Browsing School of Political Science and Sociology by Author "Garrity, Sheila"
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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
Moran, Lisa; Garrity, Sheila; McGregor, Caroline; Devaney, Carmel (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
Moran, Lisa; Garrity, Sheila; McGregor, Caroline; Devaney, Carmel (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), ... -
An informed pedagogy of community, care, and respect for diversity: Evidence from a qualitative evaluation of early years services in the west of Ireland
Garrity, Sheila; Moran, Lisa; McGregor, Caroline; Devaney, Carmel (Taylor & Francis (Routledge), 2017-07-03)This article draws on qualitative evidence from an evaluation of the Greater Tomorrow Crèche and Ballyhaunis Community Preschool in Ballyhaunis, Co Mayo, Ireland in 2016. The article focuses on the approach to practice ... -
Trust, responsiveness and communities of care: an ethnographic study of the significance and development of parent-caregiver relationships in Irish early years settings
Garrity, Sheila; Canavan, John (Taylor & Francis (Routledge), 2017-07-31)Conceptualising early years settings as 'communities of care' reflects the narrative arising from recent ethnographic research conducted in the West and Midlands areas of Ireland. Drawing on the ethic of care as an ...