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Democratisation of wellbeing: stakeholder perspectives on policy priorities for improving national wellbeing through paid employment and adult learning

Daniels, K., Connolly, S., Ogbonnaya, C., Tregaskis, O., Bryan, M.L., Robinson-Pant, A., Street, J. (2018) Democratisation of wellbeing: stakeholder perspectives on policy priorities for improving national wellbeing through paid employment and adult learning. British Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 46 (4). pp. 492-511. ISSN 0306-9885. (doi:10.1080/03069885.2017.1408776) (KAR id:92868)

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Abstract

Recent policy initiatives in the UK have heightened the degree to which wellbeing can be considered a political construct: The acceptance of different policy options for wellbeing depends on the extent to which those options are responsive to popular wellbeing concerns. Drawing on the views of over 400 people gathered through a variety of methods and across the UK, we outline different stakeholder views of what wellbeing is and the priorities that stakeholders believe should be addressed to improve wellbeing. We draw out the implications for reframing policy debates around wellbeing, the practice of career guidance, academic debates around identified wellbeing priorities, and the best means of developing a policy and a practice-oriented and stakeholder-responsive approach to researching wellbeing.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1080/03069885.2017.1408776
Uncontrolled keywords: Wellbeing; paid employment; adult learning; worklessness; evidence-based decision making
Subjects: H Social Sciences
Divisions: Divisions > Kent Business School - Division > Department of Leadership and Management
Depositing User: Chidi Ogbonnaya
Date Deposited: 26 Jan 2022 10:05 UTC
Last Modified: 27 Jan 2022 12:07 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/92868 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)
Ogbonnaya, C.: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0704-5717
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