Subject & Study Guides: Social Care/Studies Past Theses & Final Year Projects: MA Child and Youth Studies Previous Dissertations

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Past MA in Child and Youth Care Dissertations

An Exploration of the Garda Diversion Programme through the eyes of the Participant
From Preschool to Primary School. Ready or Not?
Relationship Building with Children in the Early Years Setting: The Perspective of Early Years Practitioners
Inclusion of children with disabilities in mainstream primary education: A parents and teachers view

Aftercare or afterthought?
by Aishling Mooney
Reporting in Practice:A study on childcare practitioners views towards the introduction of mandatory reporting of children at risk
Attachment Theory
by Siobhan Collins
Student supports
Partnership with Parents in the Early Years Setting
An evaluation of supports for children with disabilities in mainstream preschool.
An Exploration of Social Workers and Social Care Practitioner’s Perspectives on Residential Care
by Karen Finnerty
The Importance of Parental Involvement within the Early Years Setting
Epilepsy, a hidden disability
Play is a child's work
by Tanya Costello
Reporting in Practice

Aileen O' Reilly: Going to School: A child’s transition from pre-school to primary school
Amy Sheridan: An Exploration of Work of Counsellors who engage with Young People who Experience Mental Health Problems
Darlington Akambadi: A study of the experiences of police officers/Gardai when dealing with child protection referrals and the child protection system in Ireland
Denise Roache: Pedagogy of Play in ECCE Settings
Fiona Donohue: Working in Residential Care. Residential workers views - A Narrative Study
Marion Donoghue: The benefits of an outdoor preschool experience for children in their early year’s education.
Paul Hogan: Direct Provision, Diminished Development

Claire Keane: Childcare Managers and Professional Views of the Health Service Executive Inspection Process
Edel Quinn: Multidisciplinary practice in juvenile justice.

From Institution to Integration: The perspectives and experiences of disability sector staff in the transition to New Directions by Derek Bryan