This book is refreshing, both as an addition to the general literature and as a text that considers cultural and social issues in studies relating to improving the situation of vulnerable people . [T]his book will be a helpful, accessible and interesting resource for novice and experienced researchers alike in a number of fields' - Nurse Researcher. 'Pranee Liamputtong has offered a well organized, clear and accessible work in Researching the Vulnerable this book can offer very good guidance to the postgraduate student who is willing to focus in qualitative research methods, but also to an experienced researcher who may consider testing out its procedures or eventually is attempting to put into practice innovative qualitative research procedures' - Sociological Research Online. Researching Vunerable People takes as its starting point the particular considerations and sensitivities of being a researcher faced with a subject group at the margins of society, and explores the ethical, practical and methodological implications of working with such groups. Pranee Liamputtong is an experienced textbook author, and in this book she attempts to explore qualitative methods using examples, drawn from around the world, from the wide variety of contexts that might count as 'researching the vulnerable'. Numerous salient points for the conduct of research within vulnerable groups of people, including ethical and moral issues, are considered, and discussed in the context of sensitive and innovative research methods.
The content and pedagogical approach introduces students to an updated overview of the research process and helps them navigate through the practical ways of carrying out qualitative research methods: from writing a qualitative research proposal to the application of qualitative enquiry across different groups of individuals.
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Qualitative Research Methods continues to be an easy to read, solid foundation for students in a variety of disciplines and ensures they are well prepared to conduct qualitative research across real-world projects.
Pranee Liamputtong is an experienced textbook author, and in this book she attempts to explore qualitative methods using examples, drawn from around the world, from the wide variety of contexts that might count as ?researching the vulnerable?. Numerous salient points for the conduct of research within vulnerable groups of people, including ethical and moral issues, are considered, and discussed in the context of sensitive and innovative research methods.
Body mapping is an effective, flexible, adaptable and respectful qualitative research method which may be used to gain insight and understanding into other ways of knowing about one's body. How one perceives their body to look and function, that is, one's ethnoanatomical and ethnophysiological beliefs, may impact and influence how one engages with health services and education. Through the identification of these emic beliefs and perceptions, and subsequent consideration, health service provision and education may then be able to be more appropriately designed making it more accessible and acceptable for communities to engage with. Body mapping allows the traversing of culture, language, context and educational status, giving a voice to participants and empowering them to share their thoughts and beliefs. This chapter will provide a brief history of two of the distinct streams of body mapping, before discussing in depth the application of a body mapping approach into qualitative research.
Globally, cross-cultural research has become increasingly essential. It is argued that the need for culturally competent social care requires knowledge of the social and cultural contexts of the people and this can be obtained by research, and particularly a qualitative approach. Despite the increased demands on cross-cultural research, discussions on "culturally sensitive methodologies" are still largely neglected in the literature on research methods including qualitative research. As a result, researchers who are working within socially responsible research in cross-cultural settings often confront many challenges with very little information on how to deal with these difficulties. Conducting cross-cultural research is rife with ethical and methodological challenges. This chapter first discusses the essence of qualitative research in cross-cultural research. Some ethical issues and cross-cultural research as well as theoretical standpoints that sit neatly within the framework of cross-cultural research are then included. The last two parts of the chapter are dedicated to the positionality of researchers and language issues in cross-cultural research.
Methods: This qualitative research used in-depth interviews. The research methods and analysis were informed by intersectionality theory, phenomenology and a cultural competency framework. Sixteen African born refugee young women who had experienced teenage pregnancy and early motherhood in Greater Melbourne, Australia took part in this research. Interviews were audio recorded, transcribed and data analysed using thematic content analysis. Ethics approval for this research was granted by Victoria University Human Research Ethics committee.
Qualitative research is widely used in the health sciences and is regarded as the most appropriate method when exploring people's life experiences or phenomena that are sensitive or socially complex [25, 26]. This study utilised in-depth interviewing methods, and the study drew upon both phenomenology and cultural competence frameworks to inform the research methods and analytical approach. Phenomenology was particularly suited for this study as it is concerned with the study of human existence and how humans understand and perceive their own behaviours [27]. Phenomenology allows the researcher to uncover hidden aspects of people's lives that would not emerge during 'normal' conversations, or that people would not typically reveal to people outside their own social or cultural circles ([27, 26]).
Purposive sampling was used to reach this hard to reach population as it allowed the researcher to interview those who had experienced teenage pregnancy. Initially, invitations were sent out to potential participants through formal (church notice board) and informal (friends and community members) networks. Potential participants were invited to contact the researcher and set up a convenient interview time. This method was not successful in recruiting African women who had experienced TP. Another researcher in the UK has also reported very low response rates when recruiting black African families using information flyers and the internet, and subsequently used snowball recruitment techniques via formal and informal social networks [29]. Accordingly, in this study snowballing methods were ultimately used to identify potential participants who met the eligibility criteria. People who heard about and were interested in the research referred potential information-rich participants [26]. Potential participants were provided with a plain English language statement about the research. It was only after this process that interviews were set up with participants. This allowed the participants opportunity to consent to participate, or to opt out or cancel the interview if they did not want to proceed.
The study provides insight into young African migrant women's experiences of teen pregnancy and early motherhood, with particular focus here on their experiences of social support. The paper is based on qualitative research - i.e. in-depth interviews with sixteen African Australian women with refugee backgrounds who experienced teen pregnancy - and the findings cannot be taken as representative of the experiences of all refugee and African young women in Melbourne, Australia. However, the paper does provide insight into the intersecting identities that shape teen pregnancy and early motherhood in a site of settlement.
27.Carpenter C. Phenomenology and rehabilitation research. In: Liamputtong P, editor. Research methods in health: Foundations for evidence-based practice. 2nd ed. Melbourne: Oxford University Press; 2013. p. 123-40.
The personal interview, one of the most common approaches to qualitative research in the public health literature, offers an opportunity to interact with study participants during data collection [58]. This study was designed to better understand women's experiences of caesarean section including their immediate and longer term recovery. Background information to the study and consent forms were posted to women in advance of the interview. MK conducted one in-depth face-to-face interview with each woman at a time and place of her choice. Participation in the study was entirely voluntary and each participant understood they were free to withdraw at any time. All interviews were audio-taped and transcribed verbatim by MK. 2ff7e9595c
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