scholarly journals Fugitive coproduction: Conceptualising informal community practices in Scotland's hospitals

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ellen Stewart
Keyword(s):  
Informal Community

Informal community spaces, mentoring and representation: unpacking factors that influence African American engineering undergraduates

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anu Tuladhar ◽  
Carin Queener ◽  
Joi-Lynn Mondisa ◽  
Chinedum Okwudire
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Student Development ◽  
Mentoring Programs ◽  
Mentoring Relationships ◽  
Sample Population ◽  
Mentoring Program ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Informal Community ◽  
Community Spaces

PurposeIn this article, we examine the experiences of African American engineering undergraduate students who participated in two student–faculty mentoring programs. This work provides critical insights about important factors that enhance students' experiences in higher education (e.g. the need for informal community spaces, mentoring and representation).Design/methodology/approachUsing a sequential explanatory mixed-methods approach, participants were surveyed and interviewed about their experiences in the mentoring programs. Data were analyzed using basic statistical methods and thematic analysis.FindingsFindings indicate that students prosper in informal community spaces, where representation allows them to build mentoring relationships that are fostered naturally through common identities in a shared space.Research limitations/implicationsGiven the intimate size of the program, the sample population was limited.Practical implicationsTo benefit student development, mentoring program practices should consider dedicating funding and space for students and faculty of shared racial backgrounds and lived experiences to meet informally.Originality/valueThis work identifies explicit mentoring program factors that support the development of minoritized students in engineering.

Social Integration of Latin-American Immigrants in Spain: the Influence of the Community Context

2012 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 1201-1209 ◽  
Author(s):  
Asur Fuente ◽  
Juan Herrero
Keyword(s):  
Social Integration ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Community Support ◽  
Community Context ◽  
Intervention Programs ◽  
Host Society ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
The Social ◽  
Latin American Immigrants ◽  
Informal Community

The main goal of this study is to analyze the degree to which several community elements such as insecurity, discrimination and informal community support might have an influence on the social integration of Latin-American immigrants, a group at risk of social exclusion in Spain. Multivariate linear regression analyses results showed that informal community support is positively related to social integration whereas insecurity is negatively related. The statistical relationship between discrimination and social integration disappears once levels of informal community support are taken into account. A better understanding of the factors that either promote or inhibit the social integration progress of immigrant population is important to orientate public policies and intervention programs that contribute to the adaptation of this population to the host society.

How Does Formal and Informal Community Care Affect Nursing Home Use?

1995 ◽  
Vol 50B (1) ◽  
pp. S4-S12 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. M. Jette ◽  
S. Tennstedt ◽  
S. Crawford
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Home ◽  
Community Care ◽  
Informal Community

scholarly journals Informal community-based early childhood development as a focus for urban public theology in South Africa

2014 ◽  
Vol 70 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
J.P. Van der Walt ◽  
Ignatius Swart ◽  
Stephan De Beer
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Development ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Urban Setting ◽  
Childhood Development ◽  
Public Theology ◽  
Specific Situation ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Informal Community

This article highlights important dimensions of public theology and shows how the identified dimensions are relevant to the specific situation of informal early childhood development (ECD) facilities in a South African urban setting. The article considers the contributions and challenges of informal community-based ECD on the basis of research conducted in the Rustenburg/Phokeng area of the North West province of South Africa. It critically discusses the sociocultural discourses and legislation regulating ECD centres, by focusing on the constraints put on informal ECD service providers. It concludes by considering ways in which urban public theology should act to serve, strengthen and advocate this vitally important, yet informal, sector.

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