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| Personal Information | ||
| Name | Whyte, Jean | |
| Main Department | Social Studies | |
| College Title | Fellow Emeritus | |
| jwhyte@tcd.ie | ||
| College Tel | ||
| Web | http://www.tcd.ie/childrensresearchcentre | |
| Fax | +353 1 896 2347 | |
| Biography | |
| B.A. (II.1) NUI [Italian & French], Dott. Lett (Milan), Hdip Ed (NUI), MSc [Dev & Ed. Psychology] (QUB), MA (TCD), PhD (Psychology) [QUB] F.T.C.D., A.B.Ps.S. (Associate Fellow British Psychological Society), C.Psychol. (Chartered Psychologist, British Psychological Society), Reg Psychol. (Registered Psychologist, Associate Fellow, Psychological Society of Ireland). Holder of various scholarships, awards, fellowships during career to date including Fulbright Senior Fellowship Award in 1994-95 - spent in Chapel Hill North Carolina | |
| Description of Research Interests |
| Longitudinal developmental issues; gender issues; effects of the Troubles; identity and self-worth; civic involvement of young people; attitudes and memories in Ireland/Northern Ireland, reading development and disorders; research and methodology issues; qualitative methods; innovative methods; services for children; educational disadvantage. |
| Research Projects | |
| Project title | |
| Summary | €52,000 |
| Funding Agency | National Council for Special Education |
| Programme | |
| Type of Project | |
| Date from | 2006 |
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| Summary | €207.000 |
| Funding Agency | AIB Schoolmate |
| Programme | |
| Type of Project | |
| Date from | 2005 |
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| Project title | |
| Summary | €7,000 |
| Funding Agency | Social Services Inspectorate |
| Programme | |
| Type of Project | |
| Date from | 2005 |
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| Project title | |
| Summary | Ombudsman for Children – Participation Audit (€30,000) |
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| Type of Project | |
| Date from | 2005 |
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| Project title | |
| Summary | Early School Leaving and Children with Disabilities - €68,000 |
| Funding Agency | National Disability Authority |
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| Date from | 2005 |
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| More Research Projects>>> | |
| Publications |
| Peer Reviewed |
| Jean Whyte, Ian Schermbrucker, Political Involvement of young people in Northern Ireland, Journal of Social Issues, 60, (3), 2004, p603 - 627 | |
| Jean Whyte, Predictors and correlates of perceptions of self-worth for 17 year olds in Belfast and Dublin, Irish Journal of Psychology, 21, (3-4), 2000, p247 - 257 | |
| Jean Whyte, Young Citizens In Changing Times: Catholics and Protestants in Northern Ireland, Journal of Social Issues, 54, (3), 1998, p603 - 620 | |
| Jean Whyte, Changing Times: Challenges to Identity: 12 year-olds in Belfast 1981 and 1992, Aldershot, Avebury Press, 1995, 260pp | |
| Jean Whyte, Attentional processes and dyslexia, Cognitive Neuropsychology, 11, (2), 1994, p99 - 116 | |
| More Publications>>> | |
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