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The significance of community in wellness service design: the case of retreats

Year: 2015
Type: dissertation
Abstract:  To build on current research and fill a research gap on retreats that focus on community experience.  Provide case studies that specialize in creating community experience.  To demonstrate the significance of community experience on subjective well-being in retreats. To explore service design implications when creating community experiences in retreats. Research Questions and Objectives Research Question 1Objectives What type of retreats offer social, community experiences?Identify retreat types that offer community oriented experiences. Research Question 2Objectives How does sense of community benefit wellbeing generally and within retreats?Explain the relationship between community and subjective well-being generally and in retreats. Research Question 3Objectives Is the community experience in retreats important and how is it created and experienced?Demonstrate the significance of community experienced in retreats.Explore the implications of service design in the context of community created in retreats.
Language: English
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2340152674
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