Community Concepts
Asynchronous Session
Advocating for Community Gardens in Marginalized Communities View Digital Media
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session Arla Bernstein
This case study is based on the Advocating Ecocultural Values of Urban Community Gardens in the Martin Luther King, Jr. Historic District project. It is an experiential-learning project undertaken by an undergraduate, senior capstone class with research support from Dr. Bernstein, Dr. Stapleton, and the Community Partner--The Historic District Development Corporation, a non-profit organization specifically dedicated to equitable urban revitalization in Atlanta. Community gardens can provide both a food source for communities vulnerable to food injustices and spaces for social transformation. They differ from most large-scale farms in that they are focused on generating community, both social and more-than-human, and on applying permaculture approaches in local, small-scale, diverse, and urban contexts. The case study includes both ecocultural values and attributes of community gardens. Ecocultural values include sustainability, education, and cross-cultural engagement. Ecocultural attributes include both ecological systems and cultural assessment. Results of this project can be expanded to future projects with a "just sustainability" focus.
A Critical Evaluation on the Othering Experiences of Immigrant Women Living in Kırşehir in the Context of Intersectional Theory View Digital Media
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session Gulcin Cebecioğlu
As it is known, both its geopolitical location and its traditional and cultural infrastructure make Türkiye one of the preferred points where people from different countries may want to immigrate. In this context, every year thousands of people suffer from war, economic, political crisis, etc. in their country come to Türkiye. These migration movements constitute the focus of interest in many scientific fields. Especially in the field of social sciences, many issues such as the dynamics that cause migration and the adaptation processes of immigrants to the countries they migrate to are discussed. However, these studies are conducted either completely blind to gender or as if the phenomenon of migration is a phenomenon that only concerns men. However, it is important to address the migration experiences of women, who are invisible in society and relegated to the background. Based on this idea, the subject of this study is the marginalization experiences of foreign women living in Kırşehir. At this point, women's experiences of discrimination and marginalization in Turkey, both in their own countries and during the migration process, are questioned. The study is based mainly on cross-sectional theory, which provides an important perspective to feminist theory that allows understanding the situation of women from their own perspectives. More precisely, the marginalization experiences of foreign women at the intersection of gender, ethnicity and social classes isdiscussed from a critical perspective.
Participatory Health Promotion through Empowered Nurses for Marginalized and Vulnerable Communities
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session Sujin Horwitz
As the largest occupation within healthcare, nurses play a key role in health promotion (WHO, 2020a). The importance of nurses is even more critical in global health crises, as recently witnessed by the COVID-19 pandemic, as they are deeply embedded in communities and uniquely positioned to implement and promote health initiatives and prevention in tandem with communities (Coster, Watkins, & Norman, 2018). Indeed, nurses have been instrumental in educating the public and involving affected communities in disease prevention and treatment during health crises. However, power inequity and conflict still exist among healthcare providers, creating barriers to meaningful collaboration and participation essential for patient care (The Institute for Safe Medication Practices, 2005). This paper examines how hierarchical structures within care providers create power imbalances leading to intra- and inter-group conflicts with a particular focus on dysfunctional interactions between nurses, primary caregivers in health crises, and other healthcare providers. For instance, some physicians have been reported to engage in disrespectful, disruptive, and confrontational behavior with nurses, deterring their full participation in patient care (Rosenstein & O’Daniel, 2005). To alleviate such destructive conflict, To ameliorate such destructive conflict, this paper reviews Lipsky’s (1981; 2010) seminal work on Street-Level Bureaucracy (SLB) and proposes that nurses as front-line health professionals should be empowered with professional discretion to address and resolve inter- and intra-group conflict. Additionally, ideological currency (Bunderson, 2001), defined as the amount by which the organization promotes the philosophical values and beliefs held by the professional, is proposed to strengthen collaboration among various stakeholders.
Featured Employment of Indıvıduals Wıth Specıal Needs in Tourısm Sector: Antalya/Turıye Case View Digital Media
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session Emel Sardohan Yıldırım
Employment of individuals with special needs is critical for their economic, independent living and quality of life. In this study, the opinions of experts working in the human resources departments of hotels regarding the employment of individuals with special needs in the tourism sector were examined. The research was conducted in Antalya, one of the world's leading cities in the field of tourism. 10 people working in the human resources department of hotels participated in the study. Semi-structured interview technique, one of the qualitative research designs, was used in the research and 8 questions were asked to the participants about the employment of individuals with special needs in hotels. Descriptive analysis was used to analyze the data. The emerging themes are; difficulties and conveniences experienced while applying laws and regulations, adaptations provided in the workplace for individuals with special needs, the training process carried out before and after starting work, crisis intervention plans applied in adverse situations, transition to work, hotel guests' views and suggestions for individuals with special needs. The findings are presented.
