3 minute read. On a cold, dark November morning in 2018, my colleague and I set off from Waterford at the crack of dawn to drive to Athlone. Our mission: to train in the Drinkaware Education Programme. We are both…
Category: Education
Education Focus: Teachers’ experiences of the Drinkaware Junior Cycle Alcohol Education Programme.
3 minute read. Maynooth University’s longitudinal study of Drinkaware’s Junior Cycle Alcohol Education Programme (JC AEP) indicates that alcohol education in school can prevent and intervene in underage drinking. The study tracks first to third year students’ experiences of alcohol education in…
Drinkaware Spring Research briefing: The importance of storytelling in research
To mark the launch of the 3-year independent evaluation of the Junior-Cycle Alcohol Education Programme (JC-AEP), we hosted our Spring 2021 Research Briefing. In 2018, we commissioned Maynooth University to undertake a 3-year independent study to examine the effectiveness, acceptability, and…
Education Matters: Looking after young people’s wellbeing
The arrival of Covid-19 has brought about new pressures and stresses and especially so for young people. More than ever, young people need to be supported and encouraged to cope with challenges and develop the skills and resources which promote…
Education Matters: Fathers and Role Modelling Around Alcohol
As a father, you are your child’s role model, shaping his/her view of the world and right and wrong. Observing your relationship with alcohol is part of your role modelling. What is your behaviour as a father teaching your child…
Education Matters: Parenting During a Pandemic
Parenting can be challenging at the best of times, but it may be particularly challenging during recent restrictions when children and teens are under your care 24/7. Tensions and anxieties can run high, so it is really important that you,…
Junior Cycle Students More Likely to Abstain or Delay Drinking with Early Education, Maynooth University Study Shows
Drinkaware, the national charity working to prevent and reduce alcohol misuse in Ireland, has published the findings of Year Two of its Alcohol Education Programme (AEP). This longitudinal study by Maynooth University tracks the experiences, attitudes and behaviours of almost…
Education Matters: School-based Alcohol Education Matters
With Irish children as young as 13 years having their first alcoholic drink and almost one in five 12-14-year-olds having reported being drunk1, the need to educate and inform young people about alcohol is a societal imperative and for Drinkaware,…