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'Wow these girls can play’: sex integration in professional golf (Pre-published)
(Routledge, 2020-02-20)
Men and women typically operate in separate spaces in the sporting world, with sport being one of the few social institutions that continues to segregate the two sexes. The culture of golf, like sport more broadly, is ...
An exploration of psychological wellbeing in Irish forest schools
(2020-12-10)
Background: Forest School is a form of regular and repeated outdoor learning. Children may access Forest School across a range of different settings, including primary school. There is evidence emerging in the literature ...
Education in West Africa as a contested space between global politics and local cultures: an exploration through critical discourse analysis
(2020-12-17)
This research contributes to the discourse on resolving some of the challenges facing contemporary education-formal schooling across West Africa, particularly the challenge of resentment toward formal schooling in the ...
Trauma-informed approaches in schools: the efficacy of the ‘trauma-sensitive schools training package’
(2020-12-17)
Background Experiencing childhood trauma can cause substantial negative lifelong outcomes. Research demonstrates educational settings may mitigate against these adverse effects by adopting whole-school, trauma-sensitive ...
Multi-agency work to support children in care in Ireland: an activity theory analysis of psychologists’ and social workers’ perceptions
(2020-12-17)
Multi-Agency Work to Support Children in Care in Ireland: An Activity Theory Analysis of Psychologists’ and Social Workers’ Perceptions
Catríona (Katie) Curtin
Background. In order to enable children in care to ...
Developing student mental toughness: the potential impact of autonomy support from teachers
(2020-12-16)
Developing Student Mental Toughness: The Potential Impact of Autonomy Support from Teachers
Harte, E., Brophy, T., & Perry, J. (2020)
Background: Mental toughness (MT) is a personality trait which supports an individual ...
My feed does not define me: the role of social networking site usage in adolescent self-concept
(2020-12-16)
Introduction: Adolescence is a critical period of self-concept development. However, with the prevalence of social networking site use amongst this age group, this development is now occurring in a completely different ...
Capturing the voices of parents: needs, experiences and perspectives of post-diagnostic parent training in an ASD assessment and intervention service
(2020-12-11)
Aims: This research explores the needs, experiences and perspectives of parents who attended post-diagnostic parent training, following a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) for their child. The research sought to ...
An evaluation of the effectiveness of the zones of regulation cognitive behavioural intervention on emotional regulation outcomes for school aged children with autism spectrum disorders in Ireland.
(2020-12-10)
Background and Aims: Emotional regulation is a transactional process between an
individual, their environment and involves controlled or automatic strategies executed
in response to stimuli which trigger emotions (Gross ...