Background Community engagement has been advanced as a promising way of improving
health and reducing health inequalities; however, the approach is not yet supported by a …

Background Government policy increasingly supports engaging communities to promote
health. It is critical to consider whether such strategies are effective, for whom, and under …

Abstract Development of empowerment theory has focused on defining the construct at
different levels of analysis, presenting new frameworks or dimensions, and explaining …

Many people want to help bring about changes in their neighborhoods, workplaces, and
communities. Leaders and scholars of change efforts are likewise eager for insights into …

Empowerment and critical consciousness are concepts with shared roots. Both are
associated with attempts at overcoming oppression and fostering human development …

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McCune founded SAGE Publishing in 1965 to support the dissemination of usable knowledge …

In this article, I explore methodological approaches to the research process that can
potentially empower research participants. I examine empowerment as it arises in the …

Leaders in struggles for social justice agree on the importance and the difficulty of
maintaining hopefulness while develo** critical awareness of social issues. Research has …

T national he concept development of empowerment agenda. has Batliwala steadily (2007)
made its traces way onto its equivalents the interback several hundred years and across …

The 'health-promoting prison'has been informed by a broader settings-based philosophy to
health promotion which conceptualizes health as the responsibility for all social settings …