Browsing Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest by Subject "Dissertation - Master of Arts in Child and Youth Care"
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A qualitative analysis of social care
(2016)The research commences through a literature review of the current literature available regarding aftercare in Ireland. The overall impression from the current literature identifies a huge gap in literature for a larger ... -
An evaluation of supports for children with disabilities in mainstream preschool
(2016)This study set out to evaluate the supports’ for children with disabilities in mainstream preschool. It examined the knowledge and experience of childcare practitioners’ who work with children with disabilities and ... -
An exploration into Social Care Practitioners understanding of attachment theory when working with children and families.
(2016)There has been much debate in the past decade around the development and use of attachment theory in work with children and families. The utilisation of attachment theory within social care practice does not feature ... -
An exploration of epilepsy and the possible challenges and supports which young adults encounter during their academic journey
(2016)One out of three young people living with epilepsy expect their lives to be negatively impacted in the future and are specifically anxious about education, travelling, exploring and employment opportunities (Jacoby and ... -
An exploration of social workers and social care practitioner's perspectives on residential care
(2016)This study will explore Social Workers and Social Care practitioner’s experiences of working in Residential Care. The study entails three main objectives. Firstly, to explore Social Workers and Social Care Practitioners ... -
The benefits of an outdoor preschool experience for children in their early year's education.
(2015)The overall aim of this study was to investigate the benefits, if any, an outdoor preschool has for children in their early year’s education. This was done by exploring practitioner’s views on the value of outdoor settings ... -
Childcare managers and professional's view of the Health Service Executive inspection process.
(2014)This study set out to investigate the effectiveness of the Health Service Executive (HSE) inspections of childcare from the perspective of childcare professionals. The study had three main objectives. Firstly, to investigate ... -
An exploration of work of counsellors who engage with young people who experience mental health problems.
(2015)This study explored the work of counsellors, who engage in work with young people who experience mental health problems. The objectives of this study are to investigate the techniques and interventions used by counsellors ... -
Going to school: a child's transition from pre-school to primary school.
(2015)The transition from Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) pre‐school to primary school marks a significant change in the way a child participates in the family and community. When a child makes a transition, his ... -
The importance of parental involvement with the early years setting perspective of early years practitioners.
(2016)The great majority of parents are concerned to do their best for their children, even if they are not always sure what this might be. (Pugh & De’Ath, 1984). Therefore, it is vital that parents are encouraged to participate ... -
Partnership with parents in the early years setting.
(2016)These findings imply that more needs to be done for the future with regards to the expectations of the future of partnership in Ireland, in comparison to our European counterparts. It suggests that a lot more research and ... -
Pedagogy of play in ECCE settings
(2015)The aim of this research project was to explore the views and roles of childcare practitioners, with regards to the pedagogy of play, in early childhood care and education (ECCE) settings. The objectives were to examine ... -
Play is a child's work
(2016)The aim of this study was to investigate the role of play for preschool children through an exploration and comparison of the views and perceptions of childcare practitioners and play therapists. There were three objectives ... -
Reporting in practice: a study on childcare practitioner's views towards the introduction of mandatory reporting of children at risk.
(2016)It is now a legal requirement in Ireland under the Children First Act (2015) for all those coming into contact with children through their work to report cases of suspected child abuse or neglect. However, for quite some ... -
A study of the experiences of police officers/Gardai when dealing with child protection referrals and the child protection system in Ireland.
(2015)The primary concern of the study was to explore the views of police officers/Gardai who work within the child protection system based on their work experiences as they deal with referrals of child abuse and neglect. The ... -
Working in residential care: residential worker's views; a narrative view.
(2015)This study sets out to explore residential care workers views of their time spent in residential childcare. The study adopted three main objectives. Firstly, to explore staff views on their experience working in the ...