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Going beyond Environment to Context: Leveraging the Power of Context to Produce Change
Schalock, Robert L. Luckasson, Ruth Shogren, Karrie A.
Schalock, Robert L.
Luckasson, Ruth
Shogren, Karrie A.
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This article discusses the processes and implications of going beyond environment to context. The article (a) provides an operational definition of context; (b) describes a multidimensional model of context that views context as being multilevel, multifactorial, and interactive; (c) describes how conceptual models of quality of life, human rights, and human functioning can be used in conjunction with the multidimensional model of context to identify opportunities and develop context-based change strategies that improve quality of life, human rights, and human functioning outcomes; and (d) describes a four-step approach to leveraging an understanding of context to produce change. The article concludes with a discussion of the advantages of and barriers to moving beyond environment to context.
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2020-03-13
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Context, Change strategies, Conceptual models, Human functioning, Human Rights, Person–environment fit, Quality of life, Valued outcomes
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Schalock, R. L., Luckasson, R., & Shogren, K. A. (2020). Going beyond Environment to Context: Leveraging the Power of Context to Produce Change. International journal of environmental research and public health, 17(6), 1885. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17061885