“Not Just an Apartment Building”: Residents’ Quality of Life in a Social Housing Co-operative
ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to examine the impact that two social housing complexes have had on their residents' quality of life. These two complexes, known as Tannery Court Co-operative Ltd., target a specific segment of the affordable housing market: non-elderly singles. A mixe...
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The objective of this study was to examine the impact that two social housing complexes have had on their residents' quality of life. These two complexes, known as Tannery Court Co-operative Ltd., target a specific segment of the affordable housing market: non-elderly singles. A mixed-methods approach was used to assess the quality of life of residents. The data collection strategy used semi-structured interviews conducted with the help of a questionnaire. A total of 43 interviews were completed at the two building sites. Analysis of interview and questionnaire data identified six areas of improvement in residents' quality of life. These are life in general (an overarching dimension), housing (the focus of the Tannery Court intervention), neighbourhood (including safety and appearance), food, self-confidence (an enabling dimension for future development of projects and goals among the residents), and financial situation (a key dimension because of its multiple impacts on other aspects of life).
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L'objectif de cette recherche était d'évaluer l'impact des deux complexes de logements coopératifs Tannery Court sur la qualité de vie des résidants. Ces complexes ciblent un segment particulier du marché du logement social, les célibataires d'âge actif et vivant en deçà du seuil de la pauvreté. Cette étude utilise une méthodologie mixte pour évaluer la situation et la qualité de vie des résidants. La stratégie de cueillette de données s'appuie sur des entrevues semi-dirigées effectuées à l'aide d'un questionnaire. Au total, nous avons complété 43 entrevues. Six aspects de la qualité de vie se sont améliorés de façon significative. Il s'agit de la vie en général (une dimension globale), le logement (l'objectif premier visé par l'équipe de Tannery Court), le quartier de résidence (dimensions importantes de la localisation d'un complexe comme la sécurité et l'apparence) la confiance en soi (une dimension clé pour le développement futur de projets et d'objectifs pour les résidants), la nourriture (en raison de l'accès à des électroménagers) et la situation financière (une dimension majeure étant donné son impact sur les autres composantes de la vie). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7682584de847478aa3d6423622357c3e2022-12-21T20:18:25ZengCanadian Centre for Studies in PublishingCanadian Journal of Nonprofit and Social Economy Research1920-93552010-12-011110.22230/cjnser.2010v1n1a11“Not Just an Apartment Building”: Residents’ Quality of Life in a Social Housing Co-operativeLuc Theriault0Andre Leclerc1Angela Eileen Wisniewski2Omer Chouinard3Gilles Martin4University of New BrunswickUniversité de MonctonDepartment of Sociology, University of New BrunswickUniversité de MonctonUniversité de MonctonABSTRACT The objective of this study was to examine the impact that two social housing complexes have had on their residents' quality of life. These two complexes, known as Tannery Court Co-operative Ltd., target a specific segment of the affordable housing market: non-elderly singles. A mixed-methods approach was used to assess the quality of life of residents. The data collection strategy used semi-structured interviews conducted with the help of a questionnaire. A total of 43 interviews were completed at the two building sites. Analysis of interview and questionnaire data identified six areas of improvement in residents' quality of life. These are life in general (an overarching dimension), housing (the focus of the Tannery Court intervention), neighbourhood (including safety and appearance), food, self-confidence (an enabling dimension for future development of projects and goals among the residents), and financial situation (a key dimension because of its multiple impacts on other aspects of life). RÉSUMÉ L'objectif de cette recherche était d'évaluer l'impact des deux complexes de logements coopératifs Tannery Court sur la qualité de vie des résidants. Ces complexes ciblent un segment particulier du marché du logement social, les célibataires d'âge actif et vivant en deçà du seuil de la pauvreté. Cette étude utilise une méthodologie mixte pour évaluer la situation et la qualité de vie des résidants. La stratégie de cueillette de données s'appuie sur des entrevues semi-dirigées effectuées à l'aide d'un questionnaire. Au total, nous avons complété 43 entrevues. Six aspects de la qualité de vie se sont améliorés de façon significative. Il s'agit de la vie en général (une dimension globale), le logement (l'objectif premier visé par l'équipe de Tannery Court), le quartier de résidence (dimensions importantes de la localisation d'un complexe comme la sécurité et l'apparence) la confiance en soi (une dimension clé pour le développement futur de projets et d'objectifs pour les résidants), la nourriture (en raison de l'accès à des électroménagers) et la situation financière (une dimension majeure étant donné son impact sur les autres composantes de la vie).https://anserj.ca/index.php/cjnser/article/view/11HousingQuality of lifeCo-operativeLow-incomeNon-elderly singles / LogementQualité de vie |
| spellingShingle | Luc Theriault Andre Leclerc Angela Eileen Wisniewski Omer Chouinard Gilles Martin “Not Just an Apartment Building”: Residents’ Quality of Life in a Social Housing Co-operative Canadian Journal of Nonprofit and Social Economy Research Housing Quality of life Co-operative Low-income Non-elderly singles / Logement Qualité de vie |
| title | “Not Just an Apartment Building”: Residents’ Quality of Life in a Social Housing Co-operative |
| title_full | “Not Just an Apartment Building”: Residents’ Quality of Life in a Social Housing Co-operative |
| title_fullStr | “Not Just an Apartment Building”: Residents’ Quality of Life in a Social Housing Co-operative |
| title_full_unstemmed | “Not Just an Apartment Building”: Residents’ Quality of Life in a Social Housing Co-operative |
| title_short | “Not Just an Apartment Building”: Residents’ Quality of Life in a Social Housing Co-operative |
| title_sort | not just an apartment building residents quality of life in a social housing co operative |
| topic | Housing Quality of life Co-operative Low-income Non-elderly singles / Logement Qualité de vie |
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