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Commissioning in Ireland: exploring the landscape for child and family services: a literature review.
(UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, National University of Ireland Galway, 2016-12)In 2014, Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, published the first nationally developed commissioning strategy for child and family services in the Republic of Ireland. The strategy defines commissioning as ‘the process ... -
Commissioning work package final report: Tusla’s programme for prevention, partnership and family support
(UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, NUI Galway, 2018-09)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 Agency, as part of its National Service Delivery ... -
Communication to promote and support physical distancing for COVID‐19 prevention and control
(Cochrane Collaboration, 2023-10-09)This review is an update of a rapid review undertaken in 2020 to identify relevant, feasible and effective communication approaches to promote acceptance, uptake and adherence to physical distancing measures for COVID‐19 ... -
Comparing areas of commonality and distinction between the national practice models of Meitheal and Signs of Safety
(UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, NUI Galway, 2018-09)In this report, a characterisation is provided on the central elements/principles that are contained within the Meitheal and the Child and Family Support Networks and Signs of Safety practice models. Both represent two ... -
'Computer Characters': Barnardos participatory IT project for children, Galway: evaluation report
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The conceptualisation and delivery of family support in Europe: A review of academic literature
(European Family Support Network (EurofamNet), 2021-10)Even though children are active agents in their own right they remain a vulnerable group dependent on adults to protect, support, nourish and educate them. In certain circumstances and for a myriad of reasons, some ... -
Conceptualising coping and resilience in the context of socio-political and economic change: Generational perspectives from Slovenia
(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, ... -
Conceptualising participation in practice in YAP Ireland: A case study
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‘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
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A critical analysis of the implementation of service user involvement in primary care research and health service development using normalization process theory
(Wiley, 2014-07-24)Background There have been recent important advances in conceptualizing and operationalizing involvement in health research and health-care service development. However, problems persist in the field that impact on the ... -
A critical overview of the significance of power and power relations in practice with children in foster care: evidence from an Irish study
(Taylor & Francis, 2019-02-14)This paper is based on findings from an Irish study of permanence and stability outcomes for children in long-term care which involved biographical narrative interviews with 27 children, young people, parents and foster ... -
Culture and parenting: Polish migrant parents’ perspectives on how culture shapes their parenting in a culturally diverse Irish neighbourhood
(Taylor and Francis, 2023-05-26)While it is now widely acknowledged that child-rearing practices vary culturally, there has been little research or consideration on how cultural difference is experienced by Polish immigrant parents in Ireland. This paper ... -
Designing futures through student engagement: A policy futures perspective
(SAGE Publications, 2023-06-12)Futures research is gaining increased prominence in educational research and development (Tesar, 2021), and particularly now as we emerge from the global COVID-19 pandemic, which has provided a lever for change and an ... -
Developing Children's Participation: Lessons from a Participatory IT Project
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2007)The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, advances in the sociology of childhood and the consumer rights movement have placed the spotlight on children¿s rights in society, challenging those working with children to ... -
Developing inclusive research methodologies: testing the voice centred relational method of qualitative data analysis in a collaborative research project on early school leaving
(Child & Family Research and Policy Unit, WHB/ NUI Galway., 2004)Committed to developing collaborative research processes and practices, this study sought to establish research partnerships between academic researchers, activists working in a context of social exclusion and those ... -
Developing, implementing and critiquing an evaluation framework to assess the extent to which a child’s right to be heard is embedded at an organisational level
(Springer, 2021-08-10)The national Child and Family Agency in Ireland, in 2015, undertook an ambitious three-year programme of work to embed a child s right to be heard in its culture and operations. In parallel to its implementation, the authors ... -
The Development of Monitoring Tools for ISPCC Services
(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 ... -
Do primary care professionals agree about progress with implementation of primary care teams: results from a cross sectional study
(2016-11-22)Background Primary care is the cornerstone of healthcare reform with policies across jurisdictions promoting interdisciplinary team working. The effective implementation of such health policies requires understanding ... -
Domestic Violence in Ireland: an Overview of National Strategic Policy and Relevant International Literature on Prevention and Intervention Initiatives in Service Provision
(Child and Family Research Centre, School of Political Science & Sociology, NUI Galway, 2008-02)Introduction In order to address the problem of domestic violence from a strategic and evidence based perspective it is necessary to have a broad understanding of the current national and international policy and practice ... -
Domestic violence in Ireland: an overview of national strategic policy and relevant international literature on prevention and intervention initiatives in service provision
(Child and Family Research Centre, NUI Galway, 2008)