'Choose a job you love and you'll never have to work a day in your life' - Confucius
published opinion, articles, research and reports
Harkin, L. (2023). 'Towards the Professional Recognition of Guidance Counselling in Ireland" - an IGC National Executive Policy Paper, Institute of Guidance Counsellors, Dublin. https://igc.ie/ppwg-towards-the-professional-recognition-of-guidance-counselling-in-ireland/
Harkin, L. (2019). 'Feeder Schools Survey - what's the point?' - Letter to the Editor, The Irish Times, https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/feeder-schools-survey-what-is-the-point-1.4107298
Harkin, L. (2019). 'Great Danes' - article for NCGE's online Guidance Matters on a study visit to Denmark under Erasmus+ https://www.ncge.ie/sites/default/files/GM3-Europe%20in%20Practice-Danish%20Study%20visit.pdf
Harkin, L. (2017). In Pole Position: Medicine and Veterinary Medicine Studies in Poland for Irish Students. In Guideline, 46(3), 11-12. Dublin: IGC.
Harkin, L. (2016). Increased inequality: An analysis of Irish guidance counsellors’ perceptions of the impact of budgetary cutbacks across different school types, in Journal of the National Institute for Career Education and Counselling Canterbury: Christ Church University, UK.
Harkin, L. (2015). Research reveals schools shelving student care in favour of grades. In Education Matters Yearbook 2015-2016, 266-268. Dublin, Education Matters.
Harkin, L. (2013). Principals may need guidance on guidance. In Guideline, 41(3), 7-10. Dublin: IGC.
Harkin, L. (2012). Reading age and career choice: A cursory exploration of the readability and clarity of college prospectuses and CAO literature. In Guideline, 36(2), 3-4. Dublin: IGC.
Harkin, L. (2000). Final report of the 'School Guidance Review and Development Planning Pilot Project'. Dublin: NCGE.
Harkin, L. & McCarthy, J. (2000). 'Staying power: A colloquium on increasing retention rates in higher education'. Dublin: NCGE.
editor of NCGE News magazine
Harkin, L. (2000). NCGE News, Summer 2000, Issue 13 (Ed. ). Dublin: NCGE
Harkin, L. (2000). NCGE News, Spring 2000, Issue 12 (Ed. ). Dublin: NCGE
Harkin, L. (1999). NCGE News, Autumn 1999, Issue 11 (Ed. ). Dublin: NCGE
Dr Liam Harkin's doctoral research
A summary version of Liam's doctoral research paper "From Ex-Quota to In-Quota: An Analysis of Guidance Counsellors’ Perceptions of the Impact of 2012 Budgetary Cutbacks on their Care Work across Different School Types" is available to download from the following two links:
Social Science Research Network (SSRN)
The full thesis is available to download from Dublin City University Library
media articles citing Dr Liam Harkin's research
Fee-Paying Schools Miss the Worst of Cuts to Counselling - The Irish Times https://www.irishtimes.com/news/education/fee-paying-schools-miss-worst-of-cuts-to-counselling-1.2215799
Guidance Counselling Cuts Hit Religious Run Schools Hard - Irish Examiner http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/guidance-counselling-cuts-hit-religious-run-schools-hard-331498.html
Cuts in the Number of Guidance Counsellors Hit the Poor Hardest - The Irish Times https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/breda-o-brien-cuts-in-the-number-of-guidance-counsellors-hit-the-poor-hardest-1.2655297
Cuts to School Guidance Services - The Irish Times https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/cuts-to-school-guidance-services-1.2656618
current research activities
Founding member of the Research in Lifelong Guidance Group (RiLG) - https://sites.google.com/view/researchinlifelongguidance/home