ARK Seminar Series 2016/17

The ARK Ageing Programme and U3A Foyle invite you to an ‘Age Encounters’ event, which explores loneliness in older age from different perspectives:
 

This seminar took place in U3A Foyle, Pascal McDonald House, Gransha Park, Derry/Londonderry BT476 6TG on Wednesday 1st June.

ARK Seminar Series 2016/17

This event was for anyone involved or interested in inspired provision for the older generation to get together and share good practice, exchange ideas, and network. The key speaker and facilitator was Dominic Campbell (Creative Aging International), who is a Visiting Fellow of the ARK Ageing Programme.

This event took place in The Playhouse, Artillery Street, Derry/Londondery

ARK Seminar Series 2016/7

Katrina Lloyd (QUB) presents Key Findings from the Surveys.

KLT and YLT are annual surveys run by ARK that record the views of P7 children (KLT) and 16- year olds (YLT) living in Northern Ireland about issues that affect them.

The topics covered in the 2015 surveys include:

• Community Relations (YLT)
• Shared Education (Both)
• Young Carers (YLT)
• Child Sexual Exploitation (YLT)
• Strategies for Staying Calm in School (KLT)
• Sport and Physical Activities (Both)
• Aspirations to study/work abroad or learn an additional language (YLT)

This event is predominantly for organisations, researchers and school staff who work with and on behalf of children and young people.

ARK Seminar Series 2016/7

Dr Dirk Schubotz presents key finding from the YLT and KLT surveys.

KLT and YLT are annual surveys run by ARK that record the views of P7 children (KLT) and 16- year olds (YLT) living in Northern Ireland about issues that affect them.

The topics covered in the 2015 surveys include:

• Community Relations (YLT)
• Shared Education (Both)
• Young Carers (YLT)
• Child Sexual Exploitation (YLT)
• Strategies for Staying Calm in School (KLT)
• Sport and Physical Activities (Both)
• Aspirations to study/work abroad or learn an additional language (YLT)

This event is predominantly for organisations, researchers and school staff who work with and on behalf of children and young people.

ARK Seminar Series 2016/7

June Wilkinson from OFMDFM Children and Young People's Unit updates us on their Children and Young People's Strategy.

KLT and YLT are annual surveys run by ARK that record the views of P7 children (KLT) and 16- year olds (YLT) living in Northern Ireland about issues that affect them.

The topics covered in the 2015 surveys include:

• Community Relations (YLT)
• Shared Education (Both)
• Young Carers (YLT)
• Child Sexual Exploitation (YLT)
• Strategies for Staying Calm in School (KLT)
• Sport and Physical Activities (Both)
• Aspirations to study/work abroad or learn an additional language (YLT)

This event is predominantly for organisations, researchers and school staff who work with and on behalf of children and young people.

ARK Seminar Series 2016/7

NIkki Ireland and Courtney Rodgers, pupils involved with the surveys, give their views and perspectives.

KLT and YLT are annual surveys run by ARK that record the views of P7 children (KLT) and 16- year olds (YLT) living in Northern Ireland about issues that affect them.

The topics covered in the 2015 surveys include:

• Community Relations (YLT)
• Shared Education (Both)
• Young Carers (YLT)
• Child Sexual Exploitation (YLT)
• Strategies for Staying Calm in School (KLT)
• Sport and Physical Activities (Both)
• Aspirations to study/work abroad or learn an additional language (YLT)

This event is predominantly for organisations, researchers and school staff who work with and on behalf of children and young people.

ARK Seminar Series: 2015/16

In this seminar Duncan Morrow comments on the state of Community Relations in 2014 using evidence from the Northern Ireland Life and Times survey.

ARK Seminar Series: 2015/16

The issue of race relations in Northern Ireland was explored again in the 2014 Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey (NILT). In this seminar Dr Philip McDermott, Ulster University, will explore three of the key themes emerging from this data.

First the seminar will consider what was expressed by participants in relation to their social contact with members of minority ethnic communities. Second, questions around the prejudice of respondents will be raised and from this we can consider whether or not different ethnic groups have been perceived in different ways.

Finally, the seminar will reflect on the levels of acceptance and visibility of ethnic minorities in the public sphere. As the NILT Survey has collected data on attitudes towards minority ethnic people and migrant workers for some years now the seminar will also make commentary throughout on changing social attitudes relating to these themes.

Presented at Holywell DiverseCity Community Partnership, Derry~Londonderry, BT48 6PW Thursday 26 November 2015

ARK Seminars 2015/16

'The importance of research in helping policy makers make Northern Ireland a better place for older people.' This event marks the launch of the 2014 Northern Ireland Life & Times Survey, and focuses on attitudes to ageing and ageism. Claire Keatinge (Commissioner for Older People for Northern Ireland) will highlight the importance of research in helping policy makers make Northern Ireland a better place for older people.

ARK Seminar Series 2015/16

Findings from the 2014 Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey:

This event marks the launch of the 2014 Northern Ireland Life & Times Survey, and focuses on attitudes to ageing and ageism. During the seminar, Paula Devine and Gemma Carney (ARK Ageing Programme) discuss key findings from the 2014 Life & Times survey.