The Role of Grandparents in Childcare in Ireland: Towards a Research Agenda

This paper discusses the role of grandparents in informal childcare in Ireland. It considers how recent demographic change and government policy on childcare have the potential to place greater pressures on the provision of grandparent childcare. It illustrates research literature that has examined...

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Main Authors: Michelle Share, Liz Kerrins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Social Care Ireland 2009-01-01
Series:Irish Journal of Applied Social Studies
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Online Access:http://arrow.dit.ie/ijass/vol9/iss1/5/