http://hdl.handle.net/2262/73 Education Sat, 25 May 2013 10:22:24 GMT 2013-05-25T10:22:24Z http://hdl.handle.net/2262/63826 Title: Geometric Data Analysis Author: GRENFELL, MICHAEL JAMES Description: PUBLISHED Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2262/63826 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2262/63825 Title: Working with Bourdieu's Key Concepts: Practicalities and Responsibilities Author: GRENFELL, MICHAEL JAMES Description: PUBLISHED Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2262/63825 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2262/40158 Title: Adult Recipients of Bullying Behaviour: Effects and Coping Strategies Author: Lynch, Jean Margaret Abstract: This study identifies the negative effects of bullying behaviour on thirty people in their place of work. Personality differences between participants in the study who claim to have been bullied and a matched control group, and the coping strategies employed in stressful periods were sought. Possible individual and organisational antecedents to bullying were identified. In addition, to using psychometric measures to obtain quantitative data the findings were enriched by including qualitative research methods. Thu, 01 Jan 2004 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2262/40158 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2262/34169 Title: Experiences of school bullying in Northern Ireland: data from the life and times survey Author: MCGUCKIN, CONOR Abstract: Little is known about the levels of bully/victim behaviors in schools in Northern Ireland. The aim of the present study was to supplement previous research findings from Northern Ireland by examining the self-reported experiences of school bullying among Northern Ireland children through data collected as part of the 1998 "Youth Life and Times Survey." A random sample of 397 12 to 17-year-olds living throughout Northern Ireland were interviewed during 1998-1999. As part of the larger survey, six questions were asked relating to experience of bullying behaviors and being a victim of such behaviors. The findings suggests that the incidence of school bullying in Northern Ireland may be higher than those found in the rest of Ireland and the United Kingdom. Furthermore, the data supplements previous findings among Northern Irish children employing alternate measures of bully/victim problems. Description: PUBLISHED Sun, 01 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2262/34169 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2262/34168 Title: Temporal stability of the Francis Scale of Attitude toward Christianity: Test-retest data over five weeks Author: MCGUCKIN, CONOR Abstract: Recently two studies have reported on the test-retest reliability of the Francis Scale of Attitude toward Christianity; however, these studies were limited to samples of university students. The present study examined the temporal stability of both the 24- and 7-item versions of the junior version of the Francis Scale of Attitude toward Christianity over a six-week period among a sample of 58 English children aged between 9 and 11 years old. Data demonstrated that stability across the two administrations was very high for both the 24- (r=.74) and 7-item (r=.67) versions, and there was no significant change between Time 1 and Time 2 for either version. These data support the short-term test-retest reliability of both the 24- and 7-item versions of the junior version of the Francis Scale of Attitude toward Christianity among children. Description: PUBLISHED Sun, 01 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2262/34168 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2262/34167 Title: Temporal stability of the Francis Scale of attitude toward Christianity among 9- to 11-year old English children: test-retest data over six weeks Author: MCGUCKIN, CONOR Abstract: Recently two studies have reported on the test-retest reliability of the Francis Scale of Attitude toward Christianity; however, these studies were limited to samples of university students. The present study examined the temporal stability of both the 24- and 7-item versions of the junior version of the Francis Scale of Attitude toward Christianity over a six-week period among a sample of 58 English children aged between 9 and 11 years old. Data demonstrated that stability across the two administrations was very high for both the 24- (r=.74) and 7-item (r=.67) versions, and there was no significant change between Time 1 and Time 2 for either version. These data support the short-term test-retest reliability of both the 24- and 7-item versions of the junior version of the Francis Scale of Attitude toward Christianity among children. Description: PUBLISHED Sun, 01 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2262/34167 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2262/34166 Title: Temporal stability of the Francis Scale of Attitude toward Christianity short-form: Test-retest data over one week Author: MCGUCKIN, CONOR Abstract: This study evaluated the test-retest reliability of the Francis Scale of Attitude toward Christianity short-form. Thirty-nine Northern Irish undergraduate university students completed the measure on two occasions separated by one week. Stability across the two administrations was high, r = .92, and there was no significant change between Time 1 (M = 25.2, SD = 5.4) and Time 2 (M = 25.7, SD = 6.2). These data support the short-term test-retest reliability of the Francis Scale of Attitude toward Christianity short-form. Description: PUBLISHED Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2262/34166 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2262/34009 Title: Management of bullying in Northern Ireland schools: a pre-legislative survey Author: MCGUCKIN, CONOR Abstract: BACKGROUND Unlike the rest of the United Kingdom, Northern Ireland has only recently (2003) implemented legislation regarding the requirement for anti-bullying policies in the Provinces school system. PURPOSE To ascertain the nature of the management of bully/victim problems across Northern Irelands schools prior to the enactment of legislation. Sample From an exhaustive sampling frame of all 1,329 schools in Northern Ireland (96 nursery, 910 primary, 167 secondary, 73 grammar, 54 special, 29 further education), a total of 285 schools replied to a questionnaire (20 nursery, 181 primary, 41 secondary, 26 grammar, 13 special, 3 further education, 1 non-specified), a return rate of 23.11%. DESIGN AND METHODS A review of the literature and consultation with educational experts in Northern Ireland resulted in the development of an ‘audit’ questionnaire designed to examine i) dissemination and implementation (or not) of Department of Education, or bespoke, discipline and anti-bullying policies, ii) components of anti-bullying programs, iii) communication of anti-bullying policies to the school community, iv) staff training, v) reporting and management of claims of staff victimisation, vi) sanctions against bullies, and vii) homophobic bullying. RESULTS It was found that, in a legislative vacuum, the schools in Northern Ireland had been acting in a proactive manner regarding the management of such bully/victim problems (eg., development and implementation of policies, effective communication strategies). CONCLUSIONS These results provide a baseline from which the efficacy of subsequent legislation in Northern Ireland can be evaluated. Utilisation of the methodology adopted in this study would be beneficial in other jurisdictions in evaluations of knowledge, attitudes, and management of bully/victim problems, either pre- or post-implementation of legislation. Description: PUBLISHED Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2262/34009 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2262/34008 Title: Bully/victim problems in Northern Ireland's schools: data from the 2000 "Young persons' behavior and attitude survey" Author: MC GUCKIN, CONOR Abstract: Comparatively little is known about the nature, incidence and correlates of bully/victim problems in the Northern Ireland school system. The aim of the present study was to examine the prevalence of self-reported experiences of bully/victim problems among a representative sample of 6,297 11 to 16 year olds living in Northern Ireland who participated in the 2000 ‘Young Persons’ Behavior and Attitude Survey’. Respondents were presented with three questions enquiring explicitly about victimization. Across other non-explicit questions, respondents volunteered salient information about personal experiences of bully/victim problems. Almost half of all respondents (43.3%, N = 2,470) reported being a victim of bullying behavior. Bully/victim problems also pervaded personal experiences of school meal times, sporting activities, and perceptions of personal safety. These findings are placed within the context of previous findings. Description: PUBLISHED Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2262/34008 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2262/34007 Title: Bully/victim problems in Northern Ireland’s schools: Data from the 2000 and 2003 Young Persons’ Behaviour and Attitude Surveys Author: MCGUCKIN, CONOR Abstract: Mc Guckin and Lewis (2003, 2006, 2008), Mc Guckin, Cummins, and Lewis (in press, under review a), and Mc Guckin, Lewis and Cummins (under review b) have reported that little is known about the nature, incidence and correlates of bully/victim problems in the Northern Ireland school system. The aim of the present study was to examine the prevalence of self-reported experiences of bully/victim problems among a representative sample of 7,223 11 to 16 year olds living in Northern Ireland who participated in the 2003 ‘Young Persons’ Behaviour and Attitude Survey’ (YPBAS: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency [NISRA], 2003). Respondents were presented with three questions enquiring explicitly and three questions enquiring implicitly about bully/victim problems. Across other questions, respondents volunteered other salient information about personal experiences of bully/victim problems (i.e., through use of the ‘other’ response option). Almost one fifth of all respondents (17.2%, n = 1,026) reported being a victim of bullying behaviour, and 8.1% (n = 492) reported that they had picked on or bullied another school pupil. Bully/victim problems also pervaded personal experiences of school meal times, sporting activities and perceptions of personal safety. These findings are placed within the context of previous findings. Description: IN_PRESS Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2262/34007 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z