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York Street, Belfast Campus
BT15 1AP Belfast
United Kingdom
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Mark is a Lecturer in Community Youth Work, based in Belfast. He has been involved in the youth sector for 19 years, in the community voluntary sector. Prior to joining the team as Lecturer in 2017, Mark worked for Youth Initiatives NI and East Belfast Mission. Mark studied at UU as a postgraduate student from 2007 - 2009 and has since gone on to complete his MSc and PhD here at UU.
Mark is currently the Year Head for the year one, full time BSc students. He also coordinates Assessed Practice for levels 4 - 7 and the recruitment for the BSc Full Time Community Youth Work programme.
Mark currently represents the School of Applied Social and Policy Sciences on the Faculty Employability Committee and represents the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences on the University Employability Committee. He is currently undertaking his MEd in Higher Education Practice as part of the Centre for Professional Practice Enhancement at UU and is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Mark teaches across a range of modules for both Undergraduate and Postgraduate students. Mark is Module Coordinator for The Context of Youth Work module and all of the Assessed Practice Modules (Levels 4-7). Mark also teaches on the Ethical Leadership, Management and Supervision module and coordinates the Year One Professional Development Sessions.
Mark completed his PhD in July 2023. His PhD is entitled; 'Sacred Space, An Exploration into the Distinctiveness of Faith-Based Youth Work from a Christian Perspective in Northern Ireland'. This involved speaking to youth workers and young people about their experience of faith-based youth work. Mark is currently working on a number of publications from his PhD.
Mark is part of the Critical Voice NI Advisory Group, a website for writing on youth work practice. Click here for more: https://sites.google.com/view/youth-work-dialogue-ni/home
Mark is undertaking his MEd in Higher Education Practice as part of the Centre for Professional Practice Enhancement at UU and is a member of the Youth Work Educators Forum in Ireland.
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Senior Fellowship, Advance HE (Higher Education Academy)
Award Date: 9 Oct 2024
PhD, Sacred Space, An Exploration into the Distinctiveness of Faith-Based Youth Work from a Christian Perspective in Northern Ireland
Award Date: 11 Dec 2023
Master, Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education Practice
Award Date: 1 Jul 2019
Fellow, Advance HE (Higher Education Academy)
Award Date: 12 Feb 2019
Master, MSc in Community Youth Work
Award Date: 6 Jul 2010
Master, Postgraduate Diploma in Community Youth Work
Award Date: 8 Jul 2009
Board Member
Jun 2024 → …
External Examiner Mentor, University of East London
2023 → …
Board Member
Oct 2022 → …
External Examiner, Newman University
2021 → 2022
President, YMCA Ireland
Nov 2020 → Nov 2022
External Examiner, University of East London
Oct 2020 → …
Board Member, Streetbeat Youth Project
Jul 2020 → …
External Revalidation Panel Member, Newman University
Sept 2019
External Revalidation Panel Member, University of East London
2019 → 2020
Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
Research output: Working paper
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Hammond, M. (Recipient), Mc Ardle, E. (Recipient), Mc Feeters, M. (Recipient), Morgan, S. (Recipient), Scott-Mckinley, A. (Recipient), Neill, G. (Recipient), Friel, B. (Recipient) & Hamilton, A. (Recipient), Nov 2019
Prize
McFeeters, M. (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
McFeeters, M. (Visiting lecturer)
Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution
McFeeters, M. (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
McFeeters, M. (Member)
Activity: Membership › Membership of board
McFeeters, M. (Member)
Activity: Membership › Membership of network
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis