Cathy Sharp
Biographic Data
| ID | 4084553 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Cathy Sharp |
| GIVEN NAMES | Cathy |
| FAMILY NAME | Sharp |
| SIGNATURE | SHARP C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Research for Real, Edinburgh, UK |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Fungal Resources for Human Well-being
Wild Useful Fungi (WUF) offer substantial yet underexplored opportunities to enhance livelihoods, address gender disparities, and alleviate poverty across Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). This paper synthesizes the growing body of empirical literature on the socio-economic and ecological roles of WUF to examine their contribution to food security, healthcare, and reducing the gender inequalities. A systematic literature review of 93 high-quality peer-re…
How being appreciative creates change – theory in practice from health and social care in Scotland
This paper develops understanding of appreciative action research that generates curiosity and motivation as a better platform for collaborative change. Blending theory and practice it draws on the example of the My Home Life leadership programme in Scotland that explores the concepts and approaches of ‘Caring Conversations’ and ‘playful provocation’ in care homes for older people. The paper shows how they expand notions of appreciation and help …
London’s Housing Crisis
Preventing Homelessness due to Domestic Violence
Domestic violence has been recognized as a major contributory factor to homelessness in the UK and elsewhere, with women more likely to be affected. In the UK and other countries undergoing welfare reform, moves toward ‘active citizenship’ increase the complexity of the relationship between states and citizens and open up new strategies for both. However, analysts have noted some strategies can create new forms of inequality, including gender‐bas…
How being appreciative creates change – theory in practice from health and social care in Scotland
This paper develops understanding of appreciative action research that generates curiosity and motivation as a better platform for collaborative change. Blending theory and practice it draws on the example of the My Home Life leadership programme in Scotland that explores the concepts and approaches of ‘Caring Conversations’ and ‘playful provocation’ in care homes for older people. The paper shows how they expand notions of appreciation and help …
Preventing Homelessness due to Domestic Violence
Domestic violence has been recognized as a major contributory factor to homelessness in the UK and elsewhere, with women more likely to be affected. In the UK and other countries undergoing welfare reform, moves toward ‘active citizenship’ increase the complexity of the relationship between states and citizens and open up new strategies for both. However, analysts have noted some strategies can create new forms of inequality, including gender‐bas…
Preventing Homelessness due to Domestic Violence
Domestic violence has been recognized as a major contributory factor to homelessness in the UK and elsewhere, with women more likely to be affected. In the UK and other countries undergoing welfare reform, moves toward ‘active citizenship’ increase the complexity of the relationship between states and citizens and open up new strategies for both. However, analysts have noted some strategies can create new forms of inequality, including gender‐bas…
London’s Housing Crisis
How being appreciative creates change – theory in practice from health and social care in Scotland
This paper develops understanding of appreciative action research that generates curiosity and motivation as a better platform for collaborative change. Blending theory and practice it draws on the example of the My Home Life leadership programme in Scotland that explores the concepts and approaches of ‘Caring Conversations’ and ‘playful provocation’ in care homes for older people. The paper shows how they expand notions of appreciation and help …
Fungal Resources for Human Well-being
Wild Useful Fungi (WUF) offer substantial yet underexplored opportunities to enhance livelihoods, address gender disparities, and alleviate poverty across Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). This paper synthesizes the growing body of empirical literature on the socio-economic and ecological roles of WUF to examine their contribution to food security, healthcare, and reducing the gender inequalities. A systematic literature review of 93 high-quality peer-re…
Political science (3 works) · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Action (physics (1 works) · Action research (1 works) · Appreciative Inquiry (1 works) · Appreciative Inquiry and Organizational Change (1 works) · Autonomy (1 works) · Citizenship (1 works) · Closing (real estate (1 works)