Happiness being like a blooming flower
An action research of rural social work in an ethnic minority community of Yunnan Province, PRC
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6134580 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hok Bun Ku (0000-0003-2365-8182, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, corresponding author), Benjamin Hok-Bun Ku (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 344-369 |
| Publication date | 2011-05-10 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Action Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1476-7503 • E-ISSN: 1741-2617 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1476750311402227 |
| OpenAlex | W1992298571 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 16 |
| References cited | 12 |
The effects of rural reform and China’s integration into the global capitalist market have increased the vulnerability of the rural poor to financial hardship, loss of cultural identity, and other deprivations. In response to this situation, we initiated a pilot action research project in 2005 in an ethnic minority community in the Yunnan province of China. It encouraged local women to form a handicraft group to preserve and develop indigenous cultural artefacts and crafts which are available for market consumption. It aims, through capacity building, enhance the women’s income, promote a new form of collectivism, protect the Zhuang ethnic minority traditional culture, and strengthen local cultural identity and confidence. This article first describes the dilemma of China’s rural development and introduces our theoretical perspective. Then it demonstrates how we invigorated the community participation and facilitated the rural social work step by step
China · Collectivism · Cultural identity · Dilemma · Economic growth · Economics · Ethnic group · Geography · Handicraft · Happiness · Indigenous · Individualism · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Vulnerability (computing · Child Welfare and Adoption · Family and Disability Support Research · Gender Studies · Social Work Education and Practice
Social Enquiry and Action Research for Social Work
Can socially sustainable development be achieved through homestead withdrawal? A hybrid multiple-attributes decision analysis
In search of a distinct identity for rural social work
Advancing scholarship on rural social work in China
Re-emergence of social work in modern China
From action to theory building
Green social work and its implications for social development in China
Social work and sustainable rural development
Arts-based research methods with indigenous peoples
Understanding the Process of Community Capacity-Building
Transformative social work education through a joint MSW programme
Carving a Professional Identity for Chinese Social Work Shaped by Universalisation, Indigenisation, and Culturalism
Entanglement of modernity, ethnicity, and contested empowerment
What is good action research
When one size does not fit all
Rural revitalization, scholars, and the dynamics of the collective future in China
| Unique citing works | 16 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,45 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2026 (12) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 16 |