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On your bike: outdoor play in Irish 5 year olds
(Children's Research Network, 2018)
Under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), children have the right to play (UNCRC, 1989 Article 31) and the importance of outdoor play has been well-documented (Bento and Dias, 2017). From a ...
Beyond basic ‘minding’: adopting an ecological, evidence based approach to promoting children’s well-being and developing child health advocacy with early childhood undergraduate students (Pre-published version)
(Children's Research Network, 2017)
It is now well-acknowledged that the foundations of lifelong health are built in early childhood (Center of the Developing Child at Harvard, 2010). Internationally, there has been a growing body of evidence highlighting ...
Where to now for early childhood care and education (ECCE) graduates? A study of the experiences of Irish BA ECCE degree graduates
(Taylor & Francis [Routledge], 2013)
International definitions of early childhood locate the field with the care and education of children between birth and six years. In Ireland, this definition applies to both pre-school and the infant classes of primary ...
What’s SWOT in attitudes towards young children in Danish after-school provision: perceptions from an ‘Irish lens’
(OMEP Ireland, 2008)
Based on observations of afterschool provision and interviews with stakeholders in Copenhagen, Denmark, this paper presents a SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats) analysis of the attitudes of adults ...
‘An undervalued, under-appreciated profession, long hours, hard work, poor pay’. A study of the professional identity of BA ECCE graduates
(Institute of Technology Sligo, 2012)
Drawing upon a Bachelor of Arts (BA) ECCE graduate occupational profile survey, this paper explores the experiences of graduates with particular reference to the relationship between graduate qualifications and professional ...
Unequal at birth: inequalities in the occurrence of low birthweight babies in Ireland
(Institute of Public Health [Ireland], 2006)