scholarly journals The AgeCap Conceptual Framework for Research on Capability in Ageing

2022 ◽  
pp. 9-17
Author(s):  
Therese Rydberg Sterner ◽  
Greta Häggblom-Kronlöf ◽  
Pia Gudmundsson
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Capability Approach ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Steering Committee ◽  
Freedom Of Choice ◽  
Target Groups ◽  
Common View ◽  
Research Fields ◽  
Graphic Illustration ◽  
The Capability Approach

AbstractThe overall goal of AgeCap is to contribute to increased wellbeing and participation in life for the older population. While there are several ways to meet this challenge, AgeCap has chosen the capability approach, which focuses on a subjective perceived health- and ability-related perspective, rather than on disease or disabilities. The understanding of capability used within the centre is based on the work of the philosopher and economist Amartya Sen, described as the individual’s ability to perform actions in order to reach goals he or she has reason to value (Sen A. The idea of justice. Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA, 2009). The capability approach focuses on what people are able to do and to be – their capabilities – and on their freedom of choice to perform those actions. AgeCap’s multidisciplinary setting was an opportunity to adopt the capability approach within its research. Nevertheless, it also created challenges in establishing a common view of what capability is, and how to apply the concept in collaborations across several different research fields. Thus, at an early stage during the setting up of the Centre, it was decided that a conceptual framework aiming to capture a shared view of capability in ageing should be developed. In addition, in order to facilitate the application of the capability approach within the research setting and make it more accessible to different target groups within society, it was later proposed that a graphic illustration of the AgeCap framework of capability should be created. This chapter describes the conceptual framework and graphic illustration that were developed by the Communication Group in collaboration with the Steering Committee, Principal Investigators, other researchers within AgeCap and the company Explain Artist. Central concepts include available resources, conversion factors, capability set, freedom of choice, goals of value and justice. The purpose of the conceptual framework is mainly to serve as a platform for researchers to use in any way they find relevant from their own perspective. Furthermore, the graphic illustration was developed in order to facilitate the application of the capability approach within AgeCap and make our research more accessible to society in order to dismantle the wall between researchers, older people and the general public.

scholarly journals The Capability Approach: Insights for a New Poverty Focus

2011 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 291-308 ◽  
Author(s):  
ROD HICK
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Capability Approach ◽  
The Many ◽  
Sen’S Capability Approach ◽  
The Capability Approach

AbstractThe concepts of poverty, social exclusion and deprivation are widely employed but often problematic. This paper discusses some problems with prominent interpretations of these concepts and how Amartya Sen's capability approach can provide a conceptual framework that can overcome these problems. It is argued that the capability approach can reflect the many ways that human lives are blighted and that it thus offers a promising framework for poverty analysis. Six insights for poverty analysis provided by the capability approach are discussed.

Collective responsibility in the workplace from a capability perspective

2012 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bénédicte Zimmermann
Keyword(s):  
Capability Approach ◽  
Collective Responsibility ◽  
Freedom Of Choice ◽  
Trade Unionism ◽  
Kollektives Handeln ◽  
New Challenges ◽  
Principles Of Justice ◽  
Développement Économique ◽  
The Capability Approach

The article shows how a shift in perspective results from use of the capability approach in evaluating corporate activity: instead of a narrow focus on economic development, attention is paid also to the human development dimension. The author puts forward a conception of professional development resulting from the combined exercise of different capabilities, of which she discusses three essential dimensions, namely, freedom of choice, empowerment and collective responsibility. On the basis of a case study, she analyses the forms and founding principles of collective responsibility as related to individual capabilities. She describes how these factors impact on workplace participation procedures, and outlines the principles of justice that they entail. More broadly, she shows the tensions and new challenges to trade unionism and collective action thrown up by the need to combine individual and collective voice. L’article montre le déplacement de perspective qu’induit le recours à l’approche par les capacités pour évaluer l’activité des entreprises: du strict développement économique à la prise en compte du développement humain. L’auteure avance une conception du développement professionnel comme résultant de l’exercice conjoint de différentes capacités dont elle discute trois dimensions essentielles: la liberté de choisir, le pouvoir d’agir et la responsabilité collective. A partir d’une étude de cas, elle analyse les formes et les fondements de la responsabilité collective mise en jeu par les capacités individuelles. Elle en relève les conséquences sur les procédures de participation dans l’entreprise et les principes de justice mis en œuvre. Plus largement, elle montre les tensions et les nouveaux défis qui en résultent pour le syndicalisme et l’action collective en vue de combiner « voice » individuelle et collective. Der Beitrag beschreibt den Perspektivenwechsel, der sich aus der Verwendung des Ansatzes der Verwirklichungschancen für die Bewertung der Unternehmenstätigkeiten ergibt: Die Tätigkeit eines Unternehmens wird demnach nicht nur unter dem Gesichtspunkt der wirtschaftlichen Entwicklung, sondern auch der menschlichen Entwicklung bewertet. Die Autorin schlägt ein Konzept der beruflichen Entwicklung vor, das sich aus der gleichzeitigen Wahrnehmung verschiedener Verwirklichungschancen ergibt, und erörtert die drei wichtigsten Dimensionen dieser Chancen: Wahlfreiheit, Handlungsmöglichkeit und kollektive Verantwortung. Anhand einer Fallstudie werden die Formen und Grundlagen der kollektiven Verantwortung, die sich aus den individuellen Verwirklichungschancen ergibt, untersucht. Die Autorin erläutert die daraus resultierenden Folgen für die Partizipationsverfahren im Unternehmen sowie die Gerechtigkeitsprinzipien, die dabei angewandt werden. In einem weiteren Kontext ergeben sich daraus Spannungen und neue Herausforderungen für die Gewerkschaftsbewegung und kollektives Handeln, um individuelle und kollektive “Voice” miteinander zu verknüpfen.

scholarly journals Internal and external aspects of freedom of choice in mental health: cultural and linguistic adaptation of the Hungarian version of the Oxford CAPabilities questionnaire—Mental Health (OxCAP-MH)

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Timea Mariann Helter ◽  
Ildiko Kovacs ◽  
Andor Kanka ◽  
Orsolya Varga ◽  
Janos Kalman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Outcome ◽  
Capability Approach ◽  
Outcome Measurement ◽  
English Version ◽  
Freedom Of Choice ◽  
Linguistic Differences ◽  
Hungarian Version ◽  
Health Outcome Measurement ◽  
The Capability Approach

Abstract Background A link between mental health and freedom of choice has long been established, in fact, the loss of freedom of choice is one of the possible defining features of mental disorders. Freedom of choice has internal and external aspects explicitly identified within the capability approach, but received little explicit attention in capability instruments. This study aimed to develop a feasible and linguistically and culturally appropriate Hungarian version of the Oxford CAPabilities questionnaire—Mental Health (OxCAP-MH) for mental health outcome measurement. Methods Following forward and back translations, a reconciled Hungarian version of the OxCAP-MH was developed following professional consensus guidelines of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research and the WHO. The wording of the questionnaire underwent cultural and linguistic validation through content analysis of cognitive debriefing interviews with 11 Hungarian speaking mental health patients in 2019. Results were compared with those from the development of the German version and the original English version with special focus on linguistic aspects. Results Twenty-nine phrases were translated. There were linguistic differences in each question and answer options due to the high number of inflected, affixed words and word fragments that characterize the Hungarian language in general. Major linguistic differences were also revealed between the internal and external aspects of capability freedom of choices which appear much more explicit in the Hungarian than in the English or German languages. A re-analysis of the capability freedom of choice concepts in the existing language versions exposed the need for minor amendments also in the English version in order to allow the development of future culturally, linguistically and conceptually valid translations. Conclusion The internal and external freedom of choice impacts of mental health conditions require different care/policy measures. Their explicit consideration is necessary for the conceptually harmonised operationalisation of the capability approach for (mental) health outcome measurement in diverse cultural and linguistic contexts.

Competenza ad agire insieme e senso di iniziativa: il tirocinio per attraversare i confini tra studio e lavoro

2020 ◽  
pp. 93-102
Author(s):  
Fabrizio d'Aniello
Keyword(s):  
Professional Growth ◽  
Capability Approach ◽  
Boundary Crossing ◽  
Methodological Framework ◽  
Knowledge Models ◽  
Internship Experience ◽  
Cultural Historical Activity ◽  
The University ◽  
And Training ◽  
The Capability Approach

The pre-eminent motivation behind this contribution lies in the intention to offer students of three-year degree course in education and training sciences and master's degree in pedagogical sciences of the University of Macerata a further support than those already existing, aimed at expanding the educational meaningfulness of the internship experience. The main criticality of such experience is connected with the difficulty in translating knowledge, models, ideas into appropriate activities. This notably refers to the conceptual and educational core of the sense of initiative and entrepreneurship and, consistently, to the skill to act. Therefore, after a deepening of the sense of initiative and entrepreneurship, followed by related pedagogical reflections based on the capability approach, the paper presents an operative proposal aimed at increasing young people's possibilities of action and supporting their personal and professional growth. With regard to this training proposal, the theoretical and methodological framework refers to the third generation cultural historical activity theory and to the tool of the boundary crossing laboratory, variant of the change laboratory

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