The key epistemological assumption in participatory research is the belief that knowledge is embedded in the lives and experiences of individuals and that knowledge is developed only through a cooperative process between researchers and experiencing individuals. There are various notions about the nature and processes of participation in this type of research. This paper focuses on specific pro...

Family stressors predict negative psychological outcomes for immigrant adolescents, yet little is known about how such stressors interact to predict school outcomes. The purpose of this study was to explore the interactive role of family stressors on school outcomes for newcomer adolescent immigrants. Using a convergent parallel mixedmethods design, we used quantitative methods to explore inter...

This book is about the value of the customer's service experience in improving the quality of services in all respects, from technical quality to interactive quality. The authors explore the so-called experience-based design (EBD), especially its underlying concepts, methods and practices, as a basic tool for developing customer focused health care services. The " experience " is defined as " h...

Addressing the urgent need for information regarding ways of integrating health promotion into the hospital services that helps make the best of scarce resources is essential in the current context of Corporate and Clinical Governance. With this in mind, the paper uses the example of how one hospital Trust implemented the WHO HPH's concept and developed an on site, in-house Centre for Health Pr...