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Events, Social Connections, Place Identities And Extended Families, Bernadette Quinn, Theresa Ryan
Events, Social Connections, Place Identities And Extended Families, Bernadette Quinn, Theresa Ryan
Articles
The study reported here investigates the role that planned social gatherings play in shaping social connections, forging group identity and re-affirming connections with significant ‘home’ places within families where relationships extend across space. Empirically, it draws on a study of the Gathering, a 2013 national tourism initiative that encouraged people in Ireland to organise ‘gatherings’ to attract ‘home’ family members scattered across the globe. It reports data generated using mixed methods administered in two Irish counties. The findings demonstrate the profound meanings that the gatherings had for participating family members. The events served to strengthen existing family ties and to …
The Ties That Bind: Connecting Families, Communities And Places Through The Gathering, Theresa Ryan, Ziene Mottiar, Bernadette Quinn
The Ties That Bind: Connecting Families, Communities And Places Through The Gathering, Theresa Ryan, Ziene Mottiar, Bernadette Quinn
Conference papers
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Is A Self Catering Holiday Really A Holiday For Women?, Ziene Mottiar, Deirdre Quinn
Is A Self Catering Holiday Really A Holiday For Women?, Ziene Mottiar, Deirdre Quinn
Conference papers
No abstract provided.
Need For Social Policy To Recognise That People Are Excluded When They Cannot Afford To Give Their Children A Holiday, Bernadette Quinn
Need For Social Policy To Recognise That People Are Excluded When They Cannot Afford To Give Their Children A Holiday, Bernadette Quinn
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This research investigated how access to an annual holiday can benefit children living in poverty and their families. It studied children who had the opportunity to avail of a child-centred, structured group holiday provided by three NGOs. Study participants were drawn from a cross-section of disadvantaged areas in Dublin, comprising two inner-city and four suburban areas. Data collection involved 75 children and 35 guardians in the first stage, and 27 children and 16 guardians in subsequent stages. In total, 16 families participated in all stages of the research process, which used qualitative methods, including focus groups, in-depth interviews and observation. …
The Impact Of Placement In Special Care Unit Settings On The Wellbeing Of Young People And Their Families, Niall Hanlon, Centre For Social And Educational Research, Louise Riley
The Impact Of Placement In Special Care Unit Settings On The Wellbeing Of Young People And Their Families, Niall Hanlon, Centre For Social And Educational Research, Louise Riley
Reports
The Special Residential Services Board, established under Part 11 of the Children Act 2001, commissioned the Centre for Social and Educational Research to carry out this study into the Impact of Placement in Special Care Unit Settings on the Wellbeing of Young People and Their Families. Special Care Units are a relatively new part of the child care system in Ireland. They are facilities that provide a secure environment for young people who require protection because of a real and substantial risk to their health, safety, development or welfare. At the time the work for this report was carried out, …
A Place For Children? Children In Families Living In Emergency Accommodation: The Perspectives Of Children, Parents And Professionals, Ann Marie Halpenny, Anna Fiona Keogh, Robbie Gilligan
A Place For Children? Children In Families Living In Emergency Accommodation: The Perspectives Of Children, Parents And Professionals, Ann Marie Halpenny, Anna Fiona Keogh, Robbie Gilligan
Reports
Homelessness affects the lives of an increasing number of children in Dublin. Research by Focus Ireland indicated that 1,262 children were living with their parent(s) in Bed and Breakfast (B&B) emergency accommodation in 1999 (Houghton & Hickey, 2000). More recent figures from the Northern Area Health Board (NAHB) Homeless Service show that 20% of first time referrals to emergency accommodation in the past year were families with 827 children. Much of the available information on these children’s well-being comes from studies on the health care needs and access to health care services of families living in emergency accommodation (Smith, McGee, …