolescents in Ireland: policy and curriculum review and key informant perspectives
Boylan, Ciara; Brady, Bernadine; Silke, Charlotte; Dolan, Pat (UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, NUI Galway, 2019)This study aims to generate empirical evidence regarding the values and experiences of youth in Ireland towards a range of issues which reflect a sense of social responsibility towards others, including an analysis ... -
Empathy, social values and civic behaviour among early adolescents in Ireland: Scientific report
Silke, Charlotte; Boylan, Ciara; Brady, Bernadine; Dolan, Pat (UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, NUI Galway, 2019)At an international level, there is evidence that empathy values, social concern, and civic engagement are declining among younger generations as a consequence of the increasing individualisation of society over ... -
Empathy, social values and civic behaviour among early adolescents in Ireland: scientific report
Silke, Charlotte; Boylan, Ciara; Brady, Bernadine; Dolan, Pat (UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, NUI Galway, 2019)This study aims to generate empirical evidence regarding the values and experiences of youth in Ireland towards a range of issues which reflect a sense of social responsibility towards others, including an analysis ... -
An exploration of the perceived friendship, social support and understanding of empathy among the membership of four Gaelic Athletic Association juvenile clubs
Hogan, Conor (NUI Galway, 2020-11-02)Based on the premise that little is known about the social benefits of sport to youth, this study explores the perceived friendship, social support and understanding of empathy among the membership of four Gaelic Athletic ... -
An Explorative Study on the Connection between Leadership Skills, Resilience and Social Support among Youth
Redmond, Susan (2013-02-22)A growing interest in how young people can contribute to their communities has sparked a rise in the development of youth leadership initiatives. Whether these programmes yield benefits to youth beyond leadership and into ... -
Exploring Good Practice in Child and Family Services: Reflections and Considerations
Dolan, Pat; Brady, Bernadine (Taylor and Francis, 2007)The prospect of furthering good practice in child and family services is something that is in everybody¿s interest, service users, practitioners, policy makers, and academics alike. However, it is a task fraught with ...