Ms Mihaela Manole
Implementation Research Fellow
Centre for Excellence for Children's Care and Protection
Personal statement
I am a social scientist with experience in research, policy and programme development in relation to vulnerable children and young people, citizenship and participation. In my current role, I focus on promoting the use of evidence in policy formulation and supporting capacity building in the use of data for improvement. I am building expertise in supporting the operationalisation of effective practices and the development of measurements that will allow for the assessment of fidelity and outcomes relating to those practices.
I am working within CELCIS, supporting 'Protecting Children' Team and 'Addressing Neglect and Enhancing Wellbeing' work. Previous experience includes Save the Children Romania and the European Agency for Fundamental Rights.
Publications
- Observing high quality children's residential care : reflecting on an implementation approach
- Manole Mihaela, Quinn Laura, Watson Gemma
- Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care Vol 24, pp. 174-180 (2025)
- Children's Services Reform Research : Learning and Implications for Scotland: Concluding Report
- Ottaway Heather, McTier Alex, Manole Mihaela, Anderson Micky, Porter Robert, Scott Jane, Young Emma, Fowler Nadine, Soraghan Joanna, McIver Leanne, Anderson Carol Ann, Mackinnon Kate
- (2023)
- Children's Services Reform Research : Scotland's Children's Services Landscape: The Views and Experiences of the Children's Services Workforce
- McTier Alex, Manole Mihaela, Scott Jane, Young Emma, Fowler Nadine, McIver Leanne, Anderson Carol Ann, Porter Robert, Ottaway Heather
- (2023)
- Residential care as an alternative care option : a review of literature within a global context
- Giraldi Miriana, Mitchell Fiona, Porter Robert Benjamin, Reed Douglas, Jans Valérie, McIver Leanne, Manole Mihaela, McTier Alexander
- Child & Family Social Work Vol 27, pp. 825-837 (2022)
- https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.12929
- Building decision support data systems for new programmes in settings where implementation science is new : lessons from Scotland
- McTier Alex, Manole Mihaela
- Global Implementation Conference 2021 - Addressing Equity in Implementation (2021)
- Child Participation in Child Protection Processes : Child Protection Committees Self-Evaluation
- Manole Mihaela, Ingram Jillian
- (2019)
Professional Activities
- Supporting and Implementing Change in Residential Childcare
- Speaker
- 10/11/2022
- Scottish Government (External organisation)
- Member
- 1/9/2022
- Family Group Decision Making (FGDM) Steering Group (Scotland) (External organisation)
- Member
- 23/4/2021
- Case Review Oversight Group (External organisation)
- Member
- 1/10/2019
- Global Implementation Conference (Event)
- Member
- 11/10/2018
Projects
- Children's Services Transformational Change Programme
- Paterson, Steven (Principal Investigator) Byrne, Deborah (Co-investigator) Doull, Kirsty (Co-investigator) Hanley, Emma Mairi (Co-investigator) Manole, Mihaela (Co-investigator) McMeeking, Joanne (Co-investigator) Moody, Catherine (Co-investigator) Ottaway, Heather (Co-investigator) Smith, Holly (Co-investigator) Van Dyke, Melissa (Co-investigator)
- 05-Jan-2023 - 31-Jan-2026
- Children's Services Reform Research study
- Ottaway, Heather (Principal Investigator) Porter, Robert Benjamin (Co-investigator) McTier, Alexander (Co-investigator) Anderson, Micky (Co-investigator) Young, Emma (Co-investigator) McIver, Leanne (Co-investigator) Fowler, Nadine (Co-investigator) Mackinnon, Kate (Co-investigator) Soraghan, Joanna (Co-investigator) Manole, Mihaela (Co-investigator)
- A research project commissioned by Scottish Government with the aim of gathering evidence to inform decision-making about how best to deliver children's services in Scotland in light of the proposed introduction of the National Care Service
- 01-Jan-2022 - 31-Jan-2023
- The Journey of the Scottish Adoption Therapy Centre: Learning and Reflections
- Manole, Mihaela (Principal Investigator) Young, Emma (Researcher)
- Learning effort which explored the views and experiences of adopted children and young people, parents and practitioners regarding the journey of the Scottish Adoption Therapy Centre. Commissioned by Scottish Adoption.
- 23-Jan-2020 - 19-Jan-2020
Contact
Ms
Mihaela
Manole
Implementation Research Fellow
Centre for Excellence for Children's Care and Protection
Email: mihaela.manole@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 444 8570