pathways through participation
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Report Launch13th September 2011One Birdcage Walk
Final report Summary report
The reports
How and why does participation begin and continue?
Research questions
Can trends and patterns of participation be identified over time?
What connections, if any, are there between different forms and episodes of participation and what triggers movement between them?
Approach
3 field work areas:
LeedsEnfieldSuffolk
Individual at the heart
Qualitative research
101 in-depth interviews
Participation as ‘situated practice’
Stakeholder engagement
Life stories
What is participation?Social participation: the collective activities that individuals are involved in
Public participation: the engagement of individuals with the various structures and institutions of democracy
Individual participation: people’s individual actions and choices that reflect the kind of society they want to live in
What is participation?
Common features:VoluntaryAbout actionCollective or connectedPurposeful
Perceptions of participation are contradictory
Participation impacts on people and places
Conflict and tension are an integral part of participation
Participation is widespread
The factors that shape participationIndividual motivations and resources
Relationships and social networks
Groups and organisations
Local environment and place
Wider societal and global influences
Why participation starts
An emotional reactionA personal life eventAn external influence
Practical resourcesLearnt resourcesFelt resources
Groups and organisationsLocal environment and place
Helping othersDeveloping relationshipsExercising values & beliefsHaving influenceFor personal benefitBeing part of something
Why participation continues or stopsFriendship
s
Life event
Relationships
TimeHealth
Enjoyment
Impact
Energy
Trends and patterns of participation over time
Critical moments
Life stage
Priorities
Patterns of participation over time
Integrated involvement
Core-peripheral
Connections between activities
Participation connections
Motivating forces
Values and beliefs
Interests
An issue
Skills
Conclusions
Participation is personalParticipation can be encouraged, supported & made more attractive
Significant barriers to participation are entrenched
Available from:
www.pathwaysthroughparticipation.org.uk/resources
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