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The reconfiguration of CPD for social care practitioners in Ireland : an activity theory approach
(2016)
Social care practitioners at the frontline require specific Continuous Professional Development (CPD). Many changes affecting practitioners have occurred in Irish society since the start of the 21st century, resulting in ...
A phenomenological study of community gardening : an insider's view of the lived experiences of community gardening participants throughout the growing and non-growing seasons
(2016)
This study was carried out with the help of seven research participants at a community garden in the North-west of Ireland. Although research exploring the experiences of community gardening participants is limited, it is ...
The experiences of newcomer populations and access to higher education opportunities in Ireland : an exemplar of enhanced or impeded integration policy
(2016)
This thesis was framed within a period of what appeared to be endless economic growth and prosperity, significantly predicated on the requirement to attract and retain migrants into the Irish economy. As a consequence of ...
Around the table : food work in children's residential services in Ireland
(2016)
This study uses food and eating practices around the table to explore the complexities of daily life in residential care settings for young people principally from the workers’ perspective. The overall aim is to elicit the ...
Irish Traveller women negotiating home and school environments : identity, space and embodiment
(2016-07)
The purpose of this research is to investigate the manner in which Traveller women
negotiate different spaces, in particular, the home-school interface within the context of
a rapidly changing society. Previous writers ...