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Research and evaluation in Barnardos

Barnardos research and evaluation programme is shaped by the information needs of the agency and has two broad aims: 

• To develop our understanding of the needs and circumstances of children and their families in Ireland, particularly those children and their families whose well-being is under threat.
• To demonstrate that Barnardos delivers quality services to children and their families and that our services achieve the outcomes that are intended.

We produce research in a number of ways including:

• Analysing our client databases to provide profile, needs and circumstances data on children and parents using Barnardos services.
• Conducting in-house research and evaluation using applied qualitative and quantitative methods.
• Commissioning research and evaluation from experienced researchers, research centres and academic institutions.
• Analysing primary and secondary data and information that helps build an understanding of the causes of disadvantage and marginalisation among children and families.

In this section of you will find data about the number of children and families using our services and their needs and circumstances; recent evaluation and research studies that can be downloaded; and invitations to tender for research and evaluation projects.

Children and Families using Barnardos Services

Every year Barnardos collects information from the children and families using our services. This data helps us to make sure that the services we are providing to children and their family's meet their needs. It also helps us to track the number of children and families using our services from year to year and to identify trends in service use.

Services statistics for children and families in 2007 can be found here.

Services statistics for children and families in 2008 can be found here.

Evaluation Studies:

Our evaluation studies are carried out in order to demonstrate that Barnardos delivers quality services to children and their families and that our services achieve the outcomes that are intended. Some of our most recent evaluation studies are described and can be downloaded below:

Evaluation of the Family Welfare Conference, Wexford

The Family Welfare Conference model, which is a planning and decision making forum that places the family group at the centre of the deliberations about family welfare issues, has been operated by Barnardos in Wexford since 2003. This executive summary provides an overview of the methodologies, findings and recommendations from this 2006 evaluation of the FWC service.

Evaluation of the Da Project, Cherry Orchard, Dublin

In 2004 the Barnardos Cherry Orchard Family Support Project commenced the Da Project, which aimed to increase the level of participation of fathers in the family support project and in their children's lives. This evaluation report presents an overview of the methodologies, findings and recommendations arising from a 2006 evaluation process.

Research Studies:

We conduct independent research studies in order to develop our understanding of the needs and circumstances of children and their families in Ireland, particularly those children and their families whose well-being is under threat.
Our most recent research studies can be downloaded below:

Understanding the Needs of Children:
A Study of Needs and Their Determinants in Limerick & Thurles

The purpose of this 2007 study was to establish a picture of need in Limerick city and Thurles and to investigate the determinants of those needs. The needs of three cohorts of children were explored: a representative sample of children living in Limerick city, children attending Barnardos services in Limerick and children attending Barnardos services in Thurles. The executive summary provides an overview of the methodology, findings and recommendations arising from this study. The full report provides a more detailed examination of their needs.

Invitations to Tender: 

Barnardos, from time to time, commissions research and evaluation studies from experienced researchers, research centres and academic institutions.

On this page you will find information about the guidelines we use to ensure that we commission research and evaluation in a fair and transparent way, the principals that guide our research and evaluation approach and that we expect our research partners to share, information for external researchers who would like to conduct research in or about Barnardos and our latest request for tenders. We have no tenders available at present.

 

 

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