• Exhuming insights: what burial records can tell us about the aged poor and emerging welfare provision in Limerick City, 1875 to 1925 

  Buckley, Margaret (University College Cork, 2020)

  This study is centred on the over 60s in Limerick City between 1875 and 1925. It is based on information gleaned from in-depth analysis of burial records with a focus on life expectancy. It then progresses to an exploration ...
• Gaelphobail nua-aoiseacha: inmharthanacht agus pobail mhionteanga i saol faoin domhandú 

  Ní Shionnain, Ursula (University College Cork, 2020-12-11)

  Is é príomhchuspóir an taighde seo ná iniúchadh a dhéanamh ar na fachtóirí a bhaineann le hinmharthanacht i bpobail mhionteanga na sochaí nua-aoisí. Díríonn an staidéar nua agus uathúil seo ar Ghaelphobail atá ceantrach-bhunaithe ...
• An exploration of the factors that influence practitioners' decision-making in the context of delivering the Strengthening Families Programme 

  O'Donovan, Lorraine (University College Cork, 2020-08)

  Background: Evidence-based parenting programmes are widely recognised as one of the most effective ways to support parents and families. A large volume of scientific investigation supports the effectiveness of evidence-based ...
• Enhancing foster carers’ capacity to promote placement stability: initial development and early stage evaluation of fostering connections: the Trauma-informed Foster Care Programme 

  Lotty, Maria (University College Cork, 2019-10)

  The research was motivated by a desire to make a contribution to reducing placement instability, particularly placement breakdown owing to its impact on children and the families who foster. The research emerged from a ...
• Solidarity or stigma? A critical realist exploration of the anatomy of Irish welfare stigma 

  Whelan, Joe (2019-09)

  Using qualitative methods couched in a critical realist paradigm of inquiry, this thesis is concerned with stigma, in the context of Irish social welfare, and with the experiences of working age recipients in particular. ...

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