Taught Masters Theses: Recent submissions
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The effectiveness of supports and services in third level education for students experiencing social disadvantage
(2016)It is widely acknowledged at a national and international level that supports and services that are provided to higher education providers contribute to improved social and educational outcomes for those young people who ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 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 ... -
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 ...
