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MOSAIC vision and scenarios for mobile collaborative work related to health and wellbeing [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
The main objective of the MOSAIC project is to accelerate innovation in Mobile Worker Support Environments by shaping future research and innovation activities in Europe.
Jones, Val, Saranummi, Niilo
core   +1 more source

Participatory Policy Development: Reflections on Designing the Strong Roots for Our Futures Program in Victoria

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In this paper, we trace the journey to create the Strong Roots for our Futures Program, a government program to resource and support Traditional Owners to undertake a range of activities in areas where no state recognition existed. We provide a background to state recognition in Victoria before considering the program design, leading to an ...
Nell Reidy   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Emergence of wellbeing in community participation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
This paper explores and reflects upon the literature and several mini case studies to recommend a change of focus for the linking management and development of community participants and community organisations.
George, Karen, Sice, Petia
core   +1 more source

The Legislation for Providing Animal Access in Australian Residential Aged Care: It's Not a Zoo

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Providing meaningful animal contact to residential aged care facility (RACF) residents is problematic due to a lack of animal policies and National Guidelines. This paper examines how Australian Legislation could influence access to animal contact in RACFs and aims to answer the question, ‘Could current Legislation facilitate the development ...
Wendy Newton   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

“I don't take what's in[side] outside, I see it as a different environment”: Understanding the factors influencing outdoor play and learning implementation in Scotland’s early childhood education settings

open access: yesWellbeing, Space and Society
Scotland’s early years sector benefits from progressive policies advocating outdoor provision to support healthy child development and wellbeing, yet implementation success often varies across early childhood education (ECE) settings.
Oliver Traynor   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The challenge of defining wellbeing

open access: yes, 2012
Wellbeing is a growing area of research, yet the question of how it should be defined remains unanswered. This multi-disciplinary review explores past attempts to define wellbeing and provides an overview of the main theoretical perspectives, from the ...
R. Dodge   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Grandparents’ Roles and Psychological Well Being in Elderly (Correlational Study In Family With Autism Child) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Objective: The purpose of this study was to find the correlation between grandparents’ roles in the family and psychological wellbeing of elderly in taking care of their grandchildren with autism spectrum disorder.
Desiningrum, Dinie Ratri
core  

Positive and negative well-being and objectively measured sedentary behaviour in older adults: evidence from three cohorts [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Background: Sedentary behaviour is related to poorer health independently of time spent in moderate to vigorous physical activity. The aim of this study was to investigate whether wellbeing or symptoms of anxiety or depression predict sedentary ...
A Biswas   +77 more
core   +4 more sources

Building Community Amidst the Institutional Whiteness of Graduate Study: Black Joy and Maroon Moves in an Academic Marronage

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article reflects on the construction of a supportive community of Black Afro‐diasporic graduate students and their supervisors researching issues relating to race in the field of education in Australia. It draws on the concept of marronage—a term rooted in the fugitive act of becoming a maroon, where enslaved people enacted an escape in ...
Hellen Magoi   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

A systematic review of the application of Wilson and Cleary health-related quality of life model in chronic diseases

open access: yesHealth and Quality of Life Outcomes, 2017
Background A conceptual model approach to clarify the elements of health-related quality of life (HRQL), their determinants and causal pathways is needed to aid researchers, health practitioners and policy makers in their bid to improve HRQL outcomes in ...
Adedokun Oluwafemi Ojelabi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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