A Men’s Shed as a Community that Facilitates Well-Being in the Elderly
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https://doi.org/10.24320/redie.2017.19.4.1336Keywords:
Aprendizaje informal, Men’s Shed, Centros comunitarios, Salud y bienestar.Supporting Agencies:
Unión Europea, Programa Europeo de Aprendizaje Permanente, Acción Grundtvig Learning PartnershipAbstract
Men’s sheds are characterized as a type of community essentially made up of older men at risk of social exclusion. This paper is part of a European study being performed in Faro, Portugal, the aim of which is to analyze the impact of men’s sheds on health and well-being, informal learning, socialization and sense of belonging. The study sample is made up of 5 members of the “Los Amadores” fishing club in Faro. Narrative interviews were used to collect data, and the interviews were then analyzed using the qualitative analysis program Atlas.ti v5. The results obtained offer clear evidence that this type of community facilitates and promotes well-being in members, as well as a sense of belonging through informal learning.Downloads
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Earle, L., Earle, T. y Von Mering, O. (1996). Sheds and male retirement. The place to go to… and come back from. Australasian Leisure Pleasure Journal, 1(1), 5-19.
Field, J. (2009). Well-being and happiness. Reino Unido: NIACE.
Fitzpatrick, T., Spiro, A., Kressin, N., Greene, E. y Bosse, R. (2001). Leisure activities, stress and health among bereaved and non-bereaved elderly men: the normative aging study. OMEGA, 43(1), 217-245.
Formosa, M. (2012). Education and older adults at the University of the Third Age. Educational Gerontology, 38(2), 114-126. doi:10.1080/03601277.2010.515910
Golding, B. (2011a). Social, local and situated: recent findings about the affectiveness of older men’s informal learning in community contexts. Adult Education Quarterly, 61(2), 103-120. doi:10.1177/0741713610380437.
Golding, B. (2011b). Shedding ideas about older men’s learning. Lifelong Learning in Europe, 16(2), 119-124.
Golding, B., Foley, A. y Brown, M. (2007). The international potential for men’s shed-based learning. Journal for Continuing Liberal Adult Education, 34, 9-13.
Golding, B., Foley, A., Brown, M. y Harvey, J. (2009). Senior men’s learning and wellbeing through community-based participation in Australia (Report for National Seniors Productive Ageing Centre). Victoria, Australia: University of Ballarat.
Golding, B., Kimberly, H., Foley, A. y Brown, M. (2008). Houses and sheds in Australia: an exploration of the genesis and growth of neighbourhood houses and men's sheds in community settings. Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 48(2), 237-262.
Jelenc-Krašovec, S. y Kump, S. (2009). Adult learning activities, social networks and different neighborhoods. European Societies, 11(2), 257-282.
Labonte, R. (1997). Power, participation and partnership for health promotion. Nueva Zelanda: Vic Health.
McGivney, V. (2004). Men earn, women learn: Bridging the gender divide in education and training. Reino Unido: National Institute of Adult Continuing Education.
Misan, G., Haren, M. y Ledo, V. (2008). Men’s Sheds: a strategy to improve men’s health. Nueva Gales del Sur: Mensheds Australia.
Patton, M. (2002). Qualitative research and evaluation methods. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Robertson, S., Galdas, P. M., Mccreary, D. R., Oliffe, J. y Tremblay, G. (2009). Men’s health promotion in Canada: Current context and future direction. Health Education Journal, 68(4), 266-272. doi:10.1177/0017896909348785
Smith, J.A., White, A.K., Richardson, N., Robertson, S. y Ward, M. (2009). The men’s health policy contexts in Australia, the UK and Ireland: advancement or abandonment? Critical Public Health, 19(3 y 4), 427-440.
Stake, R. E. (2010). Investigación con estudio de casos. Madrid: Morata.
White, A. y Holmes, M. (2006). Patterns of morbidity across 44 countries among men and women aged 15-44. Journal of Mens Health and Gender, 3(2), 139-151.
Wilson, N. y Cordier, R. (2013). A narrative review of Men’s Sheds literature: reducing social isolation and promoting Men’s health and well-being. Health and Social Care in the Community, 21(5), 451-463. doi:10.1111/hsc.12019
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