Nothing about us without us: core members’ experience of choice and support with regard to education, training and employment, with a view of informing future service provision for L’Arche Community, Cork
| dc.contributor.advisor | Bruen, Siobhan | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Desmond, Bronagh | en |
| dc.contributor.role | Civil Society Organization | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-03-05T09:54:59Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-03-05T09:54:59Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023 | en |
| dc.description.abstract | This research project was completed under the CARL Research initiative in collaboration with L’Arche Community, Cork. L’Arche Community provides services to people with intellectual disabilities. There are almost 160 L’Arche communities around the globe, in every corner of the world. L’Arche Community Cork is based in the Togher area of Cork City. L’Arche Community Cork is made up of five supported-living residences and a Day Service/Project, Le Cheile. The overarching aim of this research study is to ascertain if the core members of L’Arche experienced choice with regard to education and training, and to elicit if they were encouraged to pursue employment. This research was conducted with a view of informing future service provision for L’Arche Community, Cork. The epistemological perspective that was applied to this research study was social constructionism. The theoretical frameworks applied were interpretivism and participatory action frameworks. Three participants that had been resident of a L’Arche supported-living dwelling for at least ten years participated in this research project. Semi-structured interviews and self-made videos were facilitated to collect data and respond to the research questions. This data was transcribed and a thematic analysis was conducted. The themes that emerged from this thematic analysis are discussed, including a lack of awareness about choices available, insufficient choice of accredited education and training opportunities, employment supports by L’Arche, barriers to employment, benefits of employment and moving forward for L’Arche Views of the participants. Several conclusions are provided and recommendations are made to inform future service provision for L’Arche Community, Cork. Recommendations include increase awareness, education and further research. | en |
| dc.description.status | Not peer reviewed | en |
| dc.description.version | Published Version | en |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | en |
| dc.identifier.citation | Desmond, B. (2023) Nothing about us without us: core members’ experience of choice and support with regard to education, training and employment, with a view of informing future service provision for L’Arche Community, Cork. Cork: Community-Academic Research Links, University College Cork. | en |
| dc.identifier.endpage | 59 | en |
| dc.identifier.startpage | 1 | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10468/15615 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | Community-Academic Research Links, University College Cork | en |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | CARL Research Reports; 145 | en |
| dc.relation.uri | https://www.ucc.ie/en/scishop/rr/ | en |
| dc.rights | ©2023, Bronagh Desmond. | en |
| dc.subject | L’Arche Community | en |
| dc.subject | Intellectual disabilities | en |
| dc.subject | Supported-living | en |
| dc.title | Nothing about us without us: core members’ experience of choice and support with regard to education, training and employment, with a view of informing future service provision for L’Arche Community, Cork | en |
| dc.type | Report | en |
| dc.type.qualificationname | Master of Social Work, Year 2 | en |
