Policy Press

Participatory Research

Working with Vulnerable Groups in Research and Practice

By Jo Aldridge

Published

Aug 17, 2016

Page count

200 pages

ISBN

978-1447325550

Dimensions

234 x 156 mm

Imprint

Policy Press

Published

Feb 11, 2015

Page count

200 pages

ISBN

978-1447305644

Dimensions

234 x 156 mm

Imprint

Policy Press

Published

Aug 17, 2016

Page count

200 pages

ISBN

978-1447325567

Dimensions

Imprint

Policy Press

Published

Aug 17, 2016

Page count

200 pages

ISBN

978-1447325574

Dimensions

Imprint

Policy Press
Participatory Research

This book examines the nature of participatory research in the social sciences and its role in increasing participation among vulnerable or marginalised populations. Drawing on engaging in-depth case studies, it examines the ways in which inclusion and collaboration in research can be enhanced among vulnerable participants, such as those with profound learning difficulties, victims of abuse and trauma and multiply vulnerable children and young people, and shows how useful it can be with these groups. The book will be an invaluable resource for students, researchers and academics in many countries who want to put participatory research methods into practice.

Jo Aldridge is Professor of Social Policy and Criminology at Loughborough University. She is also director of the Young Carers Research Group and has more than twenty years’ experience conducting and managing research with multiply vulnerable, marginalised and socially excluded groups. Jo has published extensively in social policy, health and social care, specifically in the areas of children’s rights, mental health and domestic violence.

Introduction;

Participation, ‘vulnerability’ and voice;

Participatory research with children and young people;

Involving people with learning difficulties in participatory research;

Participatory research with victims of abuse and trauma – Women victims-survivors of domestic violence;

Participatory research: interpretation, representation and transformation;

Advancing participatory research.

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