Geary Seminar Summer – 2015

Preparing for Life (PFL): Findings to date

by Louise McEntee

Ailbhe Booth

‘Look, I have my ears open’: Resilience and early school experiences among children in an economically deprived area in Ireland

Judy Lovett

‘There’s no college to help you become a dad’: Perceptions of Fatherhood in PFL

Therese O’Donnell

Non-cognitive development in early childhood – the influence of maternal employment and the mediating role of childcare (Growing up in Ireland)

Lisa Christine Girard

Expressive language ability and pro-social behaviour in early childhood: Longitudinal associations from the UK Millennium Cohort Study

Michael Daly

Childhood self-control: a foundation for adult success? (National Child Development Study, British Cohort Study)

Catherine O’Melia

Effects of early intervention on the home environment and its mediating role on cognitive functioning: A randomised controlled trial

Caroline Rawdon

Early intervention and child health: Evidence from a Dublin-based randomised controlled trial

Caitriona Logue

Comparing experimental and quasi-experimental estimates of the effectiveness of early childhood intervention: A study of childhood asthma

Nick Fitzpatrick

There’s more to life than intention-to-treat: The role of dosage in an early intervention trial

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  • Latest News

    11th December 2018: Fieldwork Research required here.

    31st August 2016: The Preparing for Life Final Results Summary Report is now available here.

    31st August 2016: Preparing for Life: The Results Conference UCD Sutherland School of Law 9:00-15:00 Further details

    22nd June 2016: The Preparing for Life Policy briefing II is now available here.

    16th May 2016: The Preparing for Life Policy briefing is now available here.

    28th Janurary 2016: The Preparing for Life Impact Evaluation 48 month Report is now available here.

    28th April 2015: The Preparing for Life Impact Evaluation 36 month Report is now available here.

    15th October 2014: Working paper on the impact of PFL on maternal well-being

    20th February 2014: The Preparing for Life Impact Evaluation team is now on Twitter.

    7th January 2014: The Preparing for Life Impact Evaluation 24 month Report is now available here.

    10th December 2013: The Preparing for Life Impact Evaluation team presented a poster on the Day in the Life of a Parent study at the Children’s Research Network Annual Conference. The poster can be found here.

    17th September 2013: The Preparing for Life Impact Evaluation 18 month Report is now available here.

    14th September 2013: Dr. Orla Doyle won the Irish Research Council’s Digital Poster Competition 2013. The poster is entitled; ‘Why my Research Matters’ and can be found in our ‘poster presentations’ section here.

    25th June 2013: Just Published: Report on Children’s Profile at School Entry 2008-2013 can be found here.

    7th June 2013:
    A short video explaining what the Preparing for Life Research Team do can be found here.

    25th March 2013:
    The Preparing for Life Impact Evaluation 12 month Report is now available here.

    14th March 2013:
    Coming Soon!!
    The Preparing for Life Impact Evaluation 12 month Results.

    27th September 2012: The Preparing for Life Evaluation Team presented a poster of the 6 month results at the Children’s Research Network first ever conference. This poster, can be found in our new ‘poster presentations’ section here.

    11th July 2012: The Preparing for Life Evaluation Team presented their research emanating from the 6 month evaluation data. Details, including videos of presentations and slides can be found here.

    30th April 2012: The 6 month evaluation report of the Preparing for Life Programme was launched. A PDF copy of the report can be found here.

    18th April 2012: Dr Orla Doyle awarded Barrington Medal for her work on ‘Preparing for Life‘. Details here.

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