scholarly journals Worship Experiences of Black Families at Dementia-Friendly Churches: A Multiple-Case Study Design

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 519-519
Author(s):  
Fayron Epps ◽  
Janelle Gore ◽  
Mayra Sainz ◽  
Glenna Brewster
Keyword(s):  
Family Member ◽  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Protective Factor ◽  
Multiple Case Study ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Black Families ◽  
Care Plans ◽  
Worship Services ◽  
Multiple Case

Abstract Literature supports the significance of religiosity as a protective factor to promote well-being for Black families facing dementia; However, minimum reports exist on the worship experiences of these families. The purpose of this multiple-case study was to report the experiences of Black families facing dementia who attended worship services at dementia-friendly churches. Data were collected through participant observations of family caregivers (n = 4) and persons living with dementia ( n = 4) during worship services and semi-structured interviews with the family caregivers over six months. Data were analyzed case by case followed by a cross-case analysis. Four overarching themes emerged: welcoming church culture, the significance of support with differences in perceived and actual support, engagement during worship service, and connectedness between the caregiver and their family member living with dementia. Family caregivers reported that their family member with dementia was attentive and expressed moments of clarity during and immediately after worship services. Religious worship can play an essential role in the quality of life among Black families affected by dementia. Health practitioners are encouraged to acknowledge the influences of religion among dementia families and integrate religious practices within interdisciplinary care plans and programs.

scholarly journals Risks Perceived by Frail Male Patients, Family Caregivers and Clinicians in Hospital: Do they Change after Discharge? A Multiple Case Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Véronique Provencher ◽  
Monia D’Amours ◽  
Chantal Viscogliosi ◽  
Manon Guay ◽  
Dominique Giroux ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Multiple Case Study ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
Male Patients

scholarly journals Disclosure of Social-Economic Value in the Social Enterprise. Stimuli from an Italian Multiple Case Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 53
Author(s):  
Antonietta Cosentino
Keyword(s):  
Economic System ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Multiple Case Study ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Social Value ◽  
The Social ◽  
Multiple Case

The growing interest in the financial, social and environmental sustainability of all organizations as a whole, as well as the growing sentiment for their responsibility towards the community, lead organizations to face the challenge of evaluating and communicating their non-financial performance through the social accounting. The issue assumes a peculiar meaning within social enterprises (SEs) aimed at pursuing the general interest. In these organizations, the disclosure of the value created for both internal and social stakeholder raises to rank of survival condition because the development, reputation and credibility of the SEs are closely linked to the institution's ability to reach and communicate externally the social value created. This work aims to highlight the peculiar resources of the SEs and demonstrate that, in most cases, they allow SEs to achieve financial sustainability. Social and economic value will be assessed and the share of income that cannot be distributed, regardless of the relevant regulatory provisions, will be emphasized. To achieve these goals, a multiple case study is used to measure the value added distributed to internal and external stakeholders by adapting Mook model to SEs. The results show that volunteering and donations contribute not only to the social value generated by SEs but to their economic sustainability as well, being considered as the engine of development of the economic system as a whole. This paper contributes to the literature by focusing on the contribution of liberalities and volunteering to consolidate the financial structure of the SE and to development of the economic system as a whole.

scholarly journals Discourse and Reflection Competencies Developed by Student Teachers through Repeated Children’s Book Read Alouds: A Multiple Case Study

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clodie Tal
Keyword(s):  
Student Teachers ◽  
Developmental Trajectories ◽  
Group Analysis ◽  
Multiple Case Study ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Book Reading ◽  
Case Study Methodology ◽  
Children's Book ◽  
Multiple Case

This paper describes the development of discourse and reflection competencies by three early-age student teachers through repeated children’s book reading (RCBR) in small, heterogeneous groups. The students were enrolled in a four-track, early-education preparation program at Levinsky College of Education in Israel. Research based on a multiple-case-study methodology, focused on an analysis of the students’ interpretation of and reflections on the transcripts of the discourse throughout the three years of their fieldwork. Findings indicate that, over the three years, all three students relaxed their control of the discourse, allowing for more continuous literary discourse among the children. Differences in the developmental trajectories of the three students were manifested in the extent to which literary understanding and distinctive interpretations by the children were emphasized. Over the three years, all three students also developed a genuine concern for the children’s well-being and participation in the group. Analysis of the students’ protocols yielded a tentative formulation of milestones in the development of discourse and reflection competencies through teaching preparation studies.

scholarly journals Family caregivers' advocacy in voluntary stopping of eating and drinking: A holistic multiple case study

Nursing Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jasmin Eppel‐Meichlinger ◽  
Sabrina Stängle ◽  
Hanna Mayer ◽  
André Fringer
Keyword(s):  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Multiple Case Study ◽  
Multiple Case

scholarly journals The Role of Local Community Associations as Intermediaries: A Multiple Case Study in A Rural Area

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pratiwi Pratiwi
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Multiple Case Study ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Community Associations ◽  
Tourism Product ◽  
Multiple Case

<p>Intermediary actors in rural areas are expected to stimulate not only economic growth but also social inclusion. The studies of innovation intermediaries in rural areas are under-researched. This study investigates the role, capabilities, and the outcome of the engagement of local community associations as intermediaries in different sectors such as agriculture, food processing, and tourism product. This study describes the way innovation promotes rural development. This research employs a multiple case study method and analyzes data triangulation. The interviews have indicated that intermediaries in different sectors need to play different roles due to their sector drivers, stakeholders, and challenges. This study also describes the outcome of the engagement of the intermediaries in increasing well-being, trust among stakeholders, and local people capability to innovate. Further, the study draws policy recommendations for the governments to enhance the skills and impact of the intermediaries, including collaborations, proposal competition, annual awards, organizational learning, training, and benchmarking.</p>

Using a Multiple-Case Study Design to Explore the Worship Experiences of Black Families Affected by Dementia

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Janelle E. Gore ◽  
Glenna Brewster ◽  
Mayra Sainz ◽  
Yiran Ge ◽  
Jane Xie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Study Design ◽  
Multiple Case Study ◽  
Black Families ◽  
Case Study Design ◽  
Multiple Case

scholarly journals Using Collaborative Coalition Processes to Advance Community Health, Well-Being, and Equity: A Multiple–Case Study Analysis From a National Community Transformation Initiative

2019 ◽  
Vol 46 (1_suppl) ◽  
pp. 100S-109S ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy Reid ◽  
Michelle Abraczinskas ◽  
Victoria Scott ◽  
Morgen Stanzler ◽  
Gareth Parry ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Los Angeles ◽  
New York State ◽  
Multiple Case Study ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Theory Of Change ◽  
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ◽  
Community Coalitions ◽  
Community Transformation ◽  
Multiple Case

Spreading Community Accelerators Through Learning and Evaluation (SCALE) was a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation–funded initiative from 2015 to 2017 to build capability of 24 community coalitions to advance health, well-being, and equity. The SCALE theory of change had three components: develop leadership capability, build relationships within and between communities, and create an intercommunity system to spread promising ideas. The theory was operationalized through training academies, coaching, and peer-to-peer learning that explicitly addressed equity and systems change. In this article, we describe how SCALE facilitated community transformation related to Collaborating for Equity and Justice Principles 1, 3, 4, and 6. We conducted a multiple–case study approach with two community coalitions including site visits, interviews, and observation to illuminate underlying mechanisms of change by exploring how and why change occurs. Skid Row Women worked with women experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles to address diabetes and food systems. Healthy Livable Communities of Cattaraugus County used a portfolio of projects in order to create system changes to improve population health and increase access to services for people with disabilities in rural New York State. Through our analysis, we describe how two coalitions used SCALE tools for collaborative coalition processes such as aim setting, relationship building, and shared decision making with community residents. Our findings suggest that advancing Collaborating for Equity and Justice principles requires self-reflection and courage; new ways of being in relationship; learning from failure; productive conflict to explicitly address power, racism, and other forms of oppression; and methods to test systems improvement ideas.

The best practices for school transformation: a multiple-case study

2018 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 88-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zarina Waheed ◽  
Sufean Hussin ◽  
Megat Ahmad Kamaluddin Bin Megat Daud
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
School Leaders ◽  
Multiple Case Study ◽  
Well Being ◽  
School Transformation ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
School Heads

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the best practices of school leaders, teachers, pupils, parents and the community in selected transformed schools in Selangor, Malaysia. Design/methodology/approach This qualitative multiple-case study explores the best practices in two selected transformed schools through in-depth interviews, observations and document reviews. The data were collected from 2 school heads, 6 teachers with administrative responsibilities and 20 teachers. The themes were elucidated via open, axial and selective coding based on the grounded theory approach. Findings The analysis identified various best practices exhibited by school leaders, teachers, pupils, parents and the community. Four themes were found to be common as best practices in both selected schools, which were adaptive and multi-dimensional leadership, winning-the-hearts, extensive use of Information and Communication Technology in school operations, and a culture of acquiring and sharing professional knowledge. The unique theme for School A was the emphasis on the social, emotional and ethical well-being of the students, while extensive parental involvement and support was a unique theme identified in School B. Research limitations/implications The findings of this paper may be used as guidance tool for policy makers and educational planners regarding school transformation in Malaysia, and as well as in other countries. Such practices can be learned, adapted and replicated by other schools in order to transform. The findings also have direct implications to current teachers, school leaders, parents and the community. Originality/value This study contributes to the growing body of research on the best practices and school transformation in Malaysian transformed schools. There is a decisive need to explore the best practices of transformed schools in Malaysia based on their own cultural and contextual needs in order to help schools that aspire for transformation.

scholarly journals Reducing complexity of patient decision aids for community-based older adults with dementia and their caregivers: multiple case study of Decision Boxes

BMJ Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. e027727 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriel Bilodeau ◽  
Holly Witteman ◽  
France Légaré ◽  
Juliette Lafontaine-Bruneau ◽  
Philippe Voyer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Decision Aids ◽  
Multiple Case Study ◽  
Visual Design ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Patient Decision Aids ◽  
Personal Stories ◽  
Patient Decision ◽  
Multiple Case

ObjectivesTo identify patient decision aids’ features to limit their complexity for older adults with dementia and their family caregivers.DesignMixed method, multiple case study within a user-centred design (UCD) approach.SettingCommunity-based healthcare in the province of Quebec in Canada.Participants23 older persons (aged 65+ years) with dementia and their 27 family caregivers.ResultsDuring three UCD evaluation-modification rounds, participants identified strengths and weaknesses of the patient decision aids’ content and visual design that influenced their complexity. Weaknesses of content included a lack of understanding of the decision aids’ purpose and target audience, missing information, irrelevant content and issues with terminology and sentence structure. Weaknesses of visual design included critics about the decision aids’ general layout (density, length, navigation) and their lack of pictures. In response, the design team implemented a series of practical features and design strategies, comprising: a clear expression of the patient decision aids' purpose through simple text, picture and personal stories; systematic and frequent use of pictograms illustrating key points and helping structure patient decision aids' general layout; a glossary; removal of scientific references from the main document; personal stories to clarify more difficult concepts; a contact section to facilitate implementation of the selected option; GRADE ratings to convey the quality of the evidence; a values clarification exercise formatted as a checklist and presented at the beginning of the document to streamline navigation; involvement of a panel of patient/caregiver partners to guide expression of patient priorities; editing of the text to a sixth grade reading level; UCD process to optimise comprehensiveness and relevance of content and training of patients/caregivers in shared decision-making.ConclusionsThe revised template for patient decision aids is designed to meet the needs of adults living with dementia and their caregivers better, which may translate into fewer evaluation-modification rounds.

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