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How to use this database.

• Method 1- uses a free natural language approach.

  After choosing the object of the search – by ticking title, abstract, aims and objective, or author - enter a term, word or name in the ‘Search’ box to return references answering your research question.

• Method 2 - utilises key words.

  Those key words assigned from thesauruses of controlled vocabulary by the trained coders of international bibliographic databases.
  The controlled vocabularies key word are listed alphanumerically under 'Bibliographic database keywords' .
  Use the drop down menu to identity which 'key words' you are interested in to return references to answer your research question.

• Method 3 - is based on the indexing system

  developed by the researchers who compiled this database.
  It adopts a thematic approach to mapping Irish child health research. The themed areas represent outcomes mapped to the International Classification of Disease version 10 (ICD-10) or one of 23 other health-related themed outcomes. Themes are defined in Tables 5 to 7 (of the study report).
  Use the alphabetic drop down menu under ‘ICD-10 or themed health-related outcomes’ to identity which themed areas you are interested in to select references to answer your research question.

• Method 4 – allows papers to be searched by Study type.

  Indexing by study type offers a valuable insight into understanding the population impact of the topic of interest. More than 20 study types were identified across the 2,152 study papers. These are defined in Table 3 (of the study report). Within 'Study type' papers are further stratification by geographical region (Table 49), topic area of interest and study aims and objectives.
  Click on 'Study type' to select the type of study of interest, progressively select sub-categories by topic area or other sub-classification of interest to answer your research question.

The complete background, methods and findings from this mapping exercise are detailed in the study report.

Punishment

Your search returns 3 documents

• 1.   "A Good Beating Never Hurt Anyone": The Punishment and Abuse of Children in Twentieth Century Ireland

  This article examines corporal punishment in Ireland, in policy and practice, from the 1930s to the 1980s

  

  Abstract:

  In recent years allegations have been made against the male and female religious orders that ran Irish industrial schools. These allegations range from sexual abuse to neglect of educational, training, and employment opportunities to malnutrition and starvation. One of the most common allegations relates to physical abuse and excessive corporal punishment. Media and popular accounts of more...

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Journal of Social History, Vol: 38 Page: 635-652 2005 Spring2005
  Moira J. Maguire; Sé Ó Cinnéide

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• 2.   Conflict, Regulation and Marginalisation in the North of Ireland: The Experiences of Children and Young People

  The aim of this study was to examine the lives and experiences of children and young people in communities where the legacy of conflict and economic deprivation are most marked

  

  Abstract:

  Based on primary research and consultations conducted over the last four years in the north of Ireland, this article considers the lives and experiences of children and young people in communities where the legacy of conflict and economic deprivation are most marked. It explores the reality of differential policing in communities where paramilitaries filled the policing deficit during more...

  International Classification:

  War, violence and conflict

  Categories:

  conflict; economic deprivation

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Current Issues in Criminal Justice, Vol: 20 Page: 59-78 2008
  Deena Haydon; Phil Scraton

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• 3.   Religious affiliation and attitudes toward the use of corporal punishment in Northern Ireland

  The aim of this study was to examine the association, of Northern Irish parents, between religious affiliation, social class and attitudes to childhood corporal punishment

  

  Abstract:

  A survey of 371 Northern Irish parents assessed the association between religious affiliation, social class and attitudes to childhood corporal punishment. In line with American studies it was predicted that conservative Protestants would display most support for the use of physical punishment. Results show that the overall rate of physical punishment and the rate of commitment to more...

  International Classification:

  Other - religion

  Categories:

  religious affiliation; childhood corporal punishment

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Irish Journal of Psychology, Vol: 22 Page: 55-62 2001
  Teresa Murphy-Cowan; Maurice Stringer

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