Appreciative inquiry: A case study of a woman's experience of poverty

dc.contributor.author	Tebele C.	en
dc.contributor.author	Nel K.	en
dc.date.accessioned	2012-11-01T16:31:28Z
dc.date.available	2012-11-01T16:31:28Z
dc.date.issued	2011	en
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Psychology in Africa	en
dc.identifier.citation	21	en
dc.identifier.citation	4	en
dc.identifier.issn	14330237	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/7255
dc.description.abstract	This study utilised an instrumental case study to investigate the experience of a woman living In poverty in a South African community. The participant was a widowed African female with two children. Data were collected during an interview process that took place over a period of ten weeks. Each interview was in-depth and lasted between forty minutes and an hour long. Appreciative Inquiry (Al) was used to facilitate the construction of the interview questions. Data were thematically analyzed. Findings suggest that Al leads to a positive view of self and others even In the context of significant poverty. Copyright ©2011 Journal of Psychology in Africa.	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.subject	Appreciative inquiry; Brief therapy; Poverty	en
dc.title	Appreciative inquiry: A case study of a woman's experience of poverty	en
dc.type	Article	en