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 efficacyDoes volunteering impact refugee women's life satisfaction, empowerment, and wellbeing? Experimental evidence, local knowledge, and causal reasoning
Panter-Brick C, Eggerman J, Jefferies P, Qtaishat L, Dajani R, Kumar P. Does volunteering impact refugee women's life satisfaction, empowerment, and wellbeing? Experimental evidence, local knowledge, and causal reasoning. Social Science & Medicine 2024, 347: 116735. PMID: 38552338, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.116735.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLife satisfactionMixed-methods program evaluationWomen's life satisfactionLocal knowledge systemsSyrian refugee womenGenerate social changePathways of influenceLevels of life satisfactionThematic analysisPoor householdsIndividual-level impactProgram evaluationPsychological wellbeingRefugee womenSocial changeVolunteer workLocal communitiesPanel dataEmpowermentLocal knowledgeLived experienceLocal conceptsVolunteer programsWomen's characteristicsMiddle East