Mixed methods Participatory Action Research to inform service design based on the Capabilities Approach, in the North of England

SHEARN, Katie, BROOKS, Anna, HUMPHREYS, Helen and WARDLE, Carrie (2022). Mixed methods Participatory Action Research to inform service design based on the Capabilities Approach, in the North of England. Children and Society: the international journal of childhood and children's services, 36 (4), 450-471.

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Abstract

Proponents of the Capabilities Approach advocate that young people should be able to live lives they have reason to value, supported by public services. Mixed-methods Participatory Action Research involving 47 young people aged 13–16, five practitioners, and one commissioner was carried out to develop a local Capabilities Framework. The framework had five themes: ‘people and relationships’, ‘places, spaces and time for me’, ‘learning and skills’, ‘freedoms, rights and responsibilities’ and ‘health and wellbeing’. Recommendations for service design include cross-sector working to support the promotion of social opportunities and services, and interventions focused on the strengths of each young person.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	This article was retrospectively made gold open access (October 2021).
Uncontrolled Keywords:	1605 Policy and Administration; 1607 Social Work; 1608 Sociology; Social Work
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1111/chso.12496
Page Range:	450-471
SWORD Depositor:	Symplectic Elements
Depositing User:	Symplectic Elements
Date Deposited:	03 Sep 2021 11:11
Last Modified:	12 Oct 2023 11:31
URI:	https://shura.shu.ac.uk/id/eprint/28999

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