Empowerment : Exploring the Lived Experience of Renters' Rights Group Members
Database ID | 26140 | |
Institution | University of Saskatchewan Libraries Special Collections | |
Fonds/Collection | University of Saskatchewan Library Theses and Dissertations | |
File/Item Reference | Theses Nursing K34 | |
Date of creation | 2003 | |
Physical description/extent | 1 thesis; 138 pages | |
Number of images | 138 | |
External URL | http://library2.usask.ca/theses/available/etd-06202007-133428/unrestricted/Kampman_lilyann_2003.pdf | |
Scope and content | Although the term empowerment is frequently and broadly used across disciplines, the meaning of the term is often ambiguous. The purpose of this qualitative hermeneutic phenomenological study was to explore the lived experience of individual members of Renters' Rights Group (RRG), a community development group focused on promoting safe and affordable housing, thereby creating a better understanding of the phenomenon of empowerment. The seven study participants, four males and three females, five of whom were Aboriginal, had been active members of RRG for two years or more. The theoretical framework for this study was Parse's Theory of Human Becoming. Four core concepts were identified as contributing to participants' sense of empowerment: connecting, struggling, contributing, and changing. The findings from this study can be used by nurses and other professionals who work with marginalized individuals or groups. Incorporation of Parse's Human Becoming Theory into practice, education, and research, may facilitate the reflection of caring upon which nursing is founded. | |
Restrictions on access | There are no restrictions on access. | |
Contributer | Kampman, Lilly-Ann R. (author) University of Saskatchewan. College of Nursing (Supervisory department / submitted to) | |
Copyright holder | Kampman, Lilly-Ann R. | |
Other terms governing use and reproduction | Permission given for on-line access. | |
Type | Theses | |
Primary Media | Textual documents | |
Provenance Access Point | University of Saskatchewan Library. Theses and Dissertations | |
Place | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
Treaty boundaries | No data | |
Cultural region | No data | |
Names | Westside Community Clinic | |
Subject | Community Development Rosemarie Rizzo Parse Theory of Human Becoming Empowerment | |
Date Range(s) | 2000- | |
Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/26140 |