Doing Research Inclusively, Doing Research Well
Date:
07/02/2013 - 08/02/2013
Organised by:
NCRM, University of Southampton
Presenter:
Dr Hilra Vinha and Professor Melanie Nind - University of Southampton
Level:
Entry (no or almost no prior knowledge)
Contact:
Jacqui Thorp - Training Administrator
National Centre for Research Methods
University of Southampton
jmh6@soton.ac.uk
Description:
This training will extend the confidence and skills of researchers interested in inclusive, participatory or emancipatory research.
Working in more collaborative ways with lay people as co-researchers requires new ways of thinking, careful planning, and sensitive negotiation of the power dynamics surrounding not being in full control of the research agenda or process. The trainers build on their ESRC study looking at quality and capacity in inclusive research in which researchers outside and inside the academy, with and without a label of learning disabilities, came together in focus groups to discuss their research methods, priorities and working practices. The research generated guidance for judging quality in inclusive research with people with learning disabilities, together with practical guidance and case study materials for teaching which are used here. The trainers work from the position that it is unhelpful to limit ourselves to an uncritical ‘nothing about us without us’ agenda in which one way of doing inclusive research becomes prescribed and policed. Instead, there are many different models of inclusive research and much to be learned from exploring these.
Participants should expect an interactive/active experience based in the theories and methods of Paulo Freire; they will be using dialogue, seeing, reading, exploring and developing a range of methods that change the dynamics of knowledge production. The examples come from the field of learning disabilities but the methods have relevance for researchers in other fields and for anyone wishing to conduct their research in more inclusive ways without compromising on social science rigour.
Website for the project 'Doing research inclusively, doing research well?' http://www.doingresearchinclusively.org/ provides background reading for those interested in inclusive research.
Cost:
The fee is:
1. £60 - For UK registered postgraduate students
2. £120 - For staff at UK academic institutions, ESRC funded researchers and registered charity organisations
3. £440 - For all other participants
All fees include event materials, lunch, morning and afternoon tea. They do not include travel and accommodation costs. Full refund for cancellation one month prior to the event, NO refund after this date.
Website and registration:
Region:
South East
Keywords:
Qualitative Approaches (other), Inclusive Research
Related publications and presentations:
Qualitative Approaches (other)