Bronfenbrenner’s Bio-ecological Theory
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Apples and Oranges: Thinking about Lay Theories and Operational Definitions (or – thinking about the difference between how researchers define things . . . and how the public define the same things).
For this blog, I am joined by Daniel Twomey. Daniel's research explores XXX. Daniel is XXX DTW ... links... There can often be a world of difference between researchers and the lay public in how we define the key concepts and issues that we have a shared interest in. If we are ever to make [...]
Useful Research Tools
As I continue to research and teach, I often come across useful tools that should make the research process easier. As I come across them, I'll post them here, with some comments about my experience with them. For the most part, these tools are free. Google Scholar Through Google Scholar you can set alerts [...]
The Hairy Lemon, Your Colleague’s Grandmother, and Making Information Accessible
The Hairy Lemon, Your Colleague’s Grandmother, and Making Information Accessible By guest blogger Stephanie Stewart-Hill Say you are a researcher working in Dublin and your colleague's grandmother comes to visit. She takes you and your coworker out to lunch at a popular, yet quirky, pub called the Hairy Lemon. You order food and a [...]
Dress yourself- and your mind- for the job
Dress yourself- and your mind- for the job By guest blogger Stephanie Stewart-Hill In the movie Picture Perfect starring Jennifer Aniston and Kevin Bacon, Jennifer Aniston plays a character named Kate who misses a job promotion that she feels she rightfully deserves. She has been working for the company for a while, yet her [...]
Cyberbullying: Myths and Reality
Cyberbullying: Myths and Reality Speakers: Dr Conor Mc Guckin and Dr Lucie Corcoran
Reflections on a College Experience
The election for a new government in Ireland is over. One of my concerns about the short run-up to the election (4 weeks) is that some very good campaigns and "voices" were not given the chance to be heard. In particular, I really liked the #disableinequality campaign and the huge amount of good work that [...]
A Mother’s Story of 22q
As we progress through Rare Disease Day, you’ll read lots of useful facts and figures about 22q. Rather than give you more of that type of information, this post is about one mother’s experience of having a child with 22q. Many thanks to Anne Lawlor for this very personal account. Many thanks to Aine for [...]
(Still) Learning to Cope with my Daughter’s Health Problems.
Many thanks to Sam Radford for allowing these honest words to be shared. I think that many people will see a reflection of their own experience in these words (originally posted on Medium). It is nearly two years since I first wrote publicly about my struggles with coming to terms with my daughters chromosomal disorder [...]
Confession of a 22q Parent
I think there is a lot of truth in this one. Every afternoon when walking towards my daughter's school I literally say a little prayer that she had a day without her head hurting, leg hurting, stomach hurting, or her feelings being hurt because someone teased her about the way she talks. [...]