Defining well-being in community development from the ground up: a case study of participant and practitioner perspectives

被引:6
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作者
Coburn, Annette [1 ]
Gormally, Sinead [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ West Scotland, Community Educ, Paisley, Renfrew, Scotland
[2] Univ Glasgow, Community Dev, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
关键词
POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY;
D O I
10.1093/cdj/bsy048
中图分类号
F0 [经济学]; F1 [世界各国经济概况、经济史、经济地理]; C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号
0201 ; 020105 ; 03 ; 0303 ;
摘要
The concept of well-being is part of an inter-disciplinary agenda for health improvement and human flourishing, critiqued as a superficial `solution' to structural inequality (Friedli, L. (2003) Mental Health Improvement 'concepts and definitions': briefing Paper for the National Advisory Group, Scottish Executive, Edinburgh; White, S. C. (2010) Analysing wellbeing a framework for development practice, Development in Practice, 20 (2), 158-172). This article discusses an evaluation of three health promoting community projects, over a two-year period. The study identifies important features for understanding well-being at grassroots, community and practice levels. Local people had viable and holistic perceptions of well-being that helped them reflect on their current contexts. Practitioners tended to have a more limited conceptualization by associating wellbeing with mental health or community safety. Consideration of findings identified five conditions of wellbeing for community development practice: creating a sense of community; strong volunteering ethos; networking and partnership working; positive language; enhanced relationships. Applying these findings in practice helped to create a new reflective grid, incorporating seven elements of well-being. Participants found this grid easy to use and affirming in facilitating reflection on their personal well-being. This was also beneficial for community practitioners, who were not clinically qualified, to facilitate reflective learning at grassroots level. Analysis of this research enables a conclusion to be drawn to suggest that well-being is a valuable construct in unifying community development.
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页码:237 / 257
页数:21
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