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Adolescents’ perspectives on and experiences with post-primary school-based suicide prevention as end-users, co-creators and peer helpers – a systematic review meta-ethnography.

Using Noblit and Hare’s seven-stage process, this meta-ethnographic synthesis explored perspectives and experiences of adolescents engaging with post-primary school-based suicide prevention (PSSP) interventions as participants/end-users, intervention advisors, facilitators, co-designers, and co-researchers. Among 16 articles and […]

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Deconstructing the standards for ‘high quality’ initial teacher education in Ireland: implications for teacher educators’ professional learning and agency – Dr. Antonio Calderon

This paper invites reflection and invites teacher educators to move from passively accepting imposed policy frameworks, to actively engaging with them to foster innovation, growth, and critical dialogue. It critically examines the Céim: Standards for Initial […]

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The Road to designing integrated neuromuscular training programs for children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis – Dr. Mark Lyons

Integrative neuromuscular training (INT) combines motor competence and strength development to boost athletic performance, but its specific components and effects on children and adolescents are not well understood. Three predetermined principles (INT exercise categories, INT progression modalities, […]

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The effect of exercise training on anxiety symptoms in children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials – Professor Matthew Herring

This novel meta-analysis estimated the population effect of exercise training on anxiety symptoms among children and adolescents, and determined whether effects varied based on features of the exercise stimulus and participant characteristics. Across 39 effects […]