El Campo: Educational Attainment and Educational Well-Being for Farmworker Children

2017 ◽  
Vol 50 (4) ◽  
pp. 328-350
Author(s):  
Daniela Delgado ◽  
Rachel Becker Herbst
Keyword(s):  
Educational Attainment ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Community Based Participatory Research ◽  
Well Being ◽  
South Florida ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Group Data ◽  
Focus Group Data

Farmworkers comprise a marginalized population who experience various threats to their well-being. This study presents a community-based participatory research project that explored the educational attainment and well-being of Latino/a youth in farmworker families. Children of farmworkers ( n = 18), farmworker parents ( n = 12), and educational service providers ( n = 8) in South Florida participated in focus groups. Two follow-up interviews deepened our understanding of focus group data. Using conventional content analysis, six themes emerged. Applying a public health ecological framework to the analysis and conceptualization of these findings, we shift the focus from merely describing facets associated with educational attainment to an examination of the optimal conditions required to produce educational well-being. Future research should include perspectives from educators, policy leaders, and activists.

Evaluation of a Community-Based Participatory Research Consortium From the Perspective of Academics and Community Service Providers Focused on Child Health and Well-Being

2011 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 271-281 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jayne R. Pivik ◽  
Hillel Goelman
Keyword(s):  
Community Service ◽  
Participatory Research ◽  
Information Dissemination ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Community Based Participatory Research ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Community Partners ◽  
Shared Commitment ◽  
Health And Well Being

A process evaluation of a consortium of academic researchers and community-based service providers focused on the health and well-being of children and families provides empirical and practice-based evidence of those factors important for community-based participatory research (CBPR). This study draws on quantitative ratings of 33 factors associated with CBPR as well as open-ended questions addressing the benefits, facilitators, barriers, and recommendations for collaboration. Eight distinct but related studies are represented by 10 academic and 9 community researchers. Even though contextual considerations were identified between the academic and community partners, in large part because of their focus, organizational mandate and particular expertise, key factors for facilitating collaboration were found across groups. Both community and academic partners reported the following as very important for positive collaborations: trust and mutual respect; adequate time; shared commitment, decision making, and goals; a memorandum of understanding or partnership agreement; clear communication; involvement of community partners in the interpretation of the data and information dissemination; and regular meetings. The results are compared to current models of collaboration across different contexts and highlight factors important for CBPR with community service providers.

scholarly journals EXAMINING COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES DISCONNECTS IN LATE OLD AGE: PATHS FOR REACH THROUGH THE COMMUNICATION ECOLOGY

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S904-S904
Author(s):  
Carrie Leach ◽  
Julie Novak
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Community Based Participatory Research ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Critical Threshold ◽  
Advisory Group ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Communication Infrastructure ◽  
Communication Ecology

Abstract As potentially eligible recipients continue to increase in number, understanding service system utilization and barriers can help ensure very old adults can access support from their communities when needed. A communication disjuncture between seniors and community-based service providers was revealed through a multi-year, county-wide older adult needs assessment utilizing data from 1,870 individuals. In response, officials convened a post assessment team that formed the three-person Community Advisory Group (CAG, all ≥69 years) who participated in this community-based participatory research (CBPR) study. This applied, qualitative study, guided by an ecological health communication research framework, conducted multilevel examinations of interactions among older adults and their social environment. Twenty in-depth, face-to-face, semi-structured interviews (mean = 82.5 years) were conducted based on a critical threshold of understanding achieved via researcher immersion in the community preceding this study, data collected, and CAG insight revealed through collaborative analysis. Communication Infrastructure Theory helped to reveal how participants’ diminishing social network interrelated with the communication environment acted to impede connections to services. In addition to utilization impediments, enabling elements of the communication infrastructure were identified so those resources might be leveraged to bridge the senior-provider divide. Findings from this study suggest new outreach approaches for connecting to older adults through their communication ecology. The findings add to the growing convergence of evidence that calls for improved communication with older adults to minimize poor interactions that hinder accessing resources that may enhance their social, emotional, and physical well-being.

scholarly journals Lived Experiences of a Community: Merging Interpretive Phenomenology and Community-Based Participatory Research

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
pp. 160940691987589
Author(s):  
Erin J. Bush ◽  
Reshmi L. Singh ◽  
Sarah Kooienga
Keyword(s):  
Participatory Research ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Community Based Participatory Research ◽  
Interpretive Phenomenology ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Analysis Methodology ◽  
Group Data ◽  
Template Analysis ◽  
Group Experiences ◽  
Focus Group Data

Community-based participatory research (CBPR) and interpretive phenomenology, when merged, can provide insight into the experiences of a homogenous community. The purpose of this manuscript is 2-fold. First, we aim to provide a conceptual view of merging methodological approaches of phenomenology and CBPR. Principles of interpretive phenomenology, the philosophical stance, and the qualitative analysis methodology, as well as how interpretive phenomenology is complementary to CBPR, are reviewed. Second, the utility, rationale, and feasibility of merging these diverse approaches are explored. For illustrative purposes, exemplars from a Parkinson’s disease stakeholder study are used to discuss aims, methods, and results. Focus group data collection strategies and the use of Template Analysis as an analytic tool are also described. Themes that materialized from the data focused on support group experiences for this rural community. In keeping with interpretive phenomenology, the researchers’ interpretation of these themes led to the understanding of an overall essence, or essential theme, of this community’s lived experiences.

Library services enriching community engagement for dementia care: The Tales & Travels Program at a Canadian Public Library as a case study

2021 ◽  
pp. 096100062110651
Author(s):  
Jiamin Dai ◽  
Joan C. Bartlett ◽  
Karyn Moffatt
Keyword(s):  
Public Libraries ◽  
Public Library ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Dementia Care ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Library Services ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Community Based ◽  
People With Dementia

Growing dementia-friendly library services are contributing to community-based dementia care. Emerging community programs in libraries and museums provide notable opportunities for promoting engagement and inclusivity, but these programs have yet to receive in-depth assessments and analyses to guide future research and practice. This paper presents a case study examining a social and storytelling program for people with dementia run by a Canadian public library. It investigates two research questions: How can public library programs contribute to community-based dementia care? And what are public libraries’ strengths and challenges in running programs for people with dementia? The study involves participant observations of the program and semi-structured interviews with people with dementia, caregivers, and program facilitators (librarians and Alzheimer Society coordinators). Through thematic analysis of fieldnotes and transcripts, the study reveals how this inclusive platform supports engagement, fosters relationships, helps caregivers, and reaches broader communities. This research further uncovers the librarians’ diversified roles as demonstrated through their collaboration with professionals, preparation and research, and facilitation of the sessions. This paper advances librarianship research on enriching community-based dementia care, including furthering inclusivity and engagement and extending accessible library services. By analyzing library programming for the dementia community and assessing its strengths and challenges, the paper highlights librarians’ awareness of the community’s evolving needs and their collaboration with other professionals. It offers practical insights on useful resources and emerging best practices that will hopefully inspire other initiatives in which information professionals can help improve the well-being of vulnerable populations.

Multigenerational Patterns and Internal Structures in Families in which Grandparents Raise Grandchildren

1998 ◽  
Vol 79 (5) ◽  
pp. 477-489 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robin Goldberg-Glen ◽  
Roberta G. Sands ◽  
Ralph D. Cole ◽  
Carolyn Cristofalo
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Family Structures ◽  
Systems Perspective ◽  
Internal Structures ◽  
One Year ◽  
Interactional Processes

‘Skipped generation’ families, consisting of grandparents and grandchildren with parents absent from the home, are frequently served in social work agencies. These families have unique multigenerational patterns and family structures that are important for service providers to recognize. This paper uses a multigenerational systems perspective to highlight the diversity among grandparent-headed households. Twenty families who were previously part of a larger study of stress, well-being, and life satisfaction among caregiving grandparents constituted a follow-up case study involving videotaped family interviews one year after the first study. Three families representing the range of diversity among the twenty are described with accompanying genograms. Differences in structure, interactional processes, and links with prior generations are identified in each case. These examples reveal the strengths and vulnerabilities, as well as the diversity, of grandparent-headed families.

scholarly journals Community-Based Green Care Initiative

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
SOLAJA MAYOWA OLUDELE
Keyword(s):  
Parenting Styles ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Ogun State ◽  
Depth Interview ◽  
Interview Guide

Community-based green care initiative is an intervention geared towards satisfying the environmental, social, psychological, medical and material care for stimulating healthy well-being of children, adolescence and adults. Evidence-based studies have established that there is continual degeneration of self-esteem among adolescence in developing countries including Nigeria due to problems associated with unsustainable parenting styles and teaching patterns. It is in the light of this, the study examines a community-based green care initiative as a catalyst for sustainable parenting styles, teaching patterns and child self-esteem in Ogun State, Nigeria. The study adopted exploratory survey design and tested three hypotheses on the subject matter. A self-structured questionnaire and in-depth interview guide were used for data collection. Quantitative data were analysed through percentage distribution table and multiple regressions while qualitative data were analysed using direct quotes. Findings were discussed with reference to relevant empirical literatures and future research highlighted.

Is It What You Know or Who You Know?: An Information Typology of How First-Generation College Students Access Campus Resources

2021 ◽  
pp. 152102512110681
Author(s):  
Jeffrey K. Grim ◽  
Emma Bausch ◽  
Adan Hussain ◽  
Steven Lonn
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Student Success ◽  
First Generation ◽  
First Generation College Students ◽  
Relationship Building ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Group Data ◽  
First Generation College ◽  
Focus Group Data ◽  
Information Finding

While there has been increased investigation of the enrollment patterns and access to college for first-generation college students (FGCS), less is understood about how FGCS learn and utilize vital information to persist with limited familial knowledge about college success. In this paper we utilize focus group data of 62 diverse FGCS to create a typology of how students utilize information to succeed in college. Using theory from sociology and information sciences we categorize the sources FGCS learn from and how information is utilized. Our findings indicate that FGCS develop complex ways of finding information even with minimal support and those information sources that are most helpful are often connected to pre-existing and informal relationships. We conclude by offering implications for future research on FGCS student success and opportunities for administrators to incorporate information-finding and relationship-building concepts into student success practice.

Imaginal Retraining Reduces Craving for Tobacco in 1-Year Controlled Follow-Up Study

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Josefine Gehlenborg ◽  
Anja S. Göritz ◽  
Steffen Moritz ◽  
Thies Lüdtke ◽  
Simone Kühn
Keyword(s):  
Training Group ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Initial Study ◽  
Smoking Behaviour ◽  
Significant Group ◽  
Follow Up Study ◽  
Term Efficacy ◽  
Group Data

<b><i>Introduction:</i></b> Imaginal retraining is a self-help technique that adapts the principles of approach bias modification to the imagination. Imaginal retraining has been shown to reduce craving and addictive behaviours in 3 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on problematic alcohol consumption, overweight, and tobacco use. To date, there have been no studies evaluating the long-term efficacy of the intervention. The aim of the present study was to generate first hypotheses on the long-term efficacy of imaginal retraining in smokers in a controlled 1-year follow-up study. <b><i>Materials and Methods:</i></b> We recontacted the 345 participants who had taken part in an RCT on imaginal retraining for smokers 1 year later. The survey was carried out online and assessed craving for tobacco (primary outcome), smoking behaviour, well-being, and subjective appraisal. Individuals who applied the technique at least once during the previous year were categorized as the training group, whereas participants who never performed the training were categorized as the no-training group. Data were analysed using linear mixed models (LMMs). The study was preregistered as DRKS00021044. <b><i>Results:</i></b> The completion rate was 45.5%. Less than 40% used the intervention at least once in the previous 12 months. LMM analyses showed a significant reduction in craving for tobacco for the training compared to the no-training group after 1 year. No significant group differences emerged in smoking behaviour, depressive symptoms, or quality of life. Subjective appraisal of the intervention was favorable, similar to the initial study. <b><i>Conclusion:</i></b> The present study provides preliminary support for the long-term efficacy of imaginal retraining on craving for tobacco but not on smoking behaviour, highlighting the importance of multimodal treatment concepts in smoking cessation that target a variety of maintaining factors. Future studies need to investigate the long-term efficacy of the intervention in prospective RCTs that test alternative ways of conveying the technique to improve adherence.

Engaging in Indigenous CBPR Within Academia

Affilia ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 379-394 ◽  
Author(s):  
Felicia M. Mitchell
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Community Based Participatory Research ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Illustrative Case ◽  
Best Interest ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Tribal Communities ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Historical Accounts ◽  
Health And Well Being

Historical accounts of research conducted in American Indian (AI) communities have shown that research activities have not always been in the best interest of tribes. In some instances, research conducted with tribes has been harmful and resulted in unnecessary trauma and distress. In response to past wrongdoings, many researchers now seek to engage tribal communities in research that is collaborative, respectful, and reciprocal. Community-based participatory research (CBPR) is one such “epistemological orientation” that has the potential to address the “oppressive, exploitive legacy of research done on Indigenous people.” This article details the author’s experience of engaging in CBPR during their dissertation study of the significance of water and its relationship to AI health and well-being. The author reflects on their firsthand account of developing and implementing the study in partnership with a local tribe. Particular attention is given to the processes of CBPR through an illustrative case example that took place on an AI reservation located in the Midwestern United States. The case example is informed by “counter storytelling” and is critically reviewed using the principle tenants of CBPR. The article concludes with implications for doctoral education and research with AI communities.

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