Volunteer programs, empowerment, and life satisfaction in Jordan: mapping local knowledge and systems change to inform public policy and science diplomacy
Panter-Brick C, Qtaishat L, Eggerman J, Thomas H, Kumar P, Dajani R. Volunteer programs, empowerment, and life satisfaction in Jordan: mapping local knowledge and systems change to inform public policy and science diplomacy. Frontiers In Sociology 2024, 9: 1371760. PMID: 38873342, PMCID: PMC11170447, DOI: 10.3389/fsoc.2024.1371760.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPublic policyVolunteer programsScience diplomacyLife satisfactionConcept of empowermentGlobal SouthSyrian refugeesCultural empowermentLocal communitiesDiverse narrativesEmpowermentLocal knowledgeLocal perspectiveParticipatory approachParticipatory methodologyIdentified several dimensionsReduce cultural biasTrained volunteersPolicyJordanian womenDiplomacyCatalyze changeCultural biasEmpirical evidenceProgram efficacy