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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.

RESEARCH

Your search returns 20 documents

• 1.   A Retrospective Critical Analysis of Family Support in Practice within a Residential Care Setting

  The aim of this study was to examine the importance of reflection and how it promotes greater levels of partnership and consultation with the service users and their families in a residential care unit specialising in working with children and families

  

  Abstract:

  The article is based on a practice task, which was completed as part of the Higher Diploma/Masters in Family Support Studies at NUI Galway. The practice task explored in this article was conducted in a residential care unit that specialised in working with children and families. The care team based in the unit strived to provide more than traditional residential care, recognising that more...

  International Classification:

  Other - reflection

  Categories:

  reflection

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Child Care in Practice, Vol: 13 Page: 49-55 2007
  Jeanne Thorne

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• 2.   An Assortment of Approaches to Play Therapy

  Book Review: Reviews International Handbook of Play Therapy

  

  Abstract:

  Reviews International Handbook of Play Therapy: Advances in Assessment, Theory, Research, and Practice (see record 2005-07318-000). The editors of this book, who are from Ireland, the United States, and Japan, state that their aim is "to provide play therapists across the globe with practical information they can put into immediate use in their clinical work with children and more...

  Geography:

  the United Kingdom

  PsycCRITIQUES, Vol: 50 Page: 2005
  Rebecca Selove

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• 3.   Childhood obesity prevention studies: lessons learned and to be learned

  This article discusses methodological issues in the design, delivery and evaluation of childhood obesity prevention programmes

  

  Abstract:

  OBJECTIVE: To provide an overview of methodological issues in the design, delivery and evaluation of childhood obesity prevention programmes. DESIGN: Review of existing literature. SETTING: International. RESULTS: Interventions have varied considerably with regard to their design, subject selection criteria, sample size, attrition rates, intervention components and duration of both the more...

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Public Health Nutr, Vol: 9 Page: 1121-9 December 2006
  M. B. Livingstone; T. A. McCaffrey; K. L. Rennie

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• 4.   Children and Socio-Cultural Divisions in Northern Ireland

  This article focuses development in young children and those in middle childhood

  

  Abstract:

  This article focuses on young children and those in middle childhood. It explores the strengths and weaknesses of competing explanations and methodologies employed in research on the developing child's awareness and understanding of intergroup relations in Northern Ireland. The review highlights the ethical and methodological constraints involved in research into a sensitive topic and more...

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Journal of Social Issues, Vol: 60 Page: 507-522 2004
  Karen Trew

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• 5.   Children of 'mixed religion' ignored

  This article discusses research which found that the needs of looked-after children in Northern Ireland whose parents have different religious backgrounds are not being met.

  

  Abstract:

  Focuses on a research which found that the needs of looked-after children in Northern Ireland whose parents have different religious backgrounds are not being met. Highlights of the report; Reason for the failure of social services to recognize them as a group with particular needs. more...

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Community Care, 2003

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• 6.   Children's drawings as a methodological tool: reflections on the eleven plus system in Northern Ireland

  This article discusses appropriate methodologies for researching children's lives

  

  Abstract:

  The purpose of this article is to contribute to the growing debates about appropriate methodologies for researching children's lives. I intend to outline the usefulness of using drawings as a methodological tool. This method was one of three used in a study concerned with examining children's experiences of doing the Eleven Plus. This is an exam taken by the majority of 10–11 more...

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Irish Journal of Sociology, Vol: 15 Page: 52-66 2006
  Madeleine Leonard

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• 7.   Connecting with Practice in the Changing Landscape of Family Support Training

  This article discusses a need for people working in the arena of family support to incorporate theory and research into their practice and to engage in a process of reflective practice

  

  Abstract:

  In order to effectively meet the needs of families, this paper argues that there is a need for people working in the arena of family support to incorporate theory and research into their practice and to engage in a process of reflective practice. An inter-disciplinary cyclical model of training for experienced family support practitioners is described, which involves identification and more...

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Child Care in Practice, Vol: 12 Page: 43-51 2006
  Pat Dolan; John Canavan; Bernadine Brady

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• 8.   Daycare needs of young disabled

  This article reports on the result of the study on the daycare needs of disabled children under the age of five in Northern Ireland.

  

  Abstract:

  The article reports on the result of the study on the daycare needs of disabled children under the age of five in Northern Ireland. The study found that a lack of early years services across the country with the situation being much worse for children with disabilities. According to the research, parents not only need access to services but they also need confidence in the services more...

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Children & Young People Now, 2008

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• 9.   Identity issues for looked after children with no knowledge of their origins

  This article discusses the effects on the developing identities of those who, for various reasons, are unlikely ever to know the details of their birth parent(s)

  

  Abstract:

  In the area of child care policy and practice, the benefits for children who are separated from their birth parents of maintaining some form of connection with their family of origin is now widely accepted. The arguments in support of this are found mainly in research concerning adoption and stem from four inter-related themes: children's rights to know of their heritage and background; more...

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Adoption & Fostering, Vol: 29 Page: 44-52 2005 Summer2005
  Karen Winter; Olivia Cohen

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• 10.   LOOKING FOR COMMON GROUND

  This article discusses an assessment framework for children and their families, strengths and limitations

  

  Abstract:

  Looks at lessons for British professionals learned from research and development of a common assessment framework for children carried out in Ireland in 2004. Concerns raised by respondents; Factors that can distort assessments; Messages for policy makers developing a common assessment framework in England. more...

  Geography:

  the United Kingdom

  Community Care, 2004
  Jan Horwath; Helen Buckley

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• 11.   Many childhoods?

  This article discusses articles on child research - including adult regulation of children's play, citizenship, employment, engagement of children as active thinking beings, childhood health and disability

  

  Abstract:

  Introduces articles on child research. Adult regulation of children's play and access to television; Citizenship as a transformational practice in the lifecourse of contemporary children; Employment experiences of children in Northern Ireland; Adolescent Chinese cultural beliefs within Hong Kong; Engagement of children as active thinking beings in social research and social policy; more...

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Childhood, 2004
  Chris Jenks

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• 12.   Nationals/non-nationals: immigration, citizenship and politics in the Republic of Ireland

  This article discusses immigration, the Irish 2004 Referendum and issues of citizenship

  

  Abstract:

  The most significant event in the politics of immigration in the Republic of Ireland has been the 2004 Referendum that removed 'jus soli' constitutional rights to citizenship from Irish born children of immigrants. Constitutional definitions of Irishness narrowed at a time when the composition of Irish society had broadened significantly through immigration. The Referendum coincided more...

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Ethnic & Racial Studies, Vol: 30 Page: 439-460 2007
  Bryan Fanning; Fidele Mutwarasibo

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• 13.   Operationalising children's rights: lessons from research

  This article discusses operationalising children's rights and lessons from research

  

  Abstract:

  This article considers ways in which the implementation of children's rights can be measured in law, policy and practice. It identifies best practice and lessons to be learnt when undertaking the process of auditing the implementation of children's rights. It draws on the author's experience of four different research projects whose task was to measure the extent to which children's more...

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Journal of Children's Services, Vol: 1 Page: 35-45 2006
  Ursula Kilkelly

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• 14.   Prospective Possibilities for Building Resilience in Children, their Families and Communities

  This article discusses a future agenda for building resilience in children, families and communities with particular emphasis on a greater utilisation of informal social networks.

  

  Abstract:

  This paper explores a future agenda for building resilience in children, families and communities with particular emphasis on a greater utilisation of informal social networks. Following a brief revisit of its definitions and principles, a tentative framework for consolidating resilience between children, their families and communities is provided. Messages for future policy and more...

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Child Care in Practice, Vol: 14 Page: 83-91 2008
  Pat Dolan

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• 15.   RESEARCH INTO PRACTICE

  This article provides information on research into the issues of poverty and deprivation in Northern Ireland.

  

  Abstract:

  Provides information on research into the issues of poverty and deprivation in Northern Ireland. Percentage of children in the country that live below poverty line; Highlights of the research findings of Queen's University Belfast and University of Ulster; Recommendations of a report by Gingerbread NI and the University of Ulster. more...

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Community Care, 2004
  Neil Thompson

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• 16.   Resilience in Practice Interventions

  This paper discusses the concept of resilience in practice interventions including resilience in the practitioner and how the practitioner fosters resilient interventions

  

  Abstract:

  Resilience is normally sought in the child, family and the community. It is a complex term that needs to be understood in context. This paper seeks to locate and trace resilience in the practitioner. It also examines how practitioners foster resilient interventions. A number of practice examples, taken from the author's own practice experience, are interlaced throughout the text; it is more...

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Child Care in Practice, Vol: 14 Page: 45-54 2008
  Gerard Phillips

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• 17.   The evolution of children's services in Ireland and prospects for the future: a personal perspective

  This article discusses the evolution of children’s services in Ireland and prospects for the future

  

  Abstract:

  The author reflects on the evolution of children's services in Ireland. He looks at how the country has transformed from having under-developed services and little suitable research capacity to having the potential to become one of the best places in the world for children. He highlights the roles played by international collaborations, the United Nations (U.N.) Convention on the Rights more...

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Journal of Children's Services, Vol: 2 Page: 71-80 2007
  Owen Keenan

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• 18.   Understanding the needs of migrant children

  This article reports on the plan of National Children's Bureau (NBC) Northern Ireland (NI) with funding from the Gulbenkain Foundation to identify the key issues in understanding and meeting the needs of migrant children in Northern Ireland.

  

  Abstract:

  The article reports on the plan of National Children's Bureau (NBC) Northern Ireland (NI) with funding from the Gulbenkain Foundation to identify the key issues in understanding and meeting the needs of migrant children in Northern Ireland. The experiences of migrant children in living and adapting to a new country will be explored and recorded. Moreover, the study will also look at the more...

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Children & Young People Now, 2008

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• 19.   Update on bullying at school: Science forgotten?

  This article discusses past findings on school bullying

  

  Abstract:

  Research on bullying has increased dramatically worldwide, from only 62 citations in PsycINFO from 1900-1990, to 289 in the 1990s, to 562 from 2000-2004. Much has been learned, including that bullying takes many forms (physical, verbal, relational), is prevalent in every school, with long-lasting consequences. It is not known how genes, parents, peers, cultural values, and school more...

  Geography:

  United States of America

  Developmental Review, Vol: 27 Page: 90-126 2007
  Kathleen Stassen Berger

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• 20.   Youth Mentoring and the Parent-Young Person Relationship: Considerations for Research and Practice

  This article discusses considerations for research and practice in relation to mentoring and the parent - youth relationship

  

  Abstract:

  Over recent years, youth mentoring has become increasingly popular as an intervention for young people deemed to be in need of support. There is a need, however to pay attention to the potential impact of mentoring on the parent - youth relationship. Drawing on findings from two Irish studies of young people and parents attending youth projects, this article highlights considerations more...

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Youth & Policy, 2008 Spring2008
  Pat Dolan; John Canavan; Bernadine Brady

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