Researching Community-Based Support Networks: What Policymakers Should Know

Autor/in	Dadich, Ann
Titel	Researching Community-Based Support Networks: What Policymakers Should Know
Quelle	In: Journal of Community Psychology, 37 (2009) 2, S.194-210 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0090-4392
DOI	10.1002/jcop.20288
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Social Support Groups; Group Activities; Research Methodology; Foreign Countries; Social Networks; Community Programs; Public Officials; Public Policy; Well Being; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Gruppenaktivität; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Ausland; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Öffentliche Ordnung; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Australien
Abstract	Self-help support groups (SHSGs) have a valuable role in civic society. However, it is difficult to measure their value through sole use of the positivist approaches that interest policymakers. This is because SHSGs are consumer-driven and voluntary. Thus, they cannot be regulated by research agendas or prescribed like treatment. Although social policy has an important role in the use and availability of SHSGs, the author argues that social policy research in this field needs to demonstrate paradigmatic plurality, finding balance between positivism and participatory practices. This involves engaging with group participants to identify indicators that measure group activities and impacts; appropriate research methods; and suitable timeframes. Only through paradigmatic plurality will social policy fulfill its role in enhancing community well-being. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10