Dr Máire Nic Ghiolla Phádraig BSocSc MSocSc PhD
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Biography:
Biography In preparing this ‘self-portrait' I am conscious of the role that life's experiences plays in shaping the research interests of those of us who are privileged to have the ‘academic freedom' to select our own themes and to combine these in some part with our teaching. A life-long interest in the Irish language led to a Masters thesis, which looked at national opinion leaders' attitudes to the Irish language movement. My professional career then began with an appointment as Research Officer to the then Research and Development Unit of the Catholic Communications Institute of Ireland. The first national study of Religious Practice, Beliefs and Attitudes had been agreed in principle by the R&D. At a relatively early stage in my career, I then found myself responsible for the planning and direction of this ‘baseline' study, which was later to provide me with the basis for my PhD. A fellowship took me to the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago, allowing me to combine methods courses with working with the team of Prof. Andrew Greeley. In 1976 I joined the Sociology staff at UCD, where I had opportunities to teach methods and sociology of religion courses. My early publications were mainly drawing on aspects of the baseline ‘religion' study and certain aspects of family life. This led to an invitation to participate in the network ‘Childhood as a Social Phenomenon' coordinated by the UN Vienna Centre. My research interests became increasingly focused on Childhood and it was a great delight to be part of the collective effort to successfully mainstream Childhood within Sociology and to publish with them. The European Union Cost Action 19 ‘Children's Welfare' 2001-2006 has provided further scope for research and publications with a larger network of sociologists in a greatly expanded field. Teaching and research interests also included founder-membership of the Equality Studies Centre at UCD and co-ordinating its shared courses with the Masters in Sociology programme in Language and also in Development. Childhood and Language form the main strands of my current research work. However, Religion has revived itself on my research agenda - again indirectly, through my work as Principal Investigator for Ireland's participation in the International Social Survey Programme (as successor to the pioneering work carried out by Prof. Conor K. Ward). A module on Religion is being planned for 2008, offering lots of scope for longitudinal and comparative research. Funding for this has been secured from IRCHSS under their bilateral programme with ESRC in UK and is planned jointly with colleagues in ARK (Northern Ireland Social and Political Archive, QUB and UU). This is also linked to a NORFACE project of 5 countries under the theme "The Re-emergence of Religion as a Social Force in Europe". |
Research Interests
| Sociological aspects of the Irish language Religion Childhood |
Research Projects
| Sponsor : NORFACE, Europe Title : The Re-Emergence of Religion as a Social Force in Europe Start Date / End Date : 01-AUG-07 / 30-NOV-10 |
| Sponsor : Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IRCHSS) Title : The International Social Survey Programme - Module Religion III 2008 Start Date / End Date : 01-JUL-07 / 30-APR-10 |
| Sponsor : Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IRCHSS) Title : International Social Survey Programme, Modules 2005, 2006, 2007 Start Date / End Date : 01-APR-05 / 31-DEC-08 |
| Sponsor : Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IRCHSS) Title : International Social Survey Programme Modules 2003, 2004 Start Date / End Date : 01-APR-03 / 31-MAR-06 |
| Sponsor : Bord na Gaeilge Title : Torthaí Gaeilge sna scrúdaithe teistiméireachta 1990-1999 Start Date / End Date : 18-OCT-99 / 24-DEC-99 |
| Sponsor : Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IRCHSS) Title : The Irish workplace: components of flexibility, performance and partnership Start Date / End Date : 01-OCT-06 / 30-SEP-07 |
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Books
| Anne Cleary and Suzanne Quin; (2001) Understanding Children, Volumes 1 and 2. Cork: Oak Tree Press. [Details] |
| Nic Ghiolla Phádraig, M., An-Magritt Jensen, Asher Ben-Arieh, Cinzia Conti, Dagmar Kutsar and Hanne Warming Nielsen; (2004) Children's Welfare in Ageing Europe,Volumes I and II. Trondheim: Norwegian Centre for Child Research, Norwegain University of Science and Technology. [Details] |
Book Chapters
| Máire Nic Ghiolla Phádraig and Betty Hilliard; (2009) 'Societal Changes in Ireland since 1989' In: Niamh O'Mahony, Claire O'Reilly (eds). Societies in Transition: Ireland, Germany and Irish-German Relations in Business and Society since 1989. Baden-Baden Germany: Nomos. [Details] |
| Máire Nic Ghiolla Phádraig; (2008) 'Arbeitende Kinder und die 'Entschulung' der Kindheit' In: Manfred Liebel, Ina Nnaji, Anne Wihstutz (eds). Kinder.Arbeit.Menschenwurde : Internationale Beitrage zu den Rechten arbeitender Kinder. Frankfurt am Main: IKO. [Details] |
| Nic Ghiolla Phádraig, M.(with Anne Cleary and Suzanne Quin); (2001) 'Introduction' In: Cleary, A. Nic Ghiolla Phádraig, M. and Quin, S (eds). Understanding Children Vol. 1 State, Education and Economy, Vol. 2 Changing Experiences and Family Forms. Cork: Oak Tree Press. [Details] |
| Nic Ghiolla Phádraig, M.; (2001) 'Tá Gaeilge agam, ach ní ag mo chara I speak Irish, but my Friend Doesnt - Irish-speaking Children' In: (ed). Anne Cleary, Máire Nic Ghiolla Phádraig and Suzanne Quin (eds). Irish speaking children in Understanding Children. Cork: Oak Tree Press. [Details] |
| Nic Ghiolla Phádraig, M.; (1995) 'The Power of the Catholic Church in the Republic of Ireland' In: in Patrick Clancy et al. (Eds.) (eds). Irish Society: Sociological Perspectives. Dublin: Institute for Public Administration. [Details] |
| Nic Ghiolla Phádraig, M (with Patrick Clancy); (1995) 'Marital Fertility and Family Planning' In: in Imelda Colgan McCarthy (ed.) (eds). Irish Family Studies: Selected Papers. Dublin: Family Studies Centre. [Details] | |||||||||
| Nic Ghiolla Phádraig, M.; (1994) 'Day Care - Adult Interests versus Childrens Needs? A Question of Compatibility' In: in Jens Qvortrup et al. (Eds.) (eds). Childhood Matters: Social Theory, Practice and Politics. Aldershot: Avebury. [Details] | |||||||||
| Nic Ghiolla Phádraig, M.; (1992) 'Marital Separation in Ireland: Situating the Results of Research on the First Three Years of Operation of the Family Mediation Service' In: In and Out of Marriage: Irish and European Experiences. Dublin: Family Studies Centre. [Details] | |||||||||
| Nic Ghiolla Phádraig, M.; (1988) 'Ireland - the Exception that Proves Two Rules' In: in T. Gannon (ed.) (eds). World Catholicism in Transition. London: Macmillan. [Details] | |||||||||
| Nic Ghiolla Phádraig, M.; (1986) 'Religious Practice and Secularisation' In: in P. Clancy et al. (eds.) (eds). Ireland: A Sociological Profile. Dublin: Institute for Public Administration. [Details] | |||||||||
| Nic Ghiolla Phádraig, M.; (1984) 'Social and cultural factors in family planning' In: The Changing Family. Family Studies Unit, Depts of Social Science: UCD. [Details] | |||||||||
Nic Ghiolla Phádraig, M.; (2007) 'Attitudes to Social Inequality' In: Betty Hilliard and Máire Nic Ghiolla Phádraig (eds). Changing Ireland in International Comparison. Dublin: Liffey Press.  [Details] |
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| Nic Ghiolla Phádraig, M. and Hilliard, B.; (2007) 'Socio-Economic Change in Ireland since the 1980s: the Tiger, Transnational Corporations and the Peace Dividend' In: Betty Hilliard and Máire Nic Ghiolla Phádraig (eds). Changing Ireland in International Comparison. Dublin: Liffey Press. [Details] |
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| Nic Ghiolla Phádraig, M.; (2007) 'Working Children and the Descholarization of Childhood' In: Leena Alanen, Jens Qvortrup and Helmut Wintersberger (eds). Childhood, Generational Order and the Welfare State: Exploring Children¿s Social and Economic Welfare. Odense: University Press of Southern Denmark. [Details] |
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| Watson, I. Nic Ghiolla Phádraig, M., Kennedy, F. and Rock-Huspatel, B. ; (2007) 'National Identity and Anti-Immigrant Attitudes' In: Hilliard and Nic Ghiolla Phádraig (eds). Changing Ireland in International Comparison. Dublin: Liffey Press. [Details] | |||||||||
| Devine, D., Nic Ghiolla Phádraig, M. and Deegan, J; (2004) 'Time for Children - Time for Change? Children's Rights and Welfare in Ireland During a Period of Economic Growth' In: Jensen, A_M, Ben-Rieh, A. Conti, C., Kutsar, D., Nic Ghiolla Phádraig, M. and Warming Nielsen, H. (eds.) (eds). Children¿s Welfare in Ageing Europe, Vol. I. Trondheim:: Norwegian Centre for Child Research. [Details] |
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Edited Books
| Betty Hilliard and Máire Nic Ghiolla Phádraig (Ed.). (2007) Changing Ireland in International Comparison. Dublin: The Liffey Press. [Details] |
Peer Reviewed Journals
| Iarfhlaith Watson and Máire Nic Ghiolla Phádraig; (2009) 'Is there an educational advantage to speaking Irish? An investigation into the relationship between education and ability to speak Irish'. International journal for the sociology of language, (199):143-156. [Details] |
| Nic Ghiolla Phádraig, M.; (1995) 'An Colscaradh - Tionchar ar an Teaghlach'. Oghma, 7 . [Details] |
| Nic Ghiolla Phádraig, M.; (1995) 'Theology and Public Policy: A Sociological Response in Religion, Morality and Public Policy, Special Issue'. Doctrine and Life, 45 (1):92-96. [Details] |
| Nic Ghiolla Phádraig, M.; (1994) 'The Status of Irish as a Mothertongue or Primary Language'. Education Studies, 10 (1). [Details] |
| Nic Ghiolla Phádraig, M. (with Joseph Brady and Anthony J. Parker); (1989) 'The Hidden Dublin: An Analysis of the Distribution of Irish Speakers in the Dublin Metropolitan Region'. Administration, 37 (1). [Details] |
| Nic Ghiolla Phádraig, M.; (1985) 'Cainteoirí Gaeilge Daonáirimh'. Feasta, 38 (2). [Details] | |||||||||
| Nic Ghiolla Phádraig, M.; (1985) 'The Sisters' Image: A Sociological Report'. Religious Life Review, 24 (114). [Details] | |||||||||
| Nic Ghiolla Phádraig, M.; (1983) 'Recent reports on women in the church'. Religious Life Review, 22 (105). [Details] | |||||||||
| Nic Ghiolla Phádraig, M.; (1982) 'Lapsing Children: A Sociologist's comment'. Doctrine and Life, 32 (8):485-489. [Details] | |||||||||
| Nic Ghiolla Phádraig, M.; (1981) 'I dtreo pobal nua Gaeilge'. Feasta, 34 (9). [Details] | |||||||||
| Nic Ghiolla Phádraig, M.; (1981) 'Roman Catholics in England and Wales and Ireland: Surveys compared'. Doctrine and Life, 31 (10):612-621. [Details] | |||||||||
| Nic Ghiolla Phádraig, M.; (1979) 'Cúlra cultúrtha agus sóisialta na físe ag Cnoc Mhuire, 1879'. Feasta, 32 (12). [Details] | |||||||||
| Nic Ghiolla Phádraig, M.; (1976) 'Religion in Ireland: Preliminary Analysis'. Social Studies, V (2):113-180. [Details] | |||||||||
| Nic Ghiolla Phádraig, M.; (1972) 'Series of 7 Bibliographies of the Social Sciences in Ireland, published in 7 issues of Social Studies (through Vol. II, No. 1) 1972-'3'. Social Studies, 1 (I). [Details] | |||||||||
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Published Reports
| Máire Nic Ghiolla Phádraig; (2007) Teagasc na Gaeilge ag an Dara Leibhéal. Social Science Research Centre, UCD, Dublin. [Details] |
Honours and Awards
| Year: 1996. Title: Social Science Research Council of the RIA |
| Year: 1999. Title: Foras na Gaeilge |
| Year: 2006. Title: Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences(jointly with Ms. Betty Hilliard and Dr. Iarfhlaith Watson) |
| Year: 2006. Title: NORFACE |
| Year: 2001. Title: Foras na Gaeilge |
| Year: 2002. Title: Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences (jointly with Dr. Iarfhlaith Watson) |
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| Year: 2004. Title: Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences (jointly with Dr. Diane Payne and Dr. Iarfhlaith Watson) |
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| Year: 2002. Title: Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences (jointly with Dr. Iarfhlaith Watson) |
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Associations
| Association: Sociological Association of Ireland, Function/Role: Member |
Conference Contributions
| Nic Ghiolla Phádraig, M; The appropriateness of the term diglossia to language use and attitudes of Irish opinion leaders,. [N/A], Proceedings of the fifth annual conference and transactions: Dept of Social Studies, Queen's University, Belfast, 1979, Belfast . |
| Nic Ghiolla Phádraig, M; From sacred to secular or from legalistic to non-legalistic- a case study of Ireland. [N/A], Euro-Arab Social Research Group, Fourth International Conference, Rome (7 April, 1981), Rome . |
| Nic Ghiolla Phádraig, M; Alternative models to secularisation in relation to moral reasoning,. [N/A], 16th Biennial Conference of CISR - International Conference of the Sociology of Religion, University of Lausanne, Switzerland, 1981, Published in the Acts of the Conference, Lausanne, Switzerland . |
| Máire Nic Ghiolla Phádraig; Working Children and the 'Descholarization' of Childhood. [Invited Lecture], COST Action Children's Welfare, Zagreb . |
| Nic Ghiolla Phádraig, M; Religion, ethnicity and media use. [N/A], Conference of Sociological Association of Ireland Church and State in Ireland in the 1980s, 1984, * . |
| Nic Ghiolla Phádraig, M; Towards a Sociology of Childhood in Ireland,. [N/A], Sociological Association of Ireland, Annual Conference, Termonfeckin, 1993, Termonfeckin . | |||||||||
| Nic Ghiolla Phádraig, M; Gender and Religion. [N/A], Paper presented to annual conference of Sociological Association of Ireland, 1984, * . | |||||||||
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Committees
| Committee : Member of the Working Group which established the Equality Studies Centre and postgraduate programme. Continuing teaching, research and management involvement and member of the Board of Studies. |
| Committee : External Examiner: National Council for Education Awards 1984-7. |
| Committee : External Examiner: University of Ulster 1996-2002 |
| Committee : Member Social Science Research Council, Royal Irish Academy. 1997-2000 |
| Committee : Member of the Secretariat of the National Forum for Early Childhood Education convened by the Minister for Education and Science, 1998. |
| Committee : Member of the Board of the Institute for the Study of Social Change 1999-2001 | |||||||||
| Committee : Director Social Science Research Centre, UCD, 1998-2001, 2007- | |||||||||
| Committee : Member of the Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship Board (Humanities and Social Sciences), National University of Ireland, 2005 | |||||||||
| Committee : COST Action 19 Children's Welfare Management Committee | |||||||||
| Committee : College of Human Sciences Research and Innovation Committee | |||||||||
| Committee : School of Sociology Research and Scholarship Committee (Director) 2005-6 | |||||||||
| Committee : Post-Graduate Government of Ireland Scholarships Renewal Committee, IRCHSS | |||||||||
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Employment
| Employer: Episcopal Commission for Research and Development. Position: Research Officer |
| Employer: UCD Position: Assistant Lecturer |
| Employer: UCD Position: College Lecturer |
| Employer: UCD Position: Statutory Lecturer |
| Employer: * Position: Member of the Working Group |
Education
| Year 1969 Institution: University College Dublin Qualification: BSocSc Subject: |
| Year 1971 Institution: UCD Qualification: M.Soc.Sc Subject: --none-- |
| Year 1981 Institution: University College Dublin Qualification: PhD Subject: |
| Year 1971 Institution: University College Dublin Qualification: MSocSc Subject: |
Languages
| Irish: |
Internal Collaborators
| Social Science Research Centre, UCD |
External Collaborators
| Collaborative Research Links
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Teaching Interests
| Sociology of Childhood, Sociology of Language, Sociology of Development |
Recent Postgraduates
| Thomas Mulcahy The Decline of Religious Orders in Ireland in 20th Century (PhD Candidate) Etaoine Howlett Communications Breakdown - The experiences of hearing parents of deaf children (PhD Conferred June 2009) |
Current Postgraduate Students
| Bernard Kearney, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) - Thesis Supervisor |
Modules Taught
| 200800 SOC30010 Sociology: Sociology of Childhood |
| 200800 SOC40400 Sociology: Language, Power and Equality |
