Shirley Martin
Biographic Data
| ID | 6243198 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Shirley Martin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Shirley |
| FAMILY NAME | Martin |
| SIGNATURE | MARTIN S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University College Cork |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7784-5907 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 54 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1962 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Exploring the socio-educational integration of migrant children and adolescents
This study investigates migrant adolescents’ integration experiences across six European countries, Belgium, Germany, Greece, Italy, Ireland, and Spain, drawing on survey data from 9,780 students aged 10–18 participating in the IMMERSE project. Using multivariate statistical analysis, the study examines school belonging, social support, language competence, intercultural friendships, and well-being, identifying four integration profiles: Competen…
Volunteering as a pathway to integration and belonging
Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health training for early years practitioners
The importance of Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH) in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) is increasingly recognised. This study evaluates the effectiveness of an IECMH training programme designed to enhance Early Years Practitioners’ (EYPs) skills in promoting children’s social-emotional well-being and development. IECMH training aims to equip EYPs with the knowledge and capacity to support children’s ability to form interp…
Refugee and migrant children’s views of integration and belonging in school in Ireland – and the role of micro- and meso-level interactions
Schools are chief among the social institutions impacted by migrant flows as key sites of integration and support for migrant children. This article focuses on micro-and meso-level interactions and their importance to experiences of belonging and socio-educational integration for migrant children. It explores outcomes from qualitative research in Ireland conducted as part of a European research project investigating the socio-educational integrat…
Supporting languages
Recent unprecedented levels of migration, while adding cultural and linguistic diversity, places increased pressure on host countries to develop strategies for effectively integrating new arrivals into society. This article draws on data from IMMERSE which uses participatory and co‐creation methodologies with children, parents, educators and policy‐makers to examine and develop key indicators of migrant children's socio‐educational integration. I…
A multidisciplinary community level approach to improving quality in early years’ settings
This paper explores the processes involved in developing, embedding and sustaining an ECCE practitioner capacity building programme in the community through an interagency approach, which utilises mentoring and coaching strategies for increased knowledge and skills uptake. There is now conclusive international evidence that early childhood care and education (ECCE) is vital in children’s learning and development, and that the benefits are long-la…
Children's views on school-age care
Children’s participation
The body of work on children’s participation has been valuable in asserting its importance. Nonetheless, participation is a contested concept and key challenges arise relating to its emphasis on age and voice, its focus on socialising the participative responsible citizen, and its failure to sufficiently recognise the range of participatory activities of children in their everyday lives. This article presents findings of a study on children’s exp…
Advocacy and surveillance
The article analyses the findings of a small-scale qualitative study in Ireland that examines interactions between asylum-seeking mothers and primary school teachers, and highlights the significance of teachers’ understandings of asylum in shaping home-school communications. Mothers and children in this study were living in Direct Provision, collective accommodation for asylum seekers in Ireland. The research identifies a number of concerns inclu…
Children and Young People’s Right to Participate
This article explores the impacts of participation in local and national child and youth councils in the Republic of Ireland. It is based on an original research study for which 300 young people were asked about their experience of participating in youth councils. The research indicates that while youth councils have succeeded in offering children and young people opportunities to acquire skills and to influence decision-making at the local level…
V. The Hospital Viewpoint
V. The Hospital Viewpoint S. W. Martin CopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.52.8.1257 Published Online: August 29, 2011
Children’s participation
The body of work on children’s participation has been valuable in asserting its importance. Nonetheless, participation is a contested concept and key challenges arise relating to its emphasis on age and voice, its focus on socialising the participative responsible citizen, and its failure to sufficiently recognise the range of participatory activities of children in their everyday lives. This article presents findings of a study on children’s exp…
Refugee and migrant children’s views of integration and belonging in school in Ireland – and the role of micro- and meso-level interactions
Schools are chief among the social institutions impacted by migrant flows as key sites of integration and support for migrant children. This article focuses on micro-and meso-level interactions and their importance to experiences of belonging and socio-educational integration for migrant children. It explores outcomes from qualitative research in Ireland conducted as part of a European research project investigating the socio-educational integrat…
Advocacy and surveillance
The article analyses the findings of a small-scale qualitative study in Ireland that examines interactions between asylum-seeking mothers and primary school teachers, and highlights the significance of teachers’ understandings of asylum in shaping home-school communications. Mothers and children in this study were living in Direct Provision, collective accommodation for asylum seekers in Ireland. The research identifies a number of concerns inclu…
Children's views on school-age care
Children and Young People’s Right to Participate
This article explores the impacts of participation in local and national child and youth councils in the Republic of Ireland. It is based on an original research study for which 300 young people were asked about their experience of participating in youth councils. The research indicates that while youth councils have succeeded in offering children and young people opportunities to acquire skills and to influence decision-making at the local level…
V. The Hospital Viewpoint
V. The Hospital Viewpoint S. W. Martin CopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.52.8.1257 Published Online: August 29, 2011
Children’s participation
The body of work on children’s participation has been valuable in asserting its importance. Nonetheless, participation is a contested concept and key challenges arise relating to its emphasis on age and voice, its focus on socialising the participative responsible citizen, and its failure to sufficiently recognise the range of participatory activities of children in their everyday lives. This article presents findings of a study on children’s exp…
Advocacy and surveillance
The article analyses the findings of a small-scale qualitative study in Ireland that examines interactions between asylum-seeking mothers and primary school teachers, and highlights the significance of teachers’ understandings of asylum in shaping home-school communications. Mothers and children in this study were living in Direct Provision, collective accommodation for asylum seekers in Ireland. The research identifies a number of concerns inclu…
Children and Young People’s Right to Participate
This article explores the impacts of participation in local and national child and youth councils in the Republic of Ireland. It is based on an original research study for which 300 young people were asked about their experience of participating in youth councils. The research indicates that while youth councils have succeeded in offering children and young people opportunities to acquire skills and to influence decision-making at the local level…
Children's views on school-age care
A multidisciplinary community level approach to improving quality in early years’ settings
This paper explores the processes involved in developing, embedding and sustaining an ECCE practitioner capacity building programme in the community through an interagency approach, which utilises mentoring and coaching strategies for increased knowledge and skills uptake. There is now conclusive international evidence that early childhood care and education (ECCE) is vital in children’s learning and development, and that the benefits are long-la…
Supporting languages
Recent unprecedented levels of migration, while adding cultural and linguistic diversity, places increased pressure on host countries to develop strategies for effectively integrating new arrivals into society. This article draws on data from IMMERSE which uses participatory and co‐creation methodologies with children, parents, educators and policy‐makers to examine and develop key indicators of migrant children's socio‐educational integration. I…
Refugee and migrant children’s views of integration and belonging in school in Ireland – and the role of micro- and meso-level interactions
Schools are chief among the social institutions impacted by migrant flows as key sites of integration and support for migrant children. This article focuses on micro-and meso-level interactions and their importance to experiences of belonging and socio-educational integration for migrant children. It explores outcomes from qualitative research in Ireland conducted as part of a European research project investigating the socio-educational integrat…
Volunteering as a pathway to integration and belonging
Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health training for early years practitioners
The importance of Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH) in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) is increasingly recognised. This study evaluates the effectiveness of an IECMH training programme designed to enhance Early Years Practitioners’ (EYPs) skills in promoting children’s social-emotional well-being and development. IECMH training aims to equip EYPs with the knowledge and capacity to support children’s ability to form interp…
Exploring the socio-educational integration of migrant children and adolescents
This study investigates migrant adolescents’ integration experiences across six European countries, Belgium, Germany, Greece, Italy, Ireland, and Spain, drawing on survey data from 9,780 students aged 10–18 participating in the IMMERSE project. Using multivariate statistical analysis, the study examines school belonging, social support, language competence, intercultural friendships, and well-being, identifying four integration profiles: Competen…
Political science (6 works) · Early Childhood Education and Development (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Citizen journalism (4 works) · Education and experiences of immigrants and refugees (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Children's Rights and Participation (3 works) · Immigration (3 works) · Irish (3 works)