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Farragher, Róisín; Coogan, Declan – Child Care in Practice, 2020
This article describes a research project designed to explore the ways in which young people with experience of the care system in Ireland understand "family", and family relationships. We chose Constructivist Grounded Theory (CGT) as the conceptual and analytical framework for the research as it focuses on privileging the voice of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Child Care, Educational Research, Constructivism (Learning)
Mooney, Des – Adult Learner: The Irish Journal of Adult and Community Education, 2011
Using a qualitative case study method the researcher studied a group of adult returning students completing a childcare course. Methods used included focus groups, a questionnaire and observations. Using a holistic analysis approach (Yin 2003) of the case the researcher then focused on a number of key issues. From this analysis the themes of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Reentry Students