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Older people as co-researchers
— a collaborative journey | | Author(s) | Jill Binells, Vivianne Baur, Karen Cox |
| Journal title | Ageing and Society, vol 34, no 6, July 2014 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press, July 2014 |
| Pages | pp 951-973 |
| Source | journals.cambridge.org/aso |
| Keywords | Ageing process ; Research ; Participation ; Evaluation ; Qualitative Studies ; Netherlands. |
| Annotation | In recent years, there has been a distinguishable trend towards user involvement in ageing research. Researchers and policy makers are increasingly convinced that user involvement is necessary to adapt research questions and methods to meet the needs of older people. Little is known, however, about the quality of collaborations between older people and researchers. This Dutch study systematically evaluates a collaboration undertaken between two academic researchers and three older people acting as co-researchers. To evaluate the collaboration, the co-researchers and academic researchers took part in individual in-depth interviews (after six months) and two reflection meetings (after six and 12 months). Field notes were taken by both academic researchers and co-researchers throughout the collaboration. This article provides a detailed description of the collaboration, for whcih the metaphor of a journey is used to illustrate the dynamics and the learning process of the participants. Interim reflection meetings - at which mutual expectations were expressed along with a frank discussion of prejudices, tasks and role divisions, and the sharing of personal and project-related needs and information - were found to be fruitful in achieving a positive working relationship and in fostering an effective collaboration. The article concludes that a learning perspective on participation can be a resource for learning and adaptive change. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-150526003 A |
| Classmark | BG: 3A: TMB: 4C: 3DP: 76H |
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