What Are You Looking At? The Potential of Appreciative Inquiry as a Research Approach for Social Work

Bellinger, Avril; Elliott, T. C. J.

doi:10.1093/bjsw/bcr065

Cited by 29 publications

(20 citation statements)

References 21 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Prevalent as an approach to organizational change, AI is increasingly being utilized in social research (Bellinger & Elliott, 2011;Hughes, 2012). The aim of AI is to garner existing positive stories, and then build upon them to imagine new possibilities, in this case about sexual expression and intimacy in residential aged care.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Need or right: Sexual expression and intimacy in aged care

Rowntree

Zufferey

2015

Journal of Aging Studies

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This paper explores how the residential aged care sector could engage with residents' sexual expression and intimacy. It is informed by a study of 19 aged care staff members and 23 community members, and initially designed on the principles of Appreciative Inquiry methodology. The data were collected through focus groups and interviews and analyzed using discourse analysis. We found that staff members mainly conceptualize sexual expression as a need to be met, while community members (current and prospective residents) understand it as a right to be exercised. We conclude that the way in which sexual expression is conceptualized has critical implications for the sector's engagement with this topic. A 'needs' discourse informs policies, procedures and practices that enable staff to meet residents' needs, while a 'rights' discourse shapes policies, practices and physical designs that improve residents' privacy and autonomy, shifting the balance of power towards them. The former approach fits with a nursing home medical model of care, and the latter with a social model of service provision and consumption.

show abstract

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Need or right: Sexual expression and intimacy in aged care

Rowntree

Zufferey

2015

Journal of Aging Studies

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…The Appreciative Inquiry was originated by Cooperrider and Srivastva in the 1980s (1). This paper describes the use of appreciative inquiry (AI) approach by the managers to enhance quality improvement in managing patient care.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Use of an Appreciative Inquiry Approach to Enhance Quality Improvement in Management of Patient Care

Luhalima¹,

Mulaudzi²,

Phethlu³

2020

Preprint

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background Different approaches are available to facilitate employees’ motivation, involving them in decision making and participating in different activities. Due to changes and the widespread of dissatisfaction with the management of the current South African health system, various approaches to enhance quality improvement in management have emerged. However, their effects on the quality of care have been unsatisfactory. This article describes how an appreciative inquiry was used to facilitate motivation and promote organisational quality improvement in the management of patient care. Methods The AI approach which comprise of an appreciative topic and acting on this theme through the 5-D cycle: namely Definition of the affirmative topic, Discovery, Dream, Design and Destiny was used. Results An appreciative inquiry approach offered employees an opportunity to reflect on the existing strengths within their practice situation, leading them to discover what is important and enhance quality improvement in the management of patient care in South Africa. Furthermore, AI is reported to have significant transformational as it has shifted the focus form problems to be solved to discovering and building on what works well within an organisation and used that as the starting point for implementing change. Conclusions New approaches such as AI have the potential to improve patient care and enhance individual and group motivation by changing the way participants think about, approach, and imagine the future.

show abstract

“…A qualitative AI was employed based on the 5-D cycle that involved asking positive questions to a group of stakeholders (nurses who directly rendered patient care) in order to craft and implement action plans towards excellence (Bellinger and Elliott 2011;Bernardi 2009;Grobler et al 2009;Havens et al 2006). In this study the researcher followed a qualitative research design which was explorative, descriptive and contextual in nature using an AI approach.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Perceived Motivating Factors towards a Positive Working Environment in Rural Hospitals at Vhembe District in the Limpopo Province

Luhalima

Mulaudzi

Phetlhu

2015

Journal of Human Ecology

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

One of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is to improve maternal health with the target of reducing maternal mortality by three-quarters between 1990-2015. The rendering of quality patient care requires the whole healthcare system to be functional with well-trained, motivated staff, adequate services, equipment and skilled competent leadership. However, work environment in rural hospitals is poorly resourced, thus leading to many nurses becoming de-motivated. This paper describes the factors that the nurses would like to see in their working environment which could improve quality patient care in rural hospitals. An appreciative inquiry qualitative, exploratory, descriptive research design was used. Data were collected through focus group interviews whereby thirty six participants were interviewed. The researcher used the open coding technique to analyse data. The findings revealed that nurses are motivated by both extrinsic and intrinsic factors in their working environment.

show abstract

What Are You Looking At? The Potential of Appreciative Inquiry as a Research Approach for Social Work

Cited by 29 publications

References 21 publications

Need or right: Sexual expression and intimacy in aged care

Need or right: Sexual expression and intimacy in aged care

Use of an Appreciative Inquiry Approach to Enhance Quality Improvement in Management of Patient Care

Perceived Motivating Factors towards a Positive Working Environment in Rural Hospitals at Vhembe District in the Limpopo Province

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About