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Disabled people, health professionals and the social model of disability: can there be a research relationship
- Author:
- BRICHER Gillian
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 15(5), August 2000, pp.781-793.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
The social model of disability is proposed as an alternative to models that have viewed disability as an individual, rather than a socio-political issue. The use of this model to guide both research theory and practice is proposed in order to equalise research power relationships, and involve and empower disabled people. Health professionals have traditionally reinforced the medical model of disability in both research and practice, and this has been seen as contributing to the oppression and marginalisation of disabled people. Argues that if the social model is to achieve wider dissemination, it is important to develop a dialogue between disabled people and health professionals. Concludes that it is essential to look at ways in which disabled people and health professionals can work together to overcome the oppression and marginalisation that has been limited to the provision of health services.
Researching disability politics, or, some problems with the social model in practice
- Author:
- HUMPHREY Jill C.
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 15(1), January 2000, pp.63-85.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This article arises from a research project involving the disabled members' group in UNISON, and problematises the social model which explicitly undergirds the discourses and practices of this group. Explains that there are dangers that the social model can be interpreted in a way which privileges some impaired identities over others. Explores these dangers with reference to stories of impaired people who believe they are excluded from the disabled members' group and the culture of suspicion surrounding academics, particularly the 'non-disabled' researcher as a would-be ally.
Improving research about us, with us: a draft framework for inclusive autism research
- Authors:
- CHOWN Nick, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 32(5), 2017, pp.720-734.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
It is both epistemologically as well as ethically problematic if the autistic voice is not heard in relation to social scientific research seeking to further develop knowledge of autism. Ever since autism first emerged, it has remained medicalised and almost exclusively the preserve of non-autistic researchers. More recently, autistic individuals have begun to contribute to autism research. However, the vast majority of research in autism is still undertaken on autistic people, rather than with them, and is often not concerned with improving the day-to-day lives of people with autism. The authors discuss the concepts of participatory research and emancipatory research before presenting a draft framework for what they regard as truly inclusive research in autism. The authors' proposals are firmly based on ideas developed by the members of a university-based group of autistic adults (the Asperger’s Consultation Group) as well as the knowledge and experience of the other contributors. The full list of authors for this article are: Nick Chown, Jackie Robinson, Luke Beardon, Jillian Downing, Liz Hughes, Julia Leatherhead, Katrina Fox, Laura Hickman and Duncan MacGregor. (Edited publisher abstract)
Triangulation and theoretical understanding
- Authors:
- MA Agnes, NORWICH Brahm
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 10(3), July 2007, pp.211-226.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
The more recent interpretation of triangulation in social and educational research was summarised and examined with reference to theory triangulation applied in an empirical study. The construction of special educational needs (SEN) from the individual experiences of a sample of SEN co-ordinators and SEN teachers, parents, and adolescents with emotional and behavioural difficulties or physical disabilities were interpreted from the perspectives of personal construct theory, bio-psycho-social model, socio-psychological analysis, bioecological model of human development and a developmental model of self-understanding. Their points of convergence and divergence enriched and extended theoretical understanding. The focus on the 'verstehen' psychological level of analysis and on forging closer theory, concept and data connections influenced the range of theory choice. This instance of theory triangulation casts doubts on the Duhem-Quine thesis of underdetermination.
Interviewing non-disabled people about their disability-related attitudes: seeking methodologies
- Author:
- TREGASKIS Claire
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 15(2), March 2000, pp.343-353.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Within the field of disability studies there has been a concentration upon the representation of disabled people's experiences within a social context. However, research into non-disabled people's perspectives on disability and impairment has traditionally been based upon a psychologically-driven individualist model of disability which sees disabled people uncritically as 'the problem'. In this apparent epistemological divide, little work has been done on the exploration of non-disabled people's perspectives from a social model angle. This paper outlines a current study of the formation of such perspectives, and specifically explores the methodological conditioners of such an enquiry.