Data · dataset · 2026
Parental knowledge and experience of nurture groups: a mixed methods study
Listed in ZivaHub and Deakin Research Online and DMU Figshare and UCL Research Data Repository — shown once because both records carry DOI 10.17034/32633136.v1
Nurture groups, originally developed by Marjorie Boxall in 1969, are defined as an in-school resource for primary school children whose emotional, social, behavioural and educational needs cannot be met in a mainstream classroom.
Description
Boxall felt that the difficulties faced by these children stemmed from early years spent in homes which could not give them the nurturing they needed. The main premise of a nurture group is to interact with the pupil in a way that is appropriate for their developmental age, rather than their chronological age.
Previous research has suggested that nurture groups are an effective intervention and pre- and post-measures with pupils and information gathered from school staff have been encouraging. Less research has been carried out with families of children who attend nurture groups. This research seeks to explore parental knowledge and experience of nurture groups in Northern Ireland.
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The researcher utilised a pragmatic philosophical stance. This study employed a convergent, parallel mixed methods design. Participants were parents and carers whose child was attending or had attended a nurture group in Northern Ireland.
A link to a questionnaire was sent by the school, 21 participants completed the questionnaire. Interviews were conducted with 7 parents/carers whose child previously attended a nurture group in one school. Descriptive statistics were carried out on the quantitative phase of the study and Thematic Analysis was used to analyse the qualitative data.
The findings were combined and discussed in relation to previous research in the field. The findings were overwhelmingly positive.<br>
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Where it is published
- DOI doi.org/10.17034/32633136.v1 ↗
DOI / persistent id · from zivahub uct ac za
Catalogue records · 1
- OAI-PMH record api.figshare.com/v2/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_dc&identifier=oai%3Af… ↗
metadata API · from zivahub uct ac za
Topics
- From keywords
- Earth & Environmental Science · Earth & Environmental Science · Earth & Environmental Science · Earth & Environmental Science · Psychology & Behavioral Science · Psychology & Behavioral Science · Psychology & Behavioral Science · Psychology & Behavioral Science · Social Science · Social Science · Social Science · Social Science
Provenance · 4 source records, 16 field assertions
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|---|---|---|---|
| ZivaHub | oai:figshare.com:article/32633136 | 10 d ago | JSON v1 |
| Deakin Research Online | oai:figshare.com:article/32633136 | 10 d ago | JSON v1 |
| DMU Figshare | oai:figshare.com:article/32633136 | 10 d ago | JSON v1 |
| UCL Research Data Repository | oai:figshare.com:article/32633136 | 10 d ago | JSON v1 |
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