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Researching the Experiences of Muslim Women in Irish Maternity Settings (June 2020-March 2021)
This research explored Muslim women’s experience of maternity care in Ireland from a human rights perspective. It drew from the experiences and insights of over 100 women who identify as Muslim, culturally as well as through their faith who have engaged with Irish maternity services at some stage in the last 3 years. The research uncovered many positives but also barriers to respectful, holistic access. It also draws from the insights of 38 professional healthcare workers (e.g., midwives, public health nurses, and obstetricians). They too help identify gaps in provision. The research makes recommendations so as to improve outcomes for mothers, babies, and their families. The research was commissioned by Amal Women’s Association. Amal is a community-based, not-for-profit organisation whose mission is to advance the human rights, health, safety, participation, and dignity of Muslim and non-Muslim women in Ireland. Its findings will be published later in 2021.
Investigators: Camilla Fitzsimons, Lilian Nwanze, Philomena Obasi, Basma Hassan.
Research Body/Funders/Partners: Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission /Amal Women’s Association. |
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Inclusion in Adult Literacy Services (2020 - 2023)
The Centre for Research in Adult Learning and Education (CRALE), Maynooth University is currently engaged in research funded by SOLAS to support the Further Education and Training Strategy 2020-2024. This research involves comparative analysis to identify the cross-cutting themes of recent research projects with SOLAS, ETBI and NALA about inclusion in the adult literacy services in Ireland and to prepare briefing papers and consultations with SOLAS and key stakeholders in the sector.
Lead Investigator: Bernie Grummell
Research Body/Funders/Partners: (SOLAS-ETBI-NALA, 2020 - 2023) |
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NALA Social Inclusion for people with Intellectual Disabilities in Adult Literacy (2019-2020)
The aim of this research is to support adult literacy services in using:
the ‘Guidelines on the inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities in adult literacy services’ (2018).
We worked with SOLAS, ETBI and NALA to capture learning in order to inform relevant developments across the Further Education and Training (FET) sector.
Investigator/Contacts: Bernie Grummell, Conor Magrath, Meliosa Bracken
Research Body/Funders/Partners: (SOLAS-ETBI-NALA)
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The Centre for Studies in Irish Protestantism (2020) - A Journey in Self-Belief
The Centre (CSIP) was formed in 2012 in association with the Department of Adult and Community Education at Maynooth University. Its function is four-fold:
*To engage in an academic exploration of the distinctive historical, cultural, sociological, theological and spiritual experience of the traditional religious minority in Ireland and to extrapolate from this to create a wider framework for the conceptualisation and understanding of minority experience in general.
*To promote scholarly reflection upon the experience of the group and to promote reflexivity and critical reflection within the community, both North and South of the border, with a view to stimulating fresh thinking and new approaches to their role within Irish society.
*To promote discussion, thinking and public debate through the holding of conferences, the presentation of papers, the publication of book, articles and reports and the promotion of local initiatives at both scholarly and communitarian levels.
*To act as a resource and a safe and supportive space for communities and congregations seeking to experiment, explore fresh expressions and to interrogate their own experiences.
Currently the Centre is engaged in three major undertakings:
i) A Journey in Self-Belief; Spearheaded by Rev Earl Storey and financed by the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs this project
a) engages in the delicate task of facilitating groups of Protestant ex-paramilitaries, Loyalist politicians and community leaders of varying shades within the traditional heartland of Ulster Protestantism in critically reflecting upon
their experiences, their identity, their leadership needs and their goals - all with a view to building more useful, inclusive and constructive ways forward.
b) works with significant leadership elements and a number of local lodges within the Orange Order to facilitate critical self-reflection and to examine their role in Irish society with a view to building political and communitarian bridges.
ii) CSIP Academic and Consultancy
A Journey in Self-Belief joins with the wider CSIP in conference presentations, in the publishing of reports and articles and in providing consultancy to communities, diocese and parishes/ congregations both North and South of the border and their leaders in interrogating their experiences and in exploring fresh ways of thinking and being
iii) The Centre works actively with the Young Centre for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies, at Elizabethtown College, Pennsylvania, in exploring the theological, historical and cultural influences of both Anabaptism and Pietism on the self-identity and spirituality of various branches of Protestantism in Ireland and the USA. A variety of new work has been published in academic journals in the last two years as well as presentations at a number of relevant academic conferences. Three more academic articles, a chapter on a forthcoming book on religion in Ireland (July 2022) a book to published by John Hopkins University Press, Baltimore are all in preparation.
Investigators/Contacts: Tony Walsh, Earl Storey
Research Body/Funders/Partners: Department of Foreign Affairs Reconciliation |
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Wellness and mental health in the workplace (2019)
The Department of Adult and Community Education fosters critically reflexive and transformative approaches to living which support greater inclusion and social justice and wellbeing. This includes developing key initiatives in adult guidance and counselling, recovery education, disability and independent living, crisis pregnancy and CPD for greater cultural and ethnic inclusion.
Investigators/Contacts: David Mc Cormack, Mary Ryan |
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Embracing Diversity (2017-2018)
Eamines experiences of diversity, and supporting mutual understanding and dialogue between People of African Descent (PAD) and service providers in the Dublin 15 area
Investigators/Contacts: Anne Ryan, Margaret Noone
Research Body/Funders/Partners: IHREC, www.ihrec.ie/ |
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Fourth Meeting of the Citizens' Assembly on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution (2017)
Contact: Mary Ryan
Report: https://ptfs-oireachtas.s3.amazonaws.com/DriveH/AWData/Library3/CAdoclaid290617A_110031.pdf |
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Political Citizenship and Participation - This research explores how the nature of political engagement and citizenship has been transformed in recent times.
Investigators/Contacts: Michael Murray |
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Inclusive Learning Initiative - Facilitate inclusion of students with intellectual disabilities
Investigators/Contacts: Josephine Finn, Saranne Magennis, Laura Burke
Report: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1k_roTK2OCumq_4XfacFtNA0e8kjQL4G_/view
Research Body/Funders/Partners: KARE, St John of God Services, Camphill and Stewarts’ Hospital |
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Lifelong Learning in Palestine - supporting Lifelong Learning provision in formal and informal networks across the West Bank and Gaza
Investigators/Contacts: Josephine Finn, Tony Walsh, Anne Ryan, Bernie Grummell, Michael Kenny
Research Body/Funders/Partners: European Commission TEMPUS Lifelong Learning
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Transformative Narrative Inquiry
Investigators/Contacts: David Mc Cormack
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