Browsing Child and Family Research Centre 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 ... -
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) -
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] -
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
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)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 ... -
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 ... -
Exploring the impact of mentoring relationships in adolescent empathy: A mixed methods approach: Final report
Rodriguez, Leonor; Dolan, Pat; Brady, Bernadine (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, ... -
Factors influencing the development of empathy and pro-social behaviour among adolescents: A systematic review
Silke, Charlotte; Brady, Bernadine; Boylan, Ciara; Dolan, Pat (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, ... -
Foróige Neighbourhood Youth Projects: summary research report
Dolan, Pat (Child and Family Research Centre, NUI Galway, 2006) -
Identifying innovative models for supporting vulnerable learners achieve educational progression: Early findings from an evaluation of Social Innovation Fund Ireland's Education Fund
Kovačič, Tanja; Forkan, Cormac; Dolan, Pat; Canavan, John; Furey, Eamonn; Shaw, Aileen; Dolan, Brendan (UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, NUI Galway, 2019-06)This document is the first of three reports (2019, 2020, and 2021) from a major study being conducted by the UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre (UCFRC), NUI Galway, on Social Innovation Fund Ireland’s Education ... -
‘The Impact of COVID19 on young people (Project Brief 1)’, Crisis Coping-Marginalised young people’s living and learning experiences during COVID-19 in Ireland
Keane, Elaine; Kealy, Carmen; Dolan, Pat; Flynn, Paul; Flynn, Niamh; Forkan, Cormac; Furey, Eamonn; Mac Ruairc, Gerry; Murray, Cliona (UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre and School of Education, NUI Galway., 2022)[No abstract available] -
Informing policy dialogue: The Youth as Researchers Programme
Kennan, Danielle; Dolan, Pat; Anderson, Ella; Garrett, Kalem (Routledge Taylor and Francis, 2021-12-24)This chapter reflects on how youth, through the medium of youth-led research, can seek to influence public policy by bringing a more democratic and informed youth perspective into the policy-making arena. The chapter details ... -
Justifying children and young people’s involvement in social research: Assessing harm and benefit
Kennan, Danielle; Dolan, Pat (SAGE Publications, 2017-05-29)At a time when children and young people s involvement in research is increasingly the norm, this article reflects on the importance of a well-reasoned and transparent justification for their inclusion or exclusion. It ... -
A literature review for integrated planning for improved outcomes for children and families.
Coen, Liam; Canavan, John; Dolan, Pat (Cooperation and Working Together (CAWT), 2008)Increasingly, policy makers and service managers, planners and practitioners are encouraged, and often mandated, to work together to achieve better outcomes for children and young people. The momentum towards formally ...