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Mernagh, Niamh (1998) Therapy-based interventions with young people at risk of early school leaving: a case study of a preventive education action in the Northside Partnership Education Programme. (Unpublished) Dublin: Northside Partnership.

The preventing early school leaving is made up of a cluster of actions in schools and youth organisations. The main focus is the development of therapy-based interventions with young people and their parents. Thirteen schools in the Northside Partnership employed therapists for the school year 1997-98, with each school agreeing to an evaluation. The study showed that intervention had a number of direct and indirect impacts. Directly, "problem children" improved their attitudes and behaviour at the classroom and at home. Parental involvement with the schoolchildren and the therapists also helped parents cope better with their children. Schools also saw the benefit of more creative and innovative teaching methods in preventing early school leaving in comparison with conventional methods.


Item Type
Report
Publication Type
Irish-related, Report
Drug Type
All substances
Intervention Type
Prevention
Date
1998
Call No
NF2, TP4, VH4.2
Pages
11 p.
Publisher
Northside Partnership
Place of Publication
Dublin
Notes
Appendix includes case examples and list of schools that participated in the programme.
EndNote
Accession Number
HRB 1733 (Available)

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