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Aging research in multi-ethnic rural communities
— gaining entrée through community involvement | | Author(s) | Sara A Quandt, Juliana McDonald, Ronny A Bell |
| Journal title | Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, vol 14, no 2, June 1999 |
| Pages | pp 113-130 |
| Keywords | Ageing process ; Ethnic groups ; Rural areas ; Neighbourhoods, communities etc ; Participation ; Methodology ; Research ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | For ageing research in rural multi-ethnic communities to be successful, research barriers must be anticipated, understood, and accommodated or reduced. This paper describes "gaining entrée" into rural multi-ethnic communities to conduct effective ageing research. The results of "gaining entrée" is increased communication with, and more in-depth understanding of the study participants. An elder-centred conceptual model of rural communities is presented to demonstrate the points at which entrée can most efficiently be gained. Barriers from the perspectives of the researcher and the research participants are discussed, and recommendations are given to overcome these barriers. Using examples from the US Rural Nutrition and Health Study (RUN), the model is evaluated and a series of general recommendations for conducting ageing research successfully in rural multi-ethnic communities is presented. The research team can enhance the overall quality of the research data, by intensifying its involvement with and knowledge of the community being studied. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-991012219 A |
| Classmark | BG: TK: RL: RH: TMB: 3D: 3A: 7T |
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