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Using data from WKH VWXG\\ RI WKH ZHESDJHV RI WKH 'DQLVK µ6KHG¶ RUJDQL]DWLRQV􀀏 IURPLQWHUYLHZV ZLWK WKH FHQWUDO RUJDQL]HU􀀏 DQG IURP YLVLWV DQG LQWHUYLHZVZLWK SDUWLFLSDQWV DQG ORFDO RUJDQL]HUV DW WZR 'DQLVK 0HQ¶V VKHG V􀀏 ZH GHVFULEH KRZ WKH LGHD RI WKH 0HQ¶V 6KHG RQ WKH $XVWUDOLDQ PRGHO ZDVLQWHUSUHWHG DQG WUDQVODWHG DW FHQWUDO DQG ORFDO OHYHOV􀀑 3UHOLPL QDU\\ GDWD  \nHow the Men’s Shed idea travels to Scandinavia 317  \nLQGLFDWH WKDW VLPLODUSRVLWLYH EHQH¿WV DV H[LVW LQ $XVWUDOLD PD \\ UHVXOW􀀏 SURYLGHG WKDW ORFDO RZQHUVKLS LV HPSKDVL]HG􀀑  \nKeywords: men’s sheds, institutional theory, informal learning,  \nPDVFXOLQLW\\􀀏 JHQGHU􀀏 ROGHU PHQ¶V ZHOO􀀐EHLQJ􀀑  \nIntroduction  \nCommencing in the late 1990s, by late 2016 around 1,000 community Men’s Sheds had opened in community settings across Australia, with a further 350 now open across Ireland, 300 in the UK and 70 in New Zealand (Golding, 2016). A community Men’s Shed is a physical place and organization which offers men, mostly older men beyond paid work-retired, unemployed, or with a disability – somewhere to go, something to do and someone to talk to, as conceived by the late Dick 0F*RZDQ LQ 7RQJDOD􀀏 9LFWRULD LQ WKH YHU\\ ¿UVW 0HQ¶V 6KHG LQ 􀀔􀀜􀀜􀀛􀀑 The most common activity is wood-or metalworking, but can also involve whatever activities men decide upon, such as game playing, cooking, gardening, singing or working with computers. Men’s Shed organizations typically also contribute to their local community by, for example, building playgrounds for children.  \nMen’s Sheds in Australia, and to a lesser extent also in Ireland, have EHHQ ZHOO UHVHDUFKHG􀀏 DQG IRXQG WR JUHDWO\\ EHQH¿W PHQ¶V KHDOWK􀀏 wellbeing, and social integration, through informal, practical, and social learning in a local community (Golding, Brown, Foley, Harvey,& Gleeson, 2007; Golding, Foley, & Brown, 2007; Carragher, 2013; Cavanagh, Southcombe, & Bartram, 2014; Golding, 2015) . Sheds have shown to be health promoting: participating in social activities and practical tasks has positive health effects in itself, and participants further encourage each other to take care of their own health to a greater extent by, for example, better diet and exercise habits (Morgan, Hayes, Williamson, & Ford, 2007; Wilson, Cordier, & Wilson Whatley, 2013; Haesler, 2015) .  \nOther studies have found that Sheds work well for integration of men from different ethnic enclaves, or for reaching excluded groups (Misan & Sergeant, 2009; Carroll, Kirwan, & Lambe, 2014) . Boys at risk have found refuge among older men who have acted as mentors (Cordier &  \n318 Helene Ahl, Joel Hedegaard & Barry Golding  \nWilson, 2014). Sheds have also been shown to develop a positive male identity focusing on responsibility and care for others and self, making men relinquish the idea that masculinity necessarily equals strength and invincibility","cbCaipN7qzIy2Xxc","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaipN7qzIy2Xxc","pdf",99890,18,"English","# Introduction\n## Men’s Sheds in Australia and internationally\n## Evidence of health, wellbeing, and integration\n## Organizational success factors\n## Research gap and study focus","[{\"question\":\"What is the basic concept of a Men’s Shed?\",\"answer\":\"A Men’s Shed is a physical place and organization offering men, mostly older men beyond paid work, a place to go, something to do, and someone to talk to. Activities commonly include wood- or metalworking and other community and social tasks.\"},{\"question\":\"What benefits have studies associated with Men’s Sheds?\",\"answer\":\"Research links Men’s Sheds with improved men’s health and wellbeing as well as social integration. 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