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Childhood and Youth, Culture, and Society

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This interdisciplinary research group engages in the critical analysis of childhood and youth across different contexts and discourses.

Our work is articulated into three main strands:

Power, agency, and voice in/of childhood, children and youth
Social, cultural and educational perspectives on child and youth health and wellbeing;
Constructions, representations, and experiences in/of childhood and adolescence.

Within these three strands, our research addresses constructions of child and youth health, development, and wellbeing (both present and through history); children and young people’s visibility, representation, and agency in society and across a variety of media.

Our work in these areas draws from a diverse range of disciplines – from sociology to anthropology, from literary criticism to health humanities – and is supported by national and international funding.

Research Staff:

Prof. Michal Molcho
Dr Anna Gasperini
Dr Julie Spray
Dr Sheila Garrity
Prof. Gerry Mac Ruairc
Dr Elaine Keane
Dr Manuela Heinz

Recent and Current Research Projects in this Area:

MILC - MedIcal Literature and Communication about Child health (1850-1914)

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Principle Investigator(s): Dr Anna Gasperini
Project Partners: School of Education, University of Galway
Funded by: Irish Research Council (2022-2026)

KUMBA - Quality Development through Participation in ECEC Institutions in Norway. International Partner with Queen Maud University, Trondheim, Norway

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Principle Investigator(s): Dr Sheila Garrity
Project Partners: School of Education, University of Galway.
Funded by: Norwegian Department of Education (2022 - 2025)

The Pandemic Generation: Children’s inclusion and participation in Covid-19 health promotion in Ireland

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Principle Investigator(s): Dr Julie Spray
Project Partners: School of Education, University of Galway.
Funded by: University of Galway Strategic Research Development Scheme (2022-2024)

Health Behaviour in School Aged Children, 6^th Cycle

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Principle Investigator(s): Prof. Michal Molcho
Project Partners: School of Education, University of Galway.
Funded by: Department of Health (2018-2022)

Breathing Together: Children’s Involvement in Asthma Management in Aotearoa New Zealand.

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Principle Investigator(s): Dr Julie Spray
Project Partners: School of Education, University of Galway.
Funded by: The Royal Society Te Apārangi September 2021-June 2022; Auckland Medical Research Fund November 2021-November 2022 (2021-2022)

The Pandemic Generation: Children’s inclusion and participation in Covid-19 health promotion in Aotearoa New Zealand

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Principle Investigator(s): Dr Julie Spray
Project Partners: School of Education, University of Galway.
Funded by: Funded by Maurice and Phyllis Paykel Trust (2021-2022)

Vulnerability and wellbeing among adolescents in the Context of COVID-19

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Principle Investigator(s): Prof. Michal Molcho
Project Partners: School of Education, University of Galway.
Funded by: Irish Research Council - Ulysses (2021-2022)

Promoting Active Citizenship in Children and Adolescents Through Food and Art

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Principle Investigator(s): Prof. Michal Molcho
Project Partners: School of Education, University of Galway.
Funded by: Enterprise Ireland (2022)

Erasmus+ LIFE TWO: Learning Interculturality from Religions towards Outreach Activities

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Principle Investigator(s): Prof. Mac Ruairc, Dr Manuela Heinz, Dr Elaine Keane
Project Partners: School of Education, University of Galway.
Funded by: Erasmus+ (2020-2022)