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Allison Williams Bill Holden Peter Krebs Nazeem Muhajarine Kate Waygood James Randall Cara Spence 《Social indicators research》2008,85(1):111-125
There is a growing interest in quality of life as an integrated approach to addressing key social, environmental and economic
determinants of health. The University of Saskatchewan’s Community-University Institute for Social Research, funded by the
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (grant #410-2004-0669) has examined the process and results of a multi-stakeholder
approach to the ongoing sustainability of Saskatoon, Canada as a healthy city with an improving and a more equitably distributed
quality of life. Using quantitative and qualitative analysis, together with GIS technology, this research has examined the
quality of life across three locales in Saskatoon—representing Low, Middle and High socio-economic status in both 2001 and
2004. The participatory action research approach used in this work ensures the value of the outputs to the stakeholders. Given
the strong recognition of the importance of interfacing policy, research and community, and the growing impatience with the
limited application of research findings to social and health practices and policies, this project has undertaken four major
knowledge translation/transfer strategies, above and beyond the traditional academic channels: (1) engagement of local media
on a consistent basis, (2) implementing community policy forums to ensure continued community readiness and uptake, (3) facilitation
of and successful functioning of a steering committee, and (4) employment of an action researcher to operate as a policy entrepreneur.
This paper will review and discuss each of these strategies and outline the evaluative research being done to document the
success of these strategies.
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The Bridges and Foundations Project on Urban Aboriginal Housing, a Community-University Research Alliance (CURA) project financed
primarily by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) and the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
(CMHC), has been operational in Saskatoon since early 2001. During these past 5 years over 50 specific research projects,
community surveys, graduate theses, workshops, conferences, seminars and other meetings have been conducted under the auspices
of the Bridges and Foundations Project as a whole. This paper first discusses the various social indicators employed in seven
surveys, which probed deeply into the views of local Aboriginal residents of their quality of life, particularly their living
conditions and affordable housing. The paper focuses less on the vast amount of data gathered from some 2,000 residents than
on the relevance of social indicators used in these surveys—for example which were most or least informative, and which were
of most or least interest and pertinence to the residents themselves. In the process it would seem pertinent to discern which
of various research approaches seemed, in retrospect, to have been most appropriate, informative and beneficial. The paper
then proceeds to place our experience in the Bridges and Foundations Project within a broader theoretical discussion of social
indicator development; and concludes with a brief commentary on the linkages between theory and research and between academic
and community-based research. 相似文献
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Heather Dunning Allison Williams Sylvia Abonyi Valorie Crooks 《Social indicators research》2008,85(1):145-158
Increased use of qualitative and quantitative methods in quality of life projects necessitates an examination of how to effectively
work within a mixed method framework. The research objectives of this paper are to (1) operationalize the two goals of mixed
method research (confirmation and comprehension) and (2) develop a strategy for using mixed methods in quality of life research.
Face-to-face interview (qualitative) and telephone survey (quantitative) data from the Community–University Institute for
Social Research Quality of Life (CUISR QoL) project in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan were used for operationalization. Overall,
confirmation and comprehension were challenging concepts to operationalize. Seven benefits and four guidelines were developed
and are presented as dynamic, rather than definitive, structures. 相似文献
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Peter Krebs Bill Holden Allison Williams Maria Basualdo Cara Spence 《Social indicators research》2008,85(1):127-144
Since its inception, the Community-University Institute for Social Research (CUISR) has been involved in a participatory process
aimed at understanding the quality of life in Saskatoon. Informed by the results of Quality of Life (QoL) survey in 2001 and
by a list of QoL action priorities from a community forum, the CUISR QoL module set out to survey community work on QoL action
planning and implementation. In collaboration with a steering committee of community-based professionals, CUISR developed
a methodology for managing and analyzing QoL initiatives related to community action implementation and planning. The Community
Action Plan Information System (CAPIS) is the result of this process. CAPIS is a compendium, an analysis, and a purposive
contextualization of QoL actions and recommendations from collaborative action plan documents, focused on the Saskatoon community.
This paper provides a detailed examination of the concept and components of the Comprehensive Action Plan Information System
(CAPIS), as well as the process and outcomes of a sampling of the QoL statement analysis and mapping project. The paper concludes
by projecting how the CAPIS could evolve into a fully operational QoL strategic action plan and gap indicator, providing the
foundation for a knowledge based, informed, reporting mechanism on the state and evolution of QoL action and policy.
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Cara SpenceEmail: |
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Changes in quality of life perceptions in Saskatoon,Saskatchewan: comparing survey results from 2001 and 2004 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Allison Williams Peter Kitchen James Randall Nazeem Muhajarine 《Social indicators research》2008,85(1):5-21
There is a growing interest in quality of life (QoL) as an integrated approach to addressing key social, environmental and
economic determinants of health. The University of Saskatchewan’s Community-University Institute for Social Research (CUISR)
has examined the process and results of a multi-stakeholder approach to the ongoing sustainability of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
as a healthy city with an improving and a more equitably distributed QoL. Using quantitative and qualitative analysis, this
research has examined QoL across three locales in Saskatoon—representing Low, Middle and High socio-economic status neighbourhoods.
Two large telephone surveys were conducted with residents of the city in 2001 and 2004. This paper presents the major findings
from these two surveys according to four overarching research questions posed by the CUISR QoL team. The questions relate
to a number of QoL issues including the socio-demographic characteristics of respondents, place related measures, aspects
influencing excellent or very good QoL in Saskatoon and feelings of a strong sense of place. The paper also assesses the changes
in the results of the four questions between 2001 and 2004.
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Nazeem MuhajarineEmail: |
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This article investigates the relationship between crime and quality of life in Saskatoon, Canada. The city has one of the highest crime rates in the country and has been referred to as the ‘Crime Capital of Canada’, a label that comes as a surprise to many residents and causes considerable concern among others. The aim of this research is to penetrate beyond sensational news headlines and bald crime statistics. The paper evaluates how perceptions of crime and safety affect the quality of life of residents living in neighbourhoods of different socio-economic status and geographic location. Both quantitative and qualitative time series data is analyzed in a sample of neighbourhoods over the period 2001–2004–2007. The findings of the data analysis are interpreted with respect to issues relating to the fear of crime, avoidance behaviour, risk minimization, social cohesion and community building. 相似文献
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Chang-Ming Hsieh 《Social indicators research》2008,87(1):127-137
This article seeks to extend Michalos’ [Social indicators research and health-related quality of life (QoL) research. Social Indicators Research, 65, 27–72, 2004] discussion on bridging social indicators research and health-related QoL (HRQoL) research through an examination
of (1) the relative importance of satisfaction with one’s own health to another common measure of QoL—Life satisfaction, and
(2) the relative importance of health in relation to other major life domains. Using data from two surveys, this article found
that individuals may perceive health as most important in relation to other major life domains but satisfaction with one’s
own health may not necessarily be the most important determining factor (in relation to satisfaction with other major life
domains) of QoL as measured by life satisfaction. These findings support Michalos’ (Social indicators research and HRQoL research.
Social Indicators Research, 65, 27–72, 2004) call for caution regarding the interpretation of research results on HRQoL since many HRQoL measures are measures
of satisfaction with one’s own health and should not be considered as measures of QoL. 相似文献
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Social Indicators Research - Quality of life has recently gained prominence in the urban affairs, development, and planning debates. A wide-range of factors have been linked to quality of life,... 相似文献
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Social Indicators Research - Fatalism has been a core construct in the study of psychological and social processes related to well-being and life quality in social sciences. The objective of the... 相似文献
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Vachon Maxime Papineau Marie Dupuis Gilles Roberge Pasquale 《Social indicators research》2019,142(3):1193-1210
Social Indicators Research - Burnout has very often been studied from a work-life specific perspective. However, a recent field of research leads to wonder about the impact that life events can... 相似文献
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Social Indicators Research - How quality of government affects residents’ life satisfaction is a seldom discussed subject, especially in a non-democratic context. This research aims to... 相似文献
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Social Indicators Research - Social Indicators Research (SIR) year by year has consolidated its preeminent position in the debate concerning the study of all the aspects of quality of life. The... 相似文献
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Social Indicators Research - The older population is growing globally, and more so in some European countries. Aimed at enhancing the quality of life of older people, active ageing has been on the... 相似文献
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Jeroen Boelhouwer 《Social indicators research》2017,130(1):129-145
For more than 40 years the Netherlands Institute for Social Research|SCP has studied the quality of life of the Dutch population. A characteristic element of that research is the use of time series. However, maintaining a time series over such a long period is not easy. All manner of problems arise, such as indicators no longer being relevant (who still has a black and white television?) or the changing importance that is attached to particular topics (sport is more important today than it was in 1974). The method of data collection can also change. In this article we take the perspective of a specific measurement to look at the changes that have taken place over the last 40 years and how those changes have been accommodated. We do this using the SCP Life Situation Index, which measures the objective quality of life of Dutch citizens. The conclusion is that it is possible to construct a long-term time series, but that it is not always possible to interpret changes from year to year: the perspective has to focus primarily on long-term developments. 相似文献
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The purpose of this research was to explore the relationships among housing satisfaction, community attachment and community
satisfaction and the complex mechanisms involved in predicting community satisfaction among residents in rural communities.
The role of housing satisfaction and community attachment in predicting community satisfaction was of particular interest.
A structural equation model of community satisfaction was tested with mail survey data drawn from a randomly selected rural
sample of 974 households. The results of this study confirmed the influences and mediating role of community attachment and
housing satisfaction in predicting community satisfaction. “Spillover” effects from “lower levels of life concerns” (e.g.,
satisfaction with local services, assessment of current housing conditions) in perceived community satisfaction were found
that support previous research (Sirgy and Cornwell in Social Indicators Research 59:79–114, 2002). 相似文献
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Social Indicators Research - With the rapid increase in the aged population, life satisfaction among old people has become a hot topic for both discussion and research. However, the antecedents of... 相似文献
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Social Indicators Research - International scholars who rely on the Personal Wellbeing Index (PWI) to compare cross-cultural quality of life have often been confronted with the problems of nuances... 相似文献
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Why people move, their well-being or self-assessed quality of life and the impact that this has on the stability of neighbourhoods
are linked in many ways. One of the expected outcomes related to the attachment to and meaning of place is the level of intra-urban
mobility by individuals and families. Those who have negative or neutral feelings towards the place they reside are expected
to experience a greater level of intra-urban mobility. The objective of this paper is to examine the relationship between
residential mobility and perceived well-being or self-assessed quality of life in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan across three clusters
of neighbourhoods representing different socio-economic status (SES) (low, middle and high). The paper begins with a review
of the literature on residential mobility and highlights concepts such as the life-cycle, social cohesion and social isolation.
It employs data from three sources: a telephone survey collected from residents in 2001, a series of face-to-face interviews
and 2001 Census data. The data are analysed statistically using a mixed model approach. The results show that mobility is
an important feature of Saskatoon, and that a significant difference exists in the length of residency among the three neighbourhood
clusters. However, the analysis indicates that there is no relationship between residential mobility and well-being as measured
by self-reported quality of life and health. 相似文献
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Social Indicators Research - This study attempts to compare the current state of Korea's quality of life with that of more developed countries in their past, and seeks to derive suggestions for... 相似文献
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Social Indicators Research - This paper quantifies and analyses subjective quality of life in the EU countries as a multidimensional concept using subjective citizen satisfaction data on eight... 相似文献