scholarly journals Benefits and Limitations of Eliciting the Well-Being Views of Two-Four Year Olds Living in a Low-Income Area in England

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martina Street
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Integrative Approach ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Social Constructions ◽  
The Past ◽  
Mosaic Approach ◽  
Children’S Views ◽  
Do So

Abstract This paper reports findings from a small-scale qualitative study exploring the views of two - four year olds about their well-being. While interest in children’s views about their well-being has been increasing over the past couple of decades, the views of young children are under-researched, particularly those living in low-income areas. Deficit social constructions of young children and their capacities to ‘express’ (usually understood as ‘verbalise’) ‘reasoned’ (usually understood as ‘cognitive’) views have largely fuelled their exclusion. The study involved 18 young children living in one of England’s most economically disadvantaged areas. Data were generated with children by using the Mosaic Approach, comprising multiple creative methods. The findings suggest that young children conceptualise their well-being in the here-and-now; they enjoy opportunities to be social and to participate in activities and decisions that affect them. However, while it may be beneficial to young children’s sense of well-being to acknowledge their agency, and to treat their views with respect, it may be more beneficial to them to do so by also recognising their ‘mutuality of being’. In this sense, eliciting the views of young children about their well-being is not only under-researched, but under-socialised and de-historicised. The paper concludes by proposing an integrative approach to well-being, which neither privileges nor abstracts children from their social and material contexts.

“Fête de la Soupe”: rural identity, self-representation, and the(re)-making of the village in France

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 296-314 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hélène B. Ducros
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Rural Setting ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Rural Identity ◽  
Organizational Challenges ◽  
The Past ◽  
Rural France ◽  
The Village ◽  
Do So

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore a grassroot festival in rural France organized around the concept of soup. The annual fête de la soupe held in a village in Auvergne provides a small-scale example of the ways in which space, time and festivalization interact in placemaking. Design/methodology/approach Ethnographic research highlights the motivations and experiences of the organizers and volunteer-participants, as well as some of the organizational challenges. Findings Revealing that the profit motive and economic outcomes are not dominant, this paper shows instead that the fête constitutes a space of relation-building between place and people, between people themselves and an introspective moment over the past and future of place as “rural”. While preserving rurality symbolized and mediated by the exchange of soup as the ultimate peasant dish, the festival is also an opportunity for villagers to revitalize the rural and showcase it as a place of creativity. Originality/value The study addresses the experience of volunteers and organizers in festivals, uses qualitative methods to do so and focuses on festivals in the rural setting, filling three gaps identified by others in the literature.

scholarly journals Older People, Mobility and Transport in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Review of the Research

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (21) ◽  
pp. 6157 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Gorman ◽  
Sion Jones ◽  
Jeffrey Turner
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The State ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Knowledge Gaps ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Low And Middle Income

Older populations are rising globally, which in high-income countries has helped to generate a growing literature on the impact of ageing on travel requirements and transport policy. This article aims to provide an initial assessment of the state of knowledge on the impact on transportation policy and usage of the increasing numbers of older people in low- and middle-income countries (LAMICs), through a review of the literature relating to older people and transportation. As both the academic and policy/practice-related literature specifically addressing ageing and transport in LAMICs is limited, the study looks beyond transportation to assess the state of knowledge regarding the ways in which older people’s mobility is affected by issues, such as health, well-being, social (dis)engagement and gender. We find significant knowledge gaps, resulting in an evidence base to support the implementation of policy is lacking. Most research in low-income countries (LICs) is either broad quantitative analysis based on national survey data or small-scale qualitative studies. We conclude that, although study of the differing contexts of ageing in LAMICs as they relate to older people’s mobilities and transport use has barely begun, institutions which both make and influence policymaking recognise the existence of significant knowledge gaps. This should provide the context in which research agendas can be established.

Primary Care Physicians' Discussion of Emotional Distress and Patient Satisfaction

2007 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 331-345 ◽  
Author(s):  
Revital Gross ◽  
Shuli Brammli-Greenberg ◽  
Hava Tabenkin ◽  
Jochanan Benbassat
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Patient Satisfaction ◽  
Emotional Distress ◽  
Family Physician ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Satisfaction With Care ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Family ◽  
Patient Satisfaction With Care

Objectives: To assess: a) the prevalence and determinants of self-reported emotional distress in the Israeli population; b) the rate of self-reported discussion of emotional distress with family physicians; and c) the association between such discussions and patient satisfaction with care. Method: Design: Retrospective, cross-sectional survey that was conducted through structured telephone interviews in Hebrew, Arabic, and Russian. This study was part of a larger study assessing patients' perceptions of the quality of health services. Participants: A representative sample of 1,849 Israeli citizens aged 22 to 93 (response rate: 84%). Independent variables: Gender, age, ethnicity (spoken language), education, income, self-reported chronic disease, self-reported episode(s) of emotional distress during the last year, and having discussed emotional distress with the family physician. Outcome measure: satisfaction with care. Results: 28.4% reported emotional distress and 12.5% reported discussion of emotional distress with a primary care physician in the past year. Logistic regression identified female gender, Arab ethnicity, low income, and chronic illness as independent correlates of emotional distress. These as well as Russian speakers and having experienced emotional distress during the past year were identified as independent correlates of discussion of emotional distress with the family physician. Patients who reported discussion of emotional distress with their family physician were significantly more satisfied with care. Conclusions: Encouraging physicians to detect and discuss emotional distress with their patients may increase patient satisfaction with care, and possibly also improve patients' well-being and reduce health care costs.

scholarly journals Using Mobile Banking Services to Improve Financial Access for the Poor: Lessons from Kenya, the Philippines, the United States, Haiti, and India

2011 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kanika Metre
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Business Models ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Mobile Banking ◽  
Banking Services ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Poor

As the number of mobile phone subscriptions has rapidly expanded in developing countries, so too has the use of mobile phones to facilitate small-scale financial transactions around the world. Microfinance experts have recognized these mobile banking services as a means for expanding access to financial services among poor and low-income populations. Innovations over the past few years have proven that mobile network operators and banks can cooperate to create successful business models for mobile banking services. Recognizing this success, this paper further explores the ways in which private sector, public sector, and non-profit sector actors can and should collaborate to meet the financial service needs of the poor through innovations in mobile banking. Case studies from Kenya, the Philippines, the United States, Haiti, and India provide relevant lessons on how these collaborations have succeeded or failed in the past.

Listening to Young Children: Experts in Their Own Lives

2005 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alison Clark ◽  
June Statham
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Service Planning ◽  
Children’S Perspectives ◽  
Adults And Children ◽  
Mosaic Approach ◽  
Important People ◽  
Children’S Views ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Early Childhood Institutions

Most existing literature on children's participation has focused on their involvement in service planning, delivery and evaluation rather than on children's views of their own world, starting from their interests and concerns. Few studies have considered the views and experiences of young children (under five years old). One of the barriers to this work has been uncertainty about ‘how to listen’ to children at this age. Alison Clark and June Statham explore the Mosaic approach, a methodology for listening to young children that brings together verbal and visual tools to reveal young children's perspectives. The material produced by the children provides a platform for communication between adults and children. Examples are given from two research studies that took place in early childhood institutions in the UK. These illustrate how young children used cameras and participatory activities such as tours and map-making to highlight important people, places and events and to share their views with adults. The discussion focuses on the possible applications of this approach for young children who experience fostering and adoption, including the potential for young children to document and to communicate the important details of their present as well as past lives.

scholarly journals On autonomy support : low-income mothers' parenting of young children in contemporary China and the U.S.

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Su-Russell Chang
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Autonomy Support ◽  
Well Being ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
Parental Autonomy Support ◽  
Chinese Mothers ◽  
Parental Autonomy ◽  
Low Income Mothers ◽  
The U.S

According to self-determination theory (Deci and Ryan, 2002), autonomy is conceptualized as a sense of volition or agency. Much research indicates that parental autonomy support contributes to children's well-being and academic achievement among middle-class families with school age children or adolescents (Lekes, Gingars, Philippe, Koestner, and Fang, 2010; NICHD, 2004; 2008; Niemiec et al., 2006). Research is scarce in understanding low-income parents' autonomy support and autonomy restriction behaviors with preschool children. It is also unclear whether and how parents support or restrict children's autonomy in various caregiving contexts, such as during mealtimes and pre-academic activities. This study helps address this topic via a mixed method design. Scenario-based interviews were conducted with 40 low-income mothers in the U.S. and China (nU.S. = 20, nChina = 20), followed by administration of Perceived Parental Autonomy Support Scale (P-PASS; Mageau et al., 2015). U.S. mothers and Chinese mothers were similar in terms of level of autonomy support and restriction. In addition, both U.S. and Chinese mothers', levels of autonomy support and restrictions differed across the four caregiving scenarios. The study thus identified how specific caregiving contexts may elicit specific autonomy supportive and autonomy restrictive behaviors by low-income mothers with young children in the U.S. and China.

EXPRESS: Enabling and Cultivating Wiser Consumption: The Roles of Marketing and Public Policy

2020 ◽  
pp. 074391562097540
Author(s):  
Lucie K. Ozanne ◽  
Jason Stornelli ◽  
Michael Luchs ◽  
David Mick ◽  
Julia Bayuk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Common Good ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Marketing Mix ◽  
Government Policies ◽  
Integrative Approach ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Common ◽  
Do So

Contemporary consumers, societies, and ecologies face many challenges to well-being. Consumer researchers have responded with new attention to what engenders happiness and flourishing, particularly as a function of consuming more wisely. Consumer wisdom has been conceptualized as the pursuit of well-being through the application of six interrelated dimensions: Responsibility, Purpose, Flexibility, Perspective, Reasoning, and Sustainability (Luchs, Mick, and Haws 2020). However, up to now, the roles of marketing management and government policies with respect to enabling and supporting consumer wisdom have not been thoroughly and systematically considered. To do so, we adopt an integrative approach based on a range of theoretical and empirical insights from both wisdom research in the social sciences and in consumer research. We weave those insights into the stages of an expanded version of the circular economy model of the value cycle, within which we also include the traditional four Ps of the marketing mix. This approach allows us to identify how marketing practices and public policies can enable and support consumer wisdom, resulting in advancements to well-being and the common good as well as restorations to the missions and reputations of business and government.

Standpoints on quality: Listening to children in Verona, Italy

2012 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 19-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deborah Harcourt ◽  
Valentina Mazzoni
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Rights Of The Child ◽  
Mosaic Approach ◽  
Children’S Views ◽  
Early Childhood Settings ◽  
Children’S Accounts

EARLY CHILDHOOD RESEARCH and policy, globally, are focusing increasingly on issues of ‘quality’ in early childhood education. However, much of the focus to date has been on adult notions of quality, with little attention being devoted to children's accounts. Conducted in the context of early childhood education in Verona, Italy, this study offers children's views of quality in two early childhood classrooms. Informed by the participation mandates of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UN, 1989) and a sociological conceptualisation of child competences (Mayall, 2002; Smith, 2007), the research methodology draws on the mosaic approach (Clark & Moss, 2001) whereby children's photography, mapping and conversations were used to represent indices of the quality of their early childhood settings. The data in this study was generated with the understanding that young children are competent to articulate their ideas by using a range of symbolic literacies. The children formed opinions about their prior-to-school experience, particularly about their teachers, and gave a clear and articulate indication of what constitutes good quality. The findings point to the importance young children place on their relationships with their teachers, and the moral, ethical and social justice implications. In conclusion, the study calls for those engaged with children, particularly teachers, to take affirmative action on children's contributions to our understanding of quality.

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