The idea of ‘well-being’ has emerged as a central lens through which to understand people and places in social policy terms. At the same time, ‘participation’ has become central in debates and practices about community life in general and neighbourhood…

BACKGROUND:

Nursing students in higher education are spending more time in paid employment despite evidence that this can impact negatively on academic performance.

OBJECTIVES:

To examine the effect of paid work on academic performance in…

This paper demonstrates how women who study childcare achieve congruence in their lives. Rather than simply juggling the needs of family, work and study in order to escape the domestic sphere, they choose to minimise dissonance, finding that parenting children,…

This paper presents the results of research into GP perceptions of the impact of on-site counselling on general practice. The research is part of a larger evaluation of a local enhanced primary care mental service. The initial survey and in-depth…

The sustainability of human resourcing is dependent upon the wellbeing of the workforce. Human Capital models have largely resulted in short-term capitalistic restructuring and low cost savings within organisations, which are not sustainable within the long term. To achieve competitive…