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Involving older age: the route to twenty-first century well-being
— final report | | Author(s) | Mark Hoban, Vicki James, Peter Beresford, Jennie Fleming |
| Corporate Author | Shaping Our Age, Royal Voluntary Service (formerly WRVS) |
| Publisher | Royal Voluntary Service, [Cardiff], June 2013 |
| Pages | 105 pp |
| Source | See: http://www.royalvoluntaryservice.org.uk/our-impact... |
| Keywords | Participation ; Well being ; Attitudes to the old of general public ; Projects. |
| Annotation | Shaping our Age was a participatory research project and partnership between Royal Voluntary Service, the Centre for Citizen Participation at Brunel University, and the Centre for Social Action at De Montfort University. Funded from 2010 to 2013 by the Big Lottery Fund, the project aimed to explore how older people define their well-being, and to develop participatory ways in which older people could help each other to achieve their well-being. The project also challenged negative perceptions of ageing, by seeking to recognise older people's valuable economic, political, social and cultural contributions to UK society. This final report summarises key findings: well-being was defined in personal terms; social connectedness was the most strongly voiced aspect in shaping well-being; 'doing to' type approaches are not necessarily conducive to improving well-being; an involvement-led approach to working with older people helps enhance their social and personal well-being; involvement in a process of personal development and small group interactions contributed most to social and personal well-being; education and training are required for an involvement-led approach; and there are significant barriers to involving older people in improving well-being. Two overriding messages emerge: that social connectedness and positive relationships are central to older people's well-being; and older people have important insights to contribute to the well-being debate. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-160412002 B |
| Classmark | TMB: D:F:5HH: TOB: 3E |
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