scholarly journals Precarious Hope: Situated Perspectives on the COVID-19 Pandemic from Undergraduate Students in Manchester, UK

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caitlin Nunn ◽  
Chloe Germaine ◽  
Charlotte Ogden ◽  
Yasmin Miah ◽  
Jessica Marsh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Research Policy ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Family Networks ◽  
Unique Event ◽  
Gig Economy ◽  
Transnational Family ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Opening Up

AbstractThe COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on the lives of young people, transforming and disrupting education provision, employment opportunities, social practices, mobilities, and experiences of health and well-being. In the UK context, the pandemic can be understood as both a unique event and as a further addition to the intersecting crises—including austerity and Brexit—that are increasingly shaping and constraining youth experiences and aspirations and exacerbating precarity and inequality. In this article, seven undergraduate students from Manchester, UK, with two academic co-authors, employ a co-productive approach to reflect on our experiences of the pandemic. Our autoethnographic accounts draw attention to the situated effects of the pandemic, and its intersection with existing challenges and pressures, including the gig economy, mental and physical ill health, and transnational family networks. At the same time, our narratives capture a sense of precarious hope: hopefulness that is both a product of precarity and itself precarious, opening up new possibilities for collectively imagining and pursuing viable and meaningful futures in uncertain times. Supporting our endeavours requires the inclusion of youth voices in research, policy, and practice; work we begin here.

scholarly journals Should we give military families a break? A call for research on military family holidays

2021 ◽  
pp. bmjmilitary-2021-001844
Author(s):  
Nick Caddick ◽  
M Fossey
Keyword(s):  
Military Families ◽  
Research Policy ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Military Family ◽  
Policy Debate ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Tourism Studies ◽  
The Uk

While the well-being of the family unit is increasingly acknowledged (eg, in academic research, policy debate and podcast media) as central to the fitness and resilience of the Armed Forces, initiatives to support family well-being have been slow to emerge. One proposed means of support is the provision of holidays (whether abroad or ‘staycations’) to families who may be struggling to cope with stressors related to military life. Building on evidence from leisure and tourism studies, holidays are understood as providing benefits to family well-being, including rest and recuperation, respite from the stressors of everyday life, and building resilience and social capital. With a view to developing policy and practice, we suggest that research could meaningfully examine the use of holidays as a means of supporting military families. This article aims to stimulate debate regarding how families are supported within the UK Armed Forces.

scholarly journals Historical Racist Violence and Intergenerational Harms: Accounts from Descendants of Lynching Victims

2021 ◽  
Vol 694 (1) ◽  
pp. 78-91
Author(s):  
Shytierra Gaston
Keyword(s):  
African Americans ◽  
Research Policy ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Violent Event ◽  
History Of ◽  
Racialized Violence ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
The U.S

African Americans are disproportionately victimized by various forms of racialized violence. This long-standing reality is rooted in America’s history of racist violence, one manifestation being racial lynchings. This article investigates the long-term, intergenerational consequences of racial lynchings by centering the voices and experiences of victims’ families. The data comprise in-depth interviews with twenty-two descendants of twenty-two victims lynched between 1883 and 1972 in the U.S. South. I employed a multistage qualitative analysis, revealing three main domains of harmful impacts: psychological, familial, and economic. The findings underscore that racist violence has imposed harm beyond victims and for many decades and generations after the violent event. These long-term, intergenerational harms, especially if multiplied across countless incidents, can fundamentally impact the well-being of individuals, families, and communities as well as contribute to structural and macrolevel forces. Findings from this study have implications for research, policy, and practice, including efforts toward redress and reparations.

Towards a holistic conceptualisation of early childhood educators’ work-related well-being

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 265-281 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tamara Cumming ◽  
Sandie Wong
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Systems Theory ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Research Policy ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Ecological Systems ◽  
Early Childhood Educators ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Key Aspects

Both the concept of well-being and the work of early childhood educators are complex. To date, research concerning educators’ well-being has lacked a comprehensive conceptualisation that reflects these complexities. With increased research, policy and practice attention, a clearly articulated conceptualisation is now needed to guide empirical research and practical efforts to better support educators’ well-being. In this article, the authors draw on multidisciplinary perspectives to propose such a conceptualisation. Philosophical, psychological, physiological, organisational science and sociological sources are explored and critiqued for their relevance to early childhood educators’ well-being. Key aspects of these sources, and Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems theory, are brought together to argue for a morally anchored conceptualisation which acknowledges that educators’ well-being is indivisible from the contexts in which it is experienced.

scholarly journals Parent Abuse: Opening Up a Discussion of a Complex Instance of Family Power Relations

2010 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 579-589 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jerry Tew ◽  
Judy Nixon
Keyword(s):  
Social Policy ◽  
Family Violence ◽  
Professional Practice ◽  
Power Relations ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Parent Abuse ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Opening Up ◽  
The Way

In the UK, the issue of parent abuse remains an unacknowledged and under-researched form of family violence receiving little recognition within social policy and professional practice. This may in part be due to the way it transgresses conventional notions of family power relations in which children are seen as potential victims but not as perpetrators. In this paper, we develop a framework for analysing the complexity of family power relations and explore how these may inform the context in which parent abuse and victimisation occurs. This may help to inform constructive policy and practice responses to this issue.

scholarly journals […] you feel there’s nowhere left to go: the barriers to support among women who experience substance use and domestic abuse in the UK

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 57-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Fox
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Domestic Abuse ◽  
Research Policy ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Problematic Substance Use ◽  
Problematic Substance ◽  
The Uk

Purpose Domestic abuse victimisation is a common experience among women with problematic substance use, but support provision for both issues is siloed within the UK. Research on the topic focuses on practitioner responses, dominating women’s voices within research, policy and practice. As such, knowledge about women’s experiences of help-seeking is missing. This study therefore aims to fill a gap in knowledge by exploring the lived experiences of supporting seeking among women impacted by domestic abuse and substance use. Design/methodology/approach Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 12 women who had a history of co-occurring problematic substance use and domestic abuse. Influenced by interpretive phenomenological analysis and feminist research praxis, the study explored how women with dual needs navigated support and help seeking and the barriers they faced. Findings The women reported the biggest barrier was the disconnect between substance use and domestic abuse support, including a gap in the communication of information. This resulted in them having to choose which of their needs to seek support for. None of the women received support for their combined experiences, and most of the women never received support for their domestic abuse experiences alone. Originality/value This is the first piece of research from the UK to explore, in-depth, women’s journey through support for their co-occurring substance use and domestic abuse victimisation. Previous research has not consulted with women to understand how they navigate the complex support systems available. This paper is, therefore, important, because it demonstrates the journeys to services these women take and the barriers they have to overcome.

Arts, Health and Well-Being: A Critical Perspective on Research, Policy and Practice, Norma Daykin (2020)

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 231-234
Author(s):  
Jane Hearst
Keyword(s):  
Research Policy ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Critical Perspective ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Health And Well Being

Review of: Arts, Health and Well-Being: A Critical Perspective on Research, Policy and Practice, Norma Daykin (2020) Abingdon: Routledge, 90 pp., ISBN 978-0-36740-417-8, h/bk, £35.99

Acculturation and School Adjustment of Early-Adolescent Immigrant Boys and Girls in Germany: Conditions in School, Family, and Ethnic Group

2016 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 352-384 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maja K. Schachner ◽  
Fons J. R. Van de Vijver ◽  
Peter Noack
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Group ◽  
Behavioral Problems ◽  
Immigrant Students ◽  
Research Policy ◽  
Cultural Distance ◽  
School Adjustment ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Ethnic Discrimination ◽  
Early Adolescent ◽  
Policy And Practice

Navigating between cultures in addition to developmental changes and challenges in early adolescence can be difficult. We investigated school, family, and ethnic group as conditions for acculturation and school adjustment among early-adolescent boys and girls. Analyses were based on 860 mostly second- and third-generation immigrant students from 71 countries (50% male; Mage = 11.59 years), attending German secondary schools. Perceived support for inclusion and integration in school and family were associated with a stronger orientation toward both cultures (integration) and better adjustment (e.g., higher school marks, more well-being). Perceived cultural distance and ethnic discrimination were associated with a stronger ethnic and weaker mainstream orientation (separation), and lower adjustment. Boys perceived contextual conditions more negatively, had a weaker mainstream orientation, and showed more behavioral problems but did not differ from girls in the associations between contextual conditions and acculturation and adjustment. Implications for research, policy, and practice are discussed.

scholarly journals Rehabilitation in the United Kingdom: Research, Policy, and Practice

2002 ◽  
Vol 47 (7) ◽  
pp. 628-634 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank Holloway ◽  
Jerome Carson ◽  
Sarah Davis
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Government Policy ◽  
Research Policy ◽  
Psychosocial Interventions ◽  
Mental Illnesses ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Care Programme ◽  
The Uk

Objective: To review research, policy, and practice in psychiatric rehabilitation in the UK. Method: We undertook a literature review and review of government policy documents. Findings: Most individuals with severe, disabling mental illnesses are cared for by generic community mental health services under the Care Programme Approach (CPA). Current government policy requires the introduction of assertive outreach and early psychosis services and is highly consistent with the adoption of the recovery paradigm within UK mental health services. Research and development activities have demonstrated the success of the UK hospital-closure program and have contributed to the worldwide resurgence of interest in psychosocial interventions in psychosis. Conclusions: A need remains to focus research and practice on those who are most disabled by their illnesses and to improve the skills of the workforce in psychosocial interventions.

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