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The School as an Arena for Co-Creating Participation, Equity, and Well-BeingâA Photovoice Study from Norway
Schools may play an essential role as an arena for co-creating community activities that enhance well-being, equity, and citizenship. Still, there is limited knowledge about physical and non-physical factors that contribute to well-being within such approaches. The aim of this study was to identify important factors for well-being as perceived by pupils, school employees, and parents in a community school in Norway. The participatory method photovoice was used, and seven pupils, six employees, and four parents participated by taking photos used as the basis for six focus group discussions. Transcripts of the discussions were analyzed using Systematic Text Condensation. The analysis showed that the participants experienced that the schoolâs built and natural environment, the activities happening there, and the human resources and organization at the school facilitated perceptions of safety, inclusion, and cohesion, which in turn contributed to well-being. Furthermore, the results showed that co-creating schools as a community arena could be an innovative way of ensuring participation, equity, and well-being in the community. Such an approach might be especially important in deprived areas or in multi-ethnic communities. An important prerequisite to succeed is the openness of the schoolâs staff to engage in co-creation with other stakeholders in the community.publishedVersio
Skolen som nĂŠrmiljĂžhus : trivselsskapende faktorer for de ansatte ved Alvimhaugen barneskole : en photovoicestudie.
Bakgrunn: Arbeid er en stor del av voksne menneskers liv, og det er et Þkende fokus pÄ Ä styrke de positive forholdende pÄ arbeidsplassen for Ä opprettholde og bedre helse og trivsel for de ansatte. Trivsel er med pÄ Ä styrke motstandskraften nÄr man mÞter pÄ ulike belastninger i livet. Skolen blir nÄ sett pÄ som en nÞkkelarena for helsefremming, og utviklingen av skolen som et nÊrmiljÞhus blir stadig mer utbredt. Det foreligger derimot lite tidligere forskning pÄ hvordan en slik tilnÊrming pÄvirker de ansattes trivsel.
MÄl: Hensikten med denne masteroppgaven er derfor Ä undersÞke hvilke faktorer som ansatte opplever at fÞrer til trivsel pÄ Alvimhaugen barneskole i Sarpsborg, en skole som ogsÄ fungerer som et nÊrmiljÞhus.
Metode: Den kvalitative metoden photovoice ble benyttet for Ă„ samle inn data. Utvalget bestod av seks kvinnelige ansatte. Deltagerne fotograferte det de opplevde at fĂžrte til trivsel for dem, og bildene var utgangspunkt for et fokusgruppeintervju. Dataene ble analysert etter Malteruds systematiske tekstanalyse. Salutogenese og opplevelse av sammenheng er benyttet som teoretisk rammeverk i oppgaven.
Resultat: Analysen identifiserte tre hovedkategorier som var viktige for deltagernes trivsel. Skolens funksjon som nĂŠrmiljĂžhus reflekterte deltagernes opplevelse av âhva vi erâ hvor underkategoriene fysiske omgivelser og sosiale aktiviteter var forutsetninger som bidro til deltagernes trivsel ved at de mĂžtte elvene pĂ„ andre arenaer. Hovedkategorien identitet gjenspeilet deltagernes tanker om âhvem vi erâ og underkategoriene stabilitet, felles visjon, flat struktur og sosialt fellesskap bidro til en sterk âvi-kulturâ. Den siste hovedkategorien psykososialt arbeidsmiljĂž handlet om âdet vi oppleverâ og inneholdt faktorene sosial stĂžtte, trygghet, humor og belĂžnning, som deltagerne opplevde at bidro til et svĂŠrt godt arbeidsmiljĂž og stor grad av trivsel pĂ„ arbeidsplassen sin.
Konklusjon: Resultatene viste at deltagerne opplever sin arbeidshverdag som begripelig, hĂ„ndterbar og meningsfull â som igjen tyder pĂ„ at de opplever hĂžy grad av arbeidsrelatert opplevelse av sammenheng. I videre forskning vil det vĂŠre interessant Ă„ utforske forholdet mellom hovedkategoriene, samt Ă„ undersĂžke samspillet mellom alle partene i et nĂŠrmiljĂžhus; elever, ansatte, foresatte og innbyggere.Background: Work is a huge part of the adult life and positive conditions in the workplace with intention to keep the employees healthy have received more attention during the last decade. Well-being contributes to building resistance in life. Schools are now seen as a key arena for health promotion and the concept ânĂŠrmiljĂžhusâ based on a âWhole School Approachâ is tried out at a school in Sarpsborg. No previous studies have investigated how a âWhole School Approachâ affects the employees.
Aim: This studyâs aim is to investigate factors that lead to well-being among employees at Alvimhaugen primary school â a school that also function as a ânĂŠrmiljĂžhusâ.
Method: The qualitative method photovoice was used to collect the data. The participants were six women. They photographed elements that brought them well-being at their workplace and the photos were later base for a focus group interview. The data were analyzed using Malteruds systematic text condensation. Salutogenesis and sense of coherence are the theoretically framework used in this study.
Results: The analysis identified three main categories important for the participants well-being. The first main category was ânĂŠrmiljĂžhusâ where the participants experiences of âwhat we areâ were reflected. The subcategories physical structures and social activities contributed to the participants well-being by letting employees meet their students at different arenas. The second main category identity reflected the participants feeling of âwho we areâ and the subcategories stability, common vision, horizontal structure and social fellowship formed a âwe-cultureâ. The third main category was psychosocial work environment with social support, safety, humor and reward as subcategories who contributed to the participants well-being at their workplace.
Conclusion: The results showed that the employees in this study experienced their work as comprehensible, manageable and meaningful â which again shows that they experience a high level of work sense of coherence. Investigating the relationship between the three main categories and the interaction between all parts (pupils, employees, parents and residents) in a ânĂŠrmiljĂžhusâ will be of interest in future research.submittedVersionM-FO