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A collaborative group method of inclusive research
- Authors:
- BIGBY Christine, FRAWLEY Patsie, RAMCHARAN Paul
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 27(1), 2013, pp.54-56.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This study proposes one method of inclusive research with people with learning disabilities, the ‘collaborative group' approach. It examines the processes used to conduct a study involving academics and self-advocates, presenting findings derived from an inductive analysis of field note data, interview and meeting transcripts. Five components are identified: shared and distinct purposes of participants equally valued, shared involvement and distinct contributions equally valued, flexible, adapted research methods, working as a group with trusting relationships and dispersed power, and scaffolding for inclusion. This collaborative group method potentially results in better research than either academics or self-advocates could achieve alone and has multiple knowledge outcomes with differing accessibility and complexity. (Edited publisher abstract)