Gayle Rutherford
Biographic Data
| ID | 4145489 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gayle Rutherford |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gayle |
| FAMILY NAME | Rutherford |
| SIGNATURE | RUTHERFORD G |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Calgary |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Individual Agency and Social Structure Dialectic
Background: Attention to the interaction between individual agency and the structural causes and solutions to repeated incarceration is important to create sustainable change. In order to create this change, we will need to work in new ways to investigate the issues and to collaboratively identify and implement solutions.Purpose: Arts-and community-based research methods were used to explore the experiences and personal knowledge of women in rema…
Making Meaning Together
This exploratory study examined the nature of therapeutic conversation between helping professionals and homeless persons as an intervention to optimize health. Meaningful conversation occurred in relationships where there was a sense of connection and the presence of rapport. Emergent facilitators of therapeutic conversation included respectful engagement, casual nature of conversation, alternative settings for therapeutic conversation, effectiv…
Characteristics of Home
We employed participatory, community-based research methods to explore the perceptions of home among women who are homeless. Twenty women engaged in one or more techniques including qualitative interviews, digital story telling, creative writing, photovoice, and design charrette to characterize their perceptions of home. Analysis of the data revealed themes related to the physical, affective, and external environment. By understanding how partici…
Teaching and Learning Processes for Social Transformation
To tackle the complexity of issues associated with homelessness, an interdisciplinary lens with direct input from service providers and community members is necessary. Within a community–university partnership between a larger inner-city multiservice shelter serving the homeless population, and faculties of social work and nursing in a Canadian university, the authors developed the Social Justice Transformation Model. In this model, social justic…
Fostering inclusivity through teaching and learning action research
In post-secondary curricula, the introduction of research paradigms that emphasize community inclusion and social action is increasingly valued by scholars. However, there is only a modest amount of scholarship regarding how the delivery of such material should be structured, or the challenges and/or successes with various course models. In this article the authors synthesize the existing literature on developing and implementing courses on alter…
Characteristics of Home
We employed participatory, community-based research methods to explore the perceptions of home among women who are homeless. Twenty women engaged in one or more techniques including qualitative interviews, digital story telling, creative writing, photovoice, and design charrette to characterize their perceptions of home. Analysis of the data revealed themes related to the physical, affective, and external environment. By understanding how partici…
Fostering inclusivity through teaching and learning action research
In post-secondary curricula, the introduction of research paradigms that emphasize community inclusion and social action is increasingly valued by scholars. However, there is only a modest amount of scholarship regarding how the delivery of such material should be structured, or the challenges and/or successes with various course models. In this article the authors synthesize the existing literature on developing and implementing courses on alter…
Making Meaning Together
This exploratory study examined the nature of therapeutic conversation between helping professionals and homeless persons as an intervention to optimize health. Meaningful conversation occurred in relationships where there was a sense of connection and the presence of rapport. Emergent facilitators of therapeutic conversation included respectful engagement, casual nature of conversation, alternative settings for therapeutic conversation, effectiv…
Fostering inclusivity through teaching and learning action research
In post-secondary curricula, the introduction of research paradigms that emphasize community inclusion and social action is increasingly valued by scholars. However, there is only a modest amount of scholarship regarding how the delivery of such material should be structured, or the challenges and/or successes with various course models. In this article the authors synthesize the existing literature on developing and implementing courses on alter…
Teaching and Learning Processes for Social Transformation
To tackle the complexity of issues associated with homelessness, an interdisciplinary lens with direct input from service providers and community members is necessary. Within a community–university partnership between a larger inner-city multiservice shelter serving the homeless population, and faculties of social work and nursing in a Canadian university, the authors developed the Social Justice Transformation Model. In this model, social justic…
The Individual Agency and Social Structure Dialectic
Background: Attention to the interaction between individual agency and the structural causes and solutions to repeated incarceration is important to create sustainable change. In order to create this change, we will need to work in new ways to investigate the issues and to collaboratively identify and implement solutions.Purpose: Arts-and community-based research methods were used to explore the experiences and personal knowledge of women in rema…
Making Meaning Together
This exploratory study examined the nature of therapeutic conversation between helping professionals and homeless persons as an intervention to optimize health. Meaningful conversation occurred in relationships where there was a sense of connection and the presence of rapport. Emergent facilitators of therapeutic conversation included respectful engagement, casual nature of conversation, alternative settings for therapeutic conversation, effectiv…
Characteristics of Home
We employed participatory, community-based research methods to explore the perceptions of home among women who are homeless. Twenty women engaged in one or more techniques including qualitative interviews, digital story telling, creative writing, photovoice, and design charrette to characterize their perceptions of home. Analysis of the data revealed themes related to the physical, affective, and external environment. By understanding how partici…
Sociology (5 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Social science (4 works) · Agency (philosophy (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Action research (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Mental Health and Patient Involvement (2 works) · Participatory action research (2 works)