The Centre for Young Men’s Studies is located in the Department of Community Youth Work at the University of Ulster. It aims to promote the voice, needs and interests of young men in Northern Ireland through action research, training and dissemination of learning.
The Centre has five key strands
•Strand 1 – Action Research with young males aged 11-16 about their experiences of
growing up in Northern Ireland
•Strand 11 – Longitudinal Research in schools across Northern Ireland.
•Strand 111 – The development of models of best practice.
•Strand 1V- Training for teachers, youth work practitioners and support workers in
order to develop new approaches to working with young males
•Strand V – Dissemination of learning
In Strand 2 the Centre works in partnership with YouthAction Northern Ireland’s Work with young Men’s Unit. This 5-year longitudinal study (2006 – 2011) is exploring young males aged 11 – 16 post primary school experiences and in particular issues of young male underachievement, barriers to learning, violence and masculinity. The study is funded by the Department of Education and The Northern Ireland Office building upon initial funding from the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust.
The Centre also collaborates with Trefor Lloyd, Boys Development Project, London. Trefor is a consultant to the Centre. During 2009 Trefor spent six months on secondment as an Associate with the Centre and also carried out the review of literature for the longitudinal study.
The Centre for Young Men’s Studies is located in the Department of Community Youth Work at the University of Ulster. It aims to promote the voice, needs and interests of young men in Northern Ireland through action research, training and dissemination of learning.
The Centre has five key strands
•Strand 1 – Action Research with young males aged 11-16 about their experiences of growing up in Northern Ireland
•Strand 11 – Longitudinal Research in schools across Northern Ireland.
•Strand 111 – The development of models of best practice.
•Strand 1V- Training for teachers, youth work practitioners and support workers in order to develop new approaches to working with young males
•Strand V – Dissemination of learning
In Strand 2 the Centre works in partnership with YouthAction Northern Ireland’s Work with young Men’s Unit. This 5-year longitudinal study (2006 – 2011) is exploring young males aged 11 – 16 post primary school experiences and in particular issues of young male underachievement, barriers to learning, violence and masculinity. The study is funded by the Department of Education and The Northern Ireland Office building upon initial funding from the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust.
The Centre is Co-Directed by Dr. Ken Harland and Sam McCready.
Contact Details
k.harland@ulster.ac.uk
sh.mccready@ulster.ac.uk
The Centre also collaborates with Trefor Lloyd, Boys Development Project, London. Trefor is a consultant to the Centre. During 2009 Trefor spent six months on secondment as an Associate with the Centre and also carried out the review of literature for the longitudinal study.
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