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Brady, Anne-Marie; Keogh, Brian – Health Education Journal, 2016
Objective: The aim of this evaluation was to determine the cultural and educational appropriateness of a pilot asthma education programme developed for the Traveller and Roma community in Ireland. Design: A participatory multi-stakeholder and qualitative approach. Setting: Prevalence and inadequate control of asthma have been found to be high…
Descriptors: Diseases, Minority Groups, Public Health, Cost Effectiveness
Doyle, Louise; de Vries, Jan; Higgins, Agnes; Keogh, Brian; McBennett, Padraig; O'Shea, Marié T. – Health Education Journal, 2017
Objectives: This study evaluated the impact of a one-day mental health Wellness Workshop on participants' mental health and attitudes towards mental health. Design: Convergent, longitudinal mixed-methods approach. Setting: The study evaluated Wellness Workshops which took place throughout the Republic of Ireland. Method: Questionnaires measuring…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Mental Health, Health Education, Workshops
Devaney, Carmel; McGregor, Caroline – Child Care in Practice, 2016
The aim of this paper is to report on the evaluation of two standardised training programmes provided by the statutory children and family service in the Republic of Ireland in 2012. This involved an evaluation of Children First Basic Level Training, which was delivered to all staff employed in the statutory services, and Keeping Safe, Basic Level…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Program Evaluation, Training, Program Effectiveness
Keogh, Brian; Daly, Louise; Sharek, Danika; De Vries, Jan; McCann, Edward; Higgins, Agnes – Health Education Journal, 2016
Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate a Health Service Executive (HSE) Foundation Programme in Sexual Health Promotion (FPSHP) with a specific emphasis on capacity building. Design: A mixed-method design using both quantitative and qualitative methods was used to collect the data. Setting: The FPSHP was delivered to staff working in…
Descriptors: Sexuality, Health Promotion, Health Behavior, Capacity Building
Burke, Mary-Kate; Prendeville, Paula; Veale, Angela – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2017
"FRIENDS for Life" is a cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) programme which aims to reduce anxiety and promote resilience among children. This study evaluated the "FRIENDS for Life" (FRIENDS) programme used as an intervention for seven children between the ages of 10 and 11 presenting with high functioning autism spectrum…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Pretests Posttests, Intervention, Anxiety
Daly, Louise; Sharek, Danika; DeVries, Jan; Griffiths, Colin; Sheerin, Fintan; McBennett, Padraig; Higgins, Agnes – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2015
Background: This article reports on an evaluation of four family support programmes in Ireland for families of people with a physical or an intellectual disability or autism. The focus of the evaluation, which took place within a year of the programmes' completion, was on establishing whether the programmes had an impact on families' capacity to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Family Programs, Program Effectiveness, Physical Disabilities
Salmon, Nancy; García Iriarte, Edurne; Burns, Emma Q. – International Journal of Research & Method in Education, 2017
Participation of people with disabilities in producing and using research is critical for monitoring the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). The Research Active Programme (RAP) is a module designed to build research capacity of students with intellectual disabilities. RAP was…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intellectual Disability, Capacity Building, Research Skills
Garrity, Sheila; Moran, Lisa; McGregor, Caroline; Devaney, Carmel – Child Care in Practice, 2017
This article draws on qualitative evidence from an evaluation of the "Greater Tomorrow" Crèche and Ballyhaunis Community Preschool in Ballyhaunis, Co Mayo, Ireland in 2016. The article focuses on the approach to practice and the underlying ethos of these two services, reflecting a clearly articulated respect for diversity and the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Education, Student Diversity, Family School Relationship
Leckey, Yvonne; Hyland, Lynda; Hickey, Gráinne; Lodge, Anne; Kelly, Paul; Bywater, Tracey; Comiskey, Catherine; Donnelly, Michael; McGilloway, Sinéad – Irish Educational Studies, 2016
Inappropriate, aggressive and disruptive behaviour in the classroom can be detrimental to child and teacher well-being. This study involved a longer-term evaluation of the "Incredible Years Teacher [Classroom Management]" programme (IYTP) undertaken mainly within disadvantaged schools in south-west Ireland. The IYTP is designed to…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Classroom Techniques, Faculty Development, Elementary School Teachers
Brady, Bernadine; Dolan, Pat; Canavan, John – Pastoral Care in Education, 2014
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 to identify the added value that peer led models of social support for children and young people offer in a school setting.…
Descriptors: Principals, Mentors, Peer Teaching, Case Studies
King, Fiona – Professional Development in Education, 2014
Does teacher professional development make a difference? How do we know? While researchers and policy-makers acknowledge that teacher professional development (PD) needs to be assessed and evaluated, there is often little clarity as to how this can be achieved. Evaluation of teacher PD by schools has been described as the weak link in the PD chain…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Urban Schools
Share, Michelle; Kerrins, Liz – Child Care in Practice, 2013
Recently in Ireland attention has been placed on the importance of parental involvement in early childhood care and education settings as seen in the Síolta Quality Standards and Aistear Curriculum Framework. Yet there is little Irish empirical evidence on parental involvement in childcare settings; on the involvement models being used, or on the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parent Participation, Child Care Centers, Parent Role
Slattery, Peter; Cherry, Joan; Swift, Aaron; Tallon, Mary; Doyle, Ian – Journal of Sexual Aggression, 2012
The Baseline Project provided an assessment package and treatment for juveniles (aged 16-21 years) serving sentences for sexual offences, and was the only such programme available in Ireland (ROI). It was a venture between the Northside Inter-Agency Project and the Psychology Department of the Irish Prison Service and worked with juveniles on a…
Descriptors: School Security, Crime Prevention, Correctional Institutions, Risk
Bourn, Douglas; Cara, Olga – Development Education Research Centre, 2013
Linking between schools in the United Kingdom and schools in sub-Saharan Africa has been a feature of the educational landscape for more than twenty years, but became a government priority between 2000 and 2010. Whilst the interest in Ireland was less, both countries resourced linking programmes primarily as a means of raising awareness of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Partnerships in Education, Models, Educational Cooperation
McGarr, Oliver; Seery, Niall – Design and Technology Education, 2011
Technology education in Irish post-primary schools is undergoing significant change. In recent years the syllabi of all technology-related subjects have been revised. A new subject, Design and Communication Graphics, has replaced the traditional Technical Drawing subject. This new subject aims to develop students' spatial awareness and graphical…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Technology Education, Computer Assisted Design, Technology Integration
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