BeWEHL (Bettering Wellbeing Education Health and Lifestyle Initiative) - linking research and teaching in community education

A case study demonstrating practice at the University of Wales Newport to strengthen links between research and teaching.

The Bettering Wellbeing Education Health and Lifestyle Initiative (BeWEHL) begain in 2000 supported by Welsh Assembly Funding (WAG) to look at the impact of learning on the health and wellbeing of women in a marginalised area of Newport South-East Wales. Using a social action research approach the project used a collaborative co-researcher approach working with women building trust and support as well as through collaborative research designing curriculum and pedagogic approach tailored directly to the needs of the women and the broader community.