Aileen Shaw
Biographic Data
| ID | 4191873 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Aileen Shaw |
| GIVEN NAMES | Aileen |
| FAMILY NAME | Shaw |
| SIGNATURE | SHAW A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 23 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
From care packages to Zoom cookery classes
Purpose This paper aims to explore the experience of one large Irish youth work organisation, Foróige, to measures introduced during the initial phase of COVID-19 in 2020. In the face of the unprecedented crisis including the closure of schools and curtailment of many youth services, this paper examines how the organisation responded and adapted its service offering. Design/methodology/approach Qualitative semi-structured interviews were conducte…
Understanding youth civic engagement
While civic engagement provides a rich rationale for intervention, the array of discourses urging a focus on youth engagement or action means that the concept can be confusing, cluttered, and lacking consistent operationalization. From the perspective of policy-makers and program managers, it can be challenging to disentangle the competing messages and assumptions about young people that underpin the rhetoric in relation to youth engagement. Usin…
Measuring research impact
This article discusses the theoretical context of the measurement of research impact within thinking on research dissemination and utilisation. Then, using their experience in a university-based research centre in Ireland, the authors discuss six propositions for successful research impact measurement and illustrate their application in a case study of research on services for people with learning disabilities. The article concludes by examining …
Understanding youth civic engagement
While civic engagement provides a rich rationale for intervention, the array of discourses urging a focus on youth engagement or action means that the concept can be confusing, cluttered, and lacking consistent operationalization. From the perspective of policy-makers and program managers, it can be challenging to disentangle the competing messages and assumptions about young people that underpin the rhetoric in relation to youth engagement. Usin…
From care packages to Zoom cookery classes
Purpose This paper aims to explore the experience of one large Irish youth work organisation, Foróige, to measures introduced during the initial phase of COVID-19 in 2020. In the face of the unprecedented crisis including the closure of schools and curtailment of many youth services, this paper examines how the organisation responded and adapted its service offering. Design/methodology/approach Qualitative semi-structured interviews were conducte…
Measuring research impact
This article discusses the theoretical context of the measurement of research impact within thinking on research dissemination and utilisation. Then, using their experience in a university-based research centre in Ireland, the authors discuss six propositions for successful research impact measurement and illustrate their application in a case study of research on services for people with learning disabilities. The article concludes by examining …
Understanding youth civic engagement
While civic engagement provides a rich rationale for intervention, the array of discourses urging a focus on youth engagement or action means that the concept can be confusing, cluttered, and lacking consistent operationalization. From the perspective of policy-makers and program managers, it can be challenging to disentangle the competing messages and assumptions about young people that underpin the rhetoric in relation to youth engagement. Usin…
From care packages to Zoom cookery classes
Purpose This paper aims to explore the experience of one large Irish youth work organisation, Foróige, to measures introduced during the initial phase of COVID-19 in 2020. In the face of the unprecedented crisis including the closure of schools and curtailment of many youth services, this paper examines how the organisation responded and adapted its service offering. Design/methodology/approach Qualitative semi-structured interviews were conducte…
Political science (3 works) · Public relations (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Engineering (2 works) · Action (physics (1 work) · Business (1 work) · Civic engagement (1 work) · CLARITY (1 work) · Community Development and Social Impact (1 work) · Community engagement (1 work)