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Dr. Deirdre Horgan MSocSc, PhD

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Dr. Deirdre Horgan MSocSc, PhD

Teaching Interests

Teach on a range of subjects on undergraduate and postgraduate level including - Bachelor of Social Science, Bachelor of Social Work, BA Early Years and Childhood Studies, Masters Social Policy (for which I co-ordinate the Children and Young People Specilist pathway).  

SS2006 Child Care Policy  

SS2211 Mixed Economy of Welfare & Personal Social Services II

  

SS2208 Child Care Policy   





SS1006 Child Care Policy & Practice 1

SS2401 Child Care Policy & Practice 2 

SS3026 Child Care & Anti-Discriminatory Practice  

SS6309 Children and Young People

















Recent Postgraduates

Research Master Degree students supervisded who have completed: 12 

 Doctoral students supervised who have completed: 1

Doctoral students currently being supervised: 3 

Masters students currently being supervised: 2

Details of Research Master Degrees Supervised 

Life in Care & Beyond: A Research Study of people who Lived in Care at Mount St. Vincent¿s Child Care Centre from 1975-1985

Preparation for Independent Living: A Study of Young People Currently in Residential Care and Young People who have recently left care in the South-Eastern Health Board Region

There¿s No Place Like Home: An Examination of Paediatric Home Care Schemes as a Complimentary Service to Hospitalization

Youthwork Services in Cork City: An Analysis

Changing Trends Changing Needs: The Managers Perspective of the qualification & training needs of professional care staff in the context of the changing needs of young people in residential care.

Home Alone: the experience of being old, female and alone in Bishopstown in the year 2000¿.

Child Health Information and Family Support: A Qualitative Study of the Child Health Information Needs of Parents of Pre-School Children

The exploration of a multi-method participatory model of research with children in Early Year's Education settings.

Details of Masters supervised: 

Men in Childcare

Details of Doctoral Degrees supervised: 

Men & Caring: A Qualitative Study of Men who care for spouses with multiple sclerosis

Discourse Analysis of the Ryan Report 

Current Postgraduate Students

Kenneally Andre Christine, Doctoral Degree (Structured)   -  

Modules Taught

2014   SS2401     Social Analysis and Child Care Policy II: Social Analysis and Child Care Policy II
2014   SS3400     Social Analysis, Gender and Society: Social Analysis, Gender and Society
2014   SS3026     Child Care and Anti-Discriminatory Practice: Child Care and Anti-Discriminatory Practice
2014   SS1006     Social Analysis and Child Care Policy I: Social Analysis and Child Care Policy I
2014   SS1011     Social Policy and Society: Social Policy and Society
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