The Space Between Us: An Inquiry Into Belonging
| dc.contributor.author | Lyster, Kim Pamela Boutwell | |
| dc.contributor.supervisor | Boyd, Susan C. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2015-04-17T20:19:15Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2015-04-17T20:19:15Z | |
| dc.date.copyright | 2015 | en_US |
| dc.date.issued | 2015-04-17 | |
| dc.degree.department | Program: Studies in Policy and Practice | en_US |
| dc.degree.level | Master of Arts M.A. | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | This thesis explores the topic of belonging: both the sense and experience of it as well as the relationship to individual and collective well-being. Through in-depth interviews with five leaders and advocates in the social justice community, I explore their perspectives on the topic, significant influences, the power of the experience, and the relationship between inclusion and belonging. Further, the capacity for belonging to influence and impact social issues such as marginalization, discrimination, and poverty are explored. Methods for fostering belonging are also considered with a view to suggesting recommendations for promoting a lens of belonging as a means for renewing a commitment to the beloved community. | en_US |
| dc.description.scholarlevel | Graduate | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1828/5976 | |
| dc.language | English | eng |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.rights | Available to the World Wide Web | en_US |
| dc.rights.temp | Available to the World Wide Web | en_US |
| dc.rights.temp | CC0 1.0 Universal | * |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ | * |
| dc.subject | belonging | en_US |
| dc.subject | community well-being | en_US |
| dc.subject | disability | en_US |
| dc.title | The Space Between Us: An Inquiry Into Belonging | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |