Browsing Research Institutes and Centres by Author "Canavan, John"
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50 Key Messages to Accompany Investing in Families: Supporting Parents to Improve outcomes for Children.
Gillen, Aisling; Landy, Fergal; Devaney, Carmel; Canavan, John; Coen, Liam (Child and Family Agency, 2013-08)[no abstract available] -
Accessing a hard to reach population: reflections on research with young carers in Ireland
Kennan, Danielle; Fives, Allyn; Canavan, John (Wiley Online Library, 2012-08)In keeping with developments in children's rights, research is increasingly including the views of children. Accessing a hard to reach population of children can, however, raise significant ethical and methodological ... -
Ballinasloe Family Support Service: evaluation report
O'Brien, Maeve; Canavan, John (Child & Family Research and Policy Unit, WHB/ NUI Galway, 2005) -
The BELONG Programme
Forkan, Cormac; Canavan, John; O'Sullivan, Patsy (2011-07)This report documents the early implementation phase of the BELONG Programme and forms the first report of 3 in the overall evaluation of the BELONG Programme. The overarching aim of this chapter is to provide a context ... -
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) -
Child and Family Agency Commissioning Strategy
Gillen, Aisling; Landy, Fergal; Devaney, Carmel; Canavan, John (Child & Family Agency, 2013-08)[no abstract available] -
Children’s participation in practice: comparing the views of managers and practitioners in an early intervention and prevention programme
Tierney, Edel; Rodriguez, Leonor; Kennan, Danielle; Devaney, Carmel; Brady, Bernadine; Canavan, John; Forkan, Cormac; Cassidy, Anne; Malone, Pat; McGregor, Caroline (Emerald, 2022-03-17)Purpose Participation is the active involvement of children and young people in decision-making regarding issues that affect their lives. It is crucial in the context of child protection and welfare systems and how they ... -
Commissioning in Ireland: exploring the landscape for child and family services: a literature review.
Shaw, Aileen; Canavan, John (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
Shaw, Aileen; Canavan, John (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 ... -
Comparing areas of commonality and distinction between the national practice models of Meitheal and Signs of Safety
Malone, Patrick; Canavan, John; Devaney, Carmel; McGregor, Caroline (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 ... -
Developing inclusive research methodologies: testing the voice centred relational method of qualitative data analysis in a collaborative research project on early school leaving
Millar, Michelle; Canavan, John; Byrne, Anne (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 ... -
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 ... -
Domestic Violence in Ireland: an Overview of National Strategic Policy and Relevant International Literature on Prevention and Intervention Initiatives in Service Provision
Kearns, Noreen; Coen, Liam; Canavan, John (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.
Kearns, Noreen; Coen, Liam; Canavan, John (Child and Family Research Centre, 2008-02)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 initiatives ... -
Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Barnardos Wizards of Words Reading Programme.
Fives, Allyn; Kearns, Noreen; Devaney, Carmel; Canavan, John; Lyons, Rena; Eaton, Patricia; O'Brien, Aoife; Russell, Daniel W. (Barnardo's, 2013)[no abstract available] -
The evaluation of the Mol an Óige common sense parenting programme
Reddy, John; Canavan, John (UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, NUI Galway, 2017-04)The researchers are grateful to all who contributed to this study and especially the CSP Facilitators who carried out the quantitative data collection, and the parents who kindly gave out their time in completing ... -
Exploring ethnic data collection for the Child and Family Agency
Rooney, Clíona; Canavan, John (UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, NUI Galway, 2019-01)This research aims to assist Tusla - Child and Family Agency in identifying current legislative, policy contexts and obligations to develop an ethically appropriate, legal ethnic data collection system that adheres to a ... -
A formative evaluation of the Community-Based Family Support Programme
Canavan, John; Merriman, Brian; Brady, Bernadine (Child and Family Research Centre, NUI Galway, 2008) -
A Formative Evaluation of the Jobstown Alternative Response Model (ARM)
Landy, Fergal; Canavan, John (Child and Family Research Centre, 2010)Ever since the publication of the Kennedy Report in Ireland in 1970 (Kennedy, 1970), the challenge of how best to meet the needs of children and families has been increasingly debated in policy, practice, academic, political ...