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Bridging the gap: Using Veerman and Van Yperen's (2007) framework to conceptualise and develop evidence informed practice in an Irish youth work organisation
(2016-04)
While there is considerable support among the policy, practice and academic communities for the idea that practice in youth work should be based on evidence, Veerman and Van Yperen (2007) highlight the fact that little ...
What added value does peer support bring? Insights from principles and teachers on the utility and challenges of a school based mentoring programme
(Taylor & Francis, 2014-09-24)
Over the past decade, there has been greater attention placed on the potential value of peer support models, particularly in school contexts. This paper uses the case study of an Irish school-based peer mentoring programme ...
What added value does peer support bring?: Insights from principals and teachers on the utility and challenges of a school based mentoring programme
(Taylor and Francis, 2014-09-26)
Over the past decade, there has been greater attention placed on the potential value of peer support models, particularly in school contexts (Cowie, 2011 and others). This paper uses the case study of an Irish school based ...
Youth mentoring and the parent-young person relationship: considerations for research and practice.
(The National Youth Agency, 2008)
Over recent years, youth mentoring has become increasingly popular as an intervention for young people deemed to be in need of support. There is a need, however, to pay attention to the potential impact of mentoring on ...
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 ...
Bridging the gap: Using Veerman and Van Yperen s (2007) framework to conceptualise and develop evidence informed practice in an Irish youth work organisation
(Elsevier, 2016-04)
While there is considerable support among the policy, practice and academic communities for the idea that practice in youth work should be based on evidence, Veerman and Van Yperen (2007) highlight the fact that little ...
Exploring Good Practice in Child and Family Services: Reflections and Considerations
(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 ...
Parenting in Direct Provision: Parents' Perspectives Regarding Stresses and Supports
(Taylor and Francis, 2014-04-23)
The Irish direct provision system for asylum seekers is acknowledged as providing a very challenging and exclusionary living environment for adults and children. To date, there has been little research focused specifically ...
'He told me to calm down and all that': a qualitative study of forms of social support in youth mentoring relationships
(Wiley, 2017-02-22)
The worldwide growth in formal youth mentoring programmes over the past two decades is partly a response to the perception that young people facing adversity do not have access to supportive relationships with adults and ...
Spaces of connection and belonging: Young people's perspectives on the role of youth cafes in their lives
(Taylor & Francis, 2017-04-19)
A youth café is a relaxed, drug-free and alcohol-free meeting space for young people. The youth café model has become a prominent form of policy provision for young people in Ireland over the past decade, with in excess ...