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Item Learning disrupted: Young people with disabilities’ access to and experiences of learning and workplace-based training during COVID-19. Easy-read summary.(University College Cork, 2022-05) Edwards, Claire; Harold, Gill; Irish Research CouncilWe carried out research to find out what it was like for young people with disabilities to learn and do work experience during COVID-19. We wanted to know what some of the positive things were about having to learn from home, but also the difficulties. The research was carried out by researchers at University College Cork, with the National Learning Network. We spoke to four groups of people: Young people with disabilities who go to the National Learning Network; Family members; National Learning Network staff; Employers who give work placements to young people.Item Learning disrupted: Young people with disabilities’ access to and experiences of learning and workplace-based training during COVID-19(University College Cork, 2022-05) Edwards, Claire; Harold, Gill; Irish Research Council; Kelly; National Learning Network CorkIt has been widely acknowledged that people with disabilities have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, having faced significant restrictions in their access to services and supports, with consequences for social networks and participation in society. Opportunities to access training and employment services as a route to inclusion are one area that has been recognised as adversely affected. This study, conducted in partnership with the National Learning Network (NLN), explores some of the impacts and challenges faced by young people with disabilities aged 18-30 (including people with intellectual disabilities (ID), autism and mental health difficulties) attending learning and vocational training during COVID-19. It also investigates how alternative learning pathways and models of work placement might be promoted as we continue to grapple with the long-term effects of the pandemic. The research is based on a small-scale qualitative study of 11 young people with disabilities aged 18-30 participating in a skills and vocational training programme at NLN during the first stage of the pandemic. It also includes interviews with family members and focus groups with NLN staff and employers who provide work placements to young people.Item Addressing masculinities to tackle violence against women in Ireland: Findings from the PositivMasc Study(University College Cork, 2023) Edwards, Claire; Bolton, Robert; Ó Súilleabháin, Fiachra; Leane, Máire; Fennell, Caroline; Irish Research Council; Horizon 2020Despite decades of policy intervention, violence against women (VAW) remains an intractable societal problem with deleterious effects. Concerns are increasingly being raised about the extent to which VAW is being experienced at younger ages. A survey carried out across the European Union found that one in three women in Europe has experienced physical and/or sexual violence since age 15 (European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights [FRA], 2014). The same survey found that 26% of the Irish sample had experienced physical and/or sexual violence by any partner and/or non-partner since age 15 (FRA, 2014). It is widely recognised that a key factor in explaining the prevalence and experience of VAW lies in the attitudes and beliefs that young people hold about the acceptability of, or tolerance for, VAW. Understandings of gender norms - that is, the socially constructed ideas that circulate in a society about what is considered appropriate behaviour and roles for men and women - are central in shaping these attitudes. Multiple studies show that men who hold gender inequitable beliefs based around what we might term ‘traditional’ ideas of masculinity are more likely to perpetrate VAW (Flood and Pease, 2009; Salazar et al., 2020). It is therefore vital that we know more about how young people’s constructions of gender and masculinities underpin their understandings and perceptions of VAW, in order to challenge societal attitudes and structures which contribute to the continued tolerance of VAW.Item Ireland’s offshore islands: Housing needs survey(University College Cork, 2023-11-23) Cashman, Conor; O'Sullivan, Siobhán; Comhdháil Oileáin na hÉireann, The Irish Islands FederationThis report sets out the results of research conducted between September and December 2022 regarding the housing needs of Ireland’s offshore island communities. The research, funded by Comhdháil Oileáin na hÉireann, aimed to: understand the current housing situation and circumstances prevalent on Ireland’s offshore islands; document quantitative and qualitative data as to the nature of housing needs for island communities; explore perspectives on the barriers to housing and housing issues on the islands; and consider how housing needs and sustainability can be best met in the coming years.Item Intergenerational use of homeless services and educational interventions in Good Shepherd Cork(Good Shepherd Cork, 2023) O’Connell, Cathal; Buckley, Margaret; Frewen, Paul; Irish Research Council