scholarly journals Introduction: Defining and Theorising Key Concepts of Resilience and Well-Being and Arts-Based Research

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Georgina Barton ◽  
Loraine McKay ◽  
Susanne Garvis ◽  
Viviana Sappa
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Arts Based Research ◽  
Key Concepts

Meditation in Prison

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine M. Auty
Keyword(s):  
Substance Misuse ◽  
Research Evidence ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Wellbeing ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Key Concepts ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Vipassana Meditation ◽  
Prison Studies

In recent years interest in the use of meditation programs in prison has grown considerably, yet empirical research evidence for their effectiveness has been slower to accumulate. This chapter explores the application of meditation programs that take place within prison walls and evaluates their effectiveness in three key areas: (i) mental health and psychological wellbeing; (ii) substance misuse; (iii) and reoffending behavior. Evidence from prison studies, most of them conducted in the USA, is reviewed with a focus on their effectiveness. The philosophical and historical context of meditation is taken into account, and key concepts and definitions are critiqued. The chapter explores the meditation practices that are most often found in prison, such as Transcendental Meditation, mindfulness, and Vipassana meditation. It examines meditation’s role as an adjunct therapy in the treatment of substance misuse disorders and more general applications that aim to enhance well-being. The limitations of current studies together with directions for future research are also discussed.

Existentialism and Higher Education: A Renewed Intersection in Well-Being

2020 ◽  
pp. 002216782091723
Author(s):  
Glen Lewis Sherman
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Focal Point ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Humanistic Psychology ◽  
Existential Philosophy ◽  
Nichomachean Ethics ◽  
Individual Health ◽  
Key Concepts ◽  
Self Discovery ◽  
Sense Of Justice

Enhanced well-being for students, staff, and faculty has become a focal point on many campuses across North America. Well-being promotion tends to focus on the “wellness” half of well-being, practices related to individual health, stress-management, enhanced coping, and environmental conditions. These efforts, while significant, address the symptoms, not the root causes of what has led to the degree of experienced un-wellness or ill-being. What has not yet been adequately articulated in well-being theory, as applied to the higher education setting, is a focus on the “being” half of the well-being phrase, how higher education is connected to a student’s subjectivity and the meanings they give to the objective world. This article proposes a conception of well-being in higher education that stems from existential philosophy and humanistic psychology, as well as key concepts from Aristotle’s Nichomachean Ethics. Higher education is seen as a place where students’ self-discovery informs their approach to knowledge and learning, as well as their development of an ethical sense of justice and the rights of others in the educational community. Well-being is in this way rendered more fully.

scholarly journals Realities and prospects of using green technologies in Kazakhstan

2020 ◽  
Vol 159 ◽  
pp. 07002
Author(s):  
Galiya Sansyzbayeva ◽  
Laura Ashirbekova ◽  
Kuralay Nurgaliyeva ◽  
Zhuldyz Ametova ◽  
Arailym Asanova
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Natural Capital ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Green Economy ◽  
Stages Of Development ◽  
Green Technologies ◽  
Minimal Impact ◽  
Key Concepts ◽  
Innovative Approaches

The particular relevance of the study of issues related to global crises is determined by the fact that although they affect the whole of humanity as a whole, the least economically and socially protected layers of the population in the whole world suffer from their consequences. That is why the key concepts of a green economy are natural capital and the ecosystem services it provides. The main priorities of the green economy concept are to increase the well-being of society with minimal impact on the environment. The article discusses the theoretical aspects of the implementation of the concept of “green” economy in Kazakhstan. The main directions of the “green” economy are highlighted and the results of the transition to a green economy are analyzed. The main stages of development of green economy in Kazakhstan are described. The problems of Kazakhstan’s transition to a “green” course of economic development are studied and the need for innovative approaches in the development of green technologies in the country is substantiated.

scholarly journals Co-Interviewing in Qualitative Social Research: Prospects, Merits and Considerations

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. 160940692110549
Author(s):  
Stefania Velardo ◽  
Sam Elliott
Keyword(s):  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Doctoral Students ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Social Research ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Qualitative Social Research ◽  
Key Concepts ◽  
Unique Approach ◽  
Asking Questions

In this paper, we seek to open a dialogue about the approach of co-interviewing, which, to our surprise, has not received much attention in the realm of qualitative social research. The co-interviewing approach stands apart from ‘multiple’ interviewing, in which two or more researchers are tasked with conducting interviews in a single research study. Instead, this approach involves two researchers actively taking part in the same interview. In a qualitative grounded theory study that sought to explore doctoral students’ emotional well-being, we adopted the approach of co-interviewing each of our participants. This process involved us sharing the responsibilities of asking questions, probing, note taking and making observations. Our experience has led us to critically examine this unique approach to interviewing, and here, in this paper, we offer insights about its potential to enhance the generation of data and the research process. In doing so, we draw on literature, whilst reflecting on key concepts including power, reflexivity and well-being, by considering the positions of participants and researchers alike.

scholarly journals Key concepts in providing patient-centered care

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aaron Bechtold ◽  
Suzanne Fredericks
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Patient Centered Care ◽  
Patient Centered ◽  
Know How ◽  
Key Concepts ◽  
Centered Care ◽  
Health And Well Being

In patient-centered care, the patient’s values, beliefs, and preferences regarding overall health and well-being are incorporated into the plan of care and implementation of all care-related activities. Most nurses are familiar with the concept of patient-centered care but may not know how to integrate this concept effectively into practice. This article presents an overview of patient-centered care and explains how to integrate it clinically, focusing on specific strategies. To apply patient-centered care to your clinical practice, you need to consider the five essential concepts below.

scholarly journals Halal hospitality for senior citizens in Malaysia: An analytical study from Islamic perspective

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmad Syarief Fadhli ◽  
Raudlotul Firdaus Fatah Yasin ◽  
Syamilah Heng Kamal Koh
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Analytical Study ◽  
Senior Citizens ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Inductive Method ◽  
Morbidity Rate ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Islamic Perspective ◽  
Key Concepts

Malaysia, as reported by the Department of Statistics Malaysia, will be an ageing nation by 2035. Yet, the rapid increasing population of the elderly in tandem with the decreasing fertility and morbidity rate causes imbalance in the society’s structure. The elderly is often perceived negatively because of the stereotype and it affects their physical and mental health. This study tries to define the meaning of elderly from the Islamic perspective and attempts to provide the halal key concepts as guidelines to improve the hospitality after analyzing the caretaking system in Malaysia using deductive and inductive method. This research hypothesized that the current caretaking system is progressing, but more drastic initiatives is needed to achieve a wholesome objective for elderly well-being from Islamic perspective.

Arts-Based Research Across the Lifespan and Its Contribution to Resilience and Well-Being

2020 ◽  
pp. 339-346
Author(s):  
Loraine McKay ◽  
Georgina Barton ◽  
Viviana Sappa ◽  
Susanne Garvis
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Arts Based Research

Women's Lives, Well-Being, and Community

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 211-233 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maggie O'Neill ◽  
Susan Mansaray ◽  
Janice Haaken
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Participatory Action ◽  
Arts Based Research ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Support Organization ◽  
Women's Lives ◽  
Participatory Arts ◽  
Collaborative Knowledge

This paper discusses a participatory arts-based research project undertaken with a refugee support organization in the United Kingdom, the Regional Refugee Forum North East (RRFNE), and a local women's group. The project used photography, storytelling, and walking methods to explore ways of seeing women's lived experiences, well-being, and sense of community in the context of their lives in the North East of England. Arts-based biographical methods, predominantly photo-walks, were undertaken within a participatory action research frame. Together the women cocreated a collective story that involved collaborative knowledge production as well as corporeal attunement and empathic witnessing through walking their stories of living in the North East of England.

scholarly journals Pilinahā: An Indigenous Framework for Health

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_2) ◽  
pp. 32-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharon Kaʻiulani Odom ◽  
Puni Jackson ◽  
David Derauf ◽  
Megan Kiyomi Inada ◽  
Andrew H Aoki
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health System ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Indigenous Community ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Urban Neighborhood ◽  
Key Concepts ◽  
Growing Body

ABSTRACT This article speaks to the abundance and wisdom of indigenous community members in Kalihi, an urban neighborhood in Honolulu, Hawaii. Its findings result from community members sharing their stories of health, health care, and healing. These stories evolved into a distinct framework for health—Pilinahā or the Four Connections Framework. Pilinahā addresses 4 vital connections that people typically seek to feel whole and healthy in their lives: connections to place, community, past and future, and one's better self. This article describes the origins, intent, key concepts, and implementation of this framework. By doing so, the authors hope to add to the growing body of work on community and indigenous well-being, further the dialogue with other indigenous communities, and collectively foster a more meaningful and effective health system for all.

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