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Fear, confusion and participation: Incapacity Benefit claimants and (compulsory) Work Focused Interviews
- Author:
- GRANT Aimee
- Journal article citation:
- Research Policy and Planning, 28(3), 2011, pp.161-171.
- Publisher:
- Social Services Research Group
Welfare reform was always high on the agenda during the New Labour government. In 2002, the long-term sick and disabled were also subject to conditions if they were to claim Incapacity Benefit (IB). This paper highlights 21 IB claimants’ experiences of attending compulsory Work Focused Interviews (WFIs). It reports on findings from a research study which involved observation of WFIs and the conduct of interviews with IB claimants. The findings demonstrate that levels of fear regarding compulsory attendance a interviews where high, often exacerbated by earlier negative experiences in claiming benefits. The paper goes on the describe claimants experiences of participating in Work Focused Activity, before outlining attempts the claimants had made to move into work. It concludes with a discussion on the implications for policy with respect to the increased conditionality introduced by Employment and Support Allowance, and the changes proposed by the new Coalition Government.
Methodological issues in qualitative research with minority ethnic research participants
- Author:
- LIE Mabel L.S.
- Journal article citation:
- Research Policy and Planning, 24(2), 2006, pp.91-103.
- Publisher:
- Social Services Research Group
This article draws on qualitative research on the Chinese and Bangladeshi communities in Newcastle upon Tyne. In-dept household research that includes the participation of different family members for inter-generational perspectives is not only inclusive in its approach but also invaluable in policy research on minority ethnic groups. Household research can lead to analyses that are holistic and take into consideration intra-household power relations as well as contextual and structural factors such as the impact of racism. The research found that the participants' country of origin, length of stay in the UK, whether they were born or brought up in the UK were important factors to consider, apart from the more conventional variables of age, sex, area of residence and employment status. Many issues arise in the use of interpreters and whether there are alternative approaches to conducting interviews with minority ethnic research participants. This article proposes that there are ways of working with varieties of language known as 'inter-languages', i.e. the varieties of English spoken by speakers of other languages.
Learning to interview people with a learning disability
- Author:
- BAXTER Vanessa
- Journal article citation:
- Research Policy and Planning, 23(3), 2005, pp.175-180.
- Publisher:
- Social Services Research Group
The author shares her learning experience on interviewing people with a learning disability for a research project, and offers advice to other researchers new to the field.
A meeting of minds: allowing older people with dementia to share their thoughts and experiences about health and social care, using counselling skills
- Author:
- MILLS Marie
- Journal article citation:
- Research Policy and Planning, 21(2), 2003, pp.33-42.
- Publisher:
- Social Services Research Group
Explores the use of counselling skills in researching the views and experiences of people with dementia and suggests that good qualitative researchers are likely to possess many of these skills. Discusses the importance of the relationship between the researcher and participant, with the recommendation that the researcher requires support and supervision when researching sensitive topics with vulnerable people over time. Suggests that group work with people who have mild to moderate dementia may be a useful way to ask about health and social care needs.
Computer aided interviewing: some implications for social services
- Author:
- SAUNDERS Mark N.K.
- Journal article citation:
- Research Policy and Planning, 12(1), 1994, pp.21-24.
- Publisher:
- Social Services Research Group
Describes computer aided interviewing, assesses its advantages and disadvantages and suggests applications in Social Services.
Speaking out: users studies & people with learning difficulties
- Authors:
- SIMONS K., BOOTH T., BOOTH W.
- Journal article citation:
- Research Policy and Planning, 7(1), 1989, pp.9-17.
- Publisher:
- Social Services Research Group
Describes a follow-up study of people leaving hospitals and hostels which used "visual questions" to elicit their views.
Interviewing elderly people : some problems and challenges
- Authors:
- MacPHERSON I., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Research Policy and Planning, 5(2), 1988, pp.13-18.
- Publisher:
- Social Services Research Group
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Social work interviews
- Author:
- LISHMAN J.
- Journal article citation:
- Research Policy and Planning, 5(2), 1988, pp.1-5.
- Publisher:
- Social Services Research Group
A small scale naturalistic study of social work interviews set in the context of practice theory and client studies.
Family placement scheme: pilot study for an external evaluation
- Authors:
- DAGNAN David, DREWETT Robert
- Journal article citation:
- Social Services Research, 1, 1988, pp.34-35.
- Publisher:
- Social Services Research Group
Describes results of interviews with clients and carers.