Browsing Social Work and Social Policy (Theses and Dissertations) by Title
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Keeping Mum' : a qualitative study of women drug users' experience of preserving motherhood in Dublin
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Social Work and Social Policy, 2008)According to academic accounts, it is not uncommon for women who use illicit drugs to be culturally portrayed in negative stereotypical terms as ‘unfeminine’, 'unclean' and 'immoral'. Nowhere is this more evident than when ... -
Limited English proficient (LEP) immigrants in Ireland's District Court
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Social Work and Social Policy, 2010)The methodology used is exploratory, and Involves a triangulation of four research methods. The first method is ethnographic non-participant observation; over the course of seven months hundreds of cases were observed in ... -
The Lived Experiences of Young Adults who Grew Up in Foster Care with Permanence: A Qualitative Study
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Social Work & Social Policy. Discipline of Social Studies, 2023)This qualitative doctoral study examines the current lives and lived experiences of a group of young adults who grew up in foster care with permanence. A key objective was to gain insights into whether or how, growing up ... -
Living on the borderline: The lived experience of young migrants and refugees growing up on the Thailand-Myanmar border
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Social Work & Social Policy. Discipline of Social Studies, 2018)This study is an exploration of the lived experience of young people growing up in contexts of displacement and lack of documentation along the Thailand-Myanmar border. The evolving nature of cross-border population flows ... -
Marginal figures? - child detention in the Republic of Ireland : a history of the present
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Social Work and Social Policy, 2010)This thesis explores the practices and systems of child detention in the Republic of Ireland with reference to the past. Methodologically and theoretically the thesis is informed by a 'history of the present' approach. ... -
Marriage is not an anti-viral agent' : the transformation of sexual health policy in the initial decade of HIV/AIDS in Ireland
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Social Work and Social Policy, 2014)The aim of this thesis, based on archival records and semi-structured interviews with key stakeholders, was to assess the extent to which HIV/AIDS may be said to have had a transformative effect on Irish sexual health ... -
“Maybe I will have a good life in the future…”: The lives, experiences and choices of rural girls as they negotiate different pathways to urban secondary schools in Ethiopia.
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Social Work & Social Policy. Discipline of Social Studies, 2018)This study seeks to fill a gap in our understanding of the phenomenon of the migration of rural girls to urban secondary schools in Ethiopia, from the perspectives of rural girls themselves. Specifically the study investigates ... -
Multiple perspectives on the police response to children present at a domestic violence incident: an Irish case study
The expanding recognition of the negative impact that exposure to domestic violence can have on children, has led to a focus on the response of professionals, in particular the police, who have been identified as first ... -
Navigating multi-locality in rural-urban and return migration: a study of young migrant mothers' experience in Beijing
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Social Work & Social Policy. Discipline of Social Studies, 2023)During the past decades, China has witnessed one of the biggest waves of rural-urban migration in human history. Despite the ever-rising prevalence, theorisation of rural-urban migration still largely lacks specification ... -
Negotiating changed contexts and challenging circumstances : the experiences of unaccompanied minors living in Ireland
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Social Work and Social Policy, 2007)This PhD study explores the experiences of asylum-seeking teenagers who have arrived in Ireland unaccompanied by parents or guardians (unaccompanied minors). The arrival of these young people is a very recent phenomenon ... -
Negotiating Uncertainity and Earning Respect: A Qualitative, Longitudinal Study of Young People Ageing Out of State Care in Ireland
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Social Work & Social Policy. Discipline of Social Studies, 2020)This thesis is an exploration of the lived experience of the transition out of care at the age of 18 in Ireland. There is a plethora of research demonstrating the marginalisation and disadvantage experienced by care leavers ... -
New boundaries of justice in a world in motion : assessing the impact of global citizens in the Irish District Court
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Social Work and Social Policy, 2011)Although empirical research lends little support for the perceived immigration- crime nexus, it is an enduring perception. This thesis considers the impact of immigration on the Irish criminal courts. Ireland experienced ... -
Parenthood pursuits : couples' experiences of infertility and its treatment - an Irish case study
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Social Work and Social Policy, 2010)This thesis is based on prospective longitudinal research with 34 couples over a two-year period (2005-2007) as they underwent an IVF/ICSI cycle in a Dublin-based clinic. Couples were interviewed at four time points: before ... -
Participant or bystander? : Explaining the nature of older people's participation in the acute hospital discharge process in Ireland
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Social Work and Social Policy, 2010)Discharge from acute hospital can represent a major life transition for older people with complex or chronic illnesses. Their participation in decision-making about future care and its location is essential to their human ... -
Peasantry and the search for the Irish welfare state
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Social Work and Social Policy, 2007)This thesis attempts to provide a reconceptualisation of the origins of Irish social policy. It begins by trying to place Ireland in the comparative debates on 'worlds of welfare'. It proceeds further by using established texts ... -
A Qualitative Life Course Study of the Educational Pathways of Care-experienced Adults
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Social Work & Social Policy. Discipline of Social Studies, 2020)The central role of education in relation to promoting positive outcomes in adulthood is well-established in existing literature (Hammond & Feinstein, 2006; Nicaise, 2012). However, a growing body of evidence points to ... -
Quality of life and anti-dementia drugs : an exploration of the experiences of people living with dementia and their care-partners
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Social Work and Social Policy, 2014)Dementia is a chronic, progressive, incurable disease that has a major impact on the quality of life of people diagnosed and their families. Some anti-dementia medications exist (cholinesterase inhibitors and memantine) ... -
Redemption theory : Redeeming the sins of the father : grandfathers' experiences and practices in a border community in Ireland
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Social Work and Social Policy, 2017)Exploring the extant literature on grandparents reveals that, in many cases ‘grandparent’ is de facto synonymous with ‘grandmother’. The world of the grandfather remains elusive, although evidence is emerging that recognise ... -
Relationship-based social work : a 'thirdspace' in responding to trauma
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Social Work and Social Policy, 2015)This practitioner research study explores people’s lived experience of trauma leading to their engagement with the social work service of a hospital emergency department. It further explores the elements of responsive ... -
Reminiscence work in four dementia care settings in Ireland : the experience of the person with dementia and the facilitator
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Social Work and Social Policy, 2015)This thesis explores the experience of taking part in reminiscence work for people with dementia [PwD] and facilitators in Ireland. It focuses on four dementia care environments which are typical of the settings in which ...