TY - JOUR
T1 - Capturing collective processes of analysis in participatory research
T2 - An example from a memory work investigation into how gender and sexual identities are experienced
AU - Easpaig, Bróna Nic Giolla
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Taylor & Francis.
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Copyright 2016 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2017/1/2
Y1 - 2017/1/2
N2 - The purpose of the paper is to offer a detailed explication of collectively enacted analytical and sense-making practices in participatory research. The co-production of knowledge is central to the methodological integrity of participatory research, but capturing the shared and collaborative processes through which meaning is made; particularly the analytical practices, can be difficult to untangle. A participatory project that employed memory work techniques is presented to illustrate and examine these dynamic processes ‘in action’. Three issues that merit careful consideration in enacting collective analytical practices are identified and discussed; firstly the negotiation of tension between forms of organic and more structured forms of analytical exploration, secondly reflexive engagement with power relationships and diversity in making sense of data, and finally addressing the utility of the analysis as an important aspect of participatory work. The paper contributes to an ongoing conversation concerning the challenges and possibilities for collaborative knowledge generation in participatory practices.
AB - The purpose of the paper is to offer a detailed explication of collectively enacted analytical and sense-making practices in participatory research. The co-production of knowledge is central to the methodological integrity of participatory research, but capturing the shared and collaborative processes through which meaning is made; particularly the analytical practices, can be difficult to untangle. A participatory project that employed memory work techniques is presented to illustrate and examine these dynamic processes ‘in action’. Three issues that merit careful consideration in enacting collective analytical practices are identified and discussed; firstly the negotiation of tension between forms of organic and more structured forms of analytical exploration, secondly reflexive engagement with power relationships and diversity in making sense of data, and finally addressing the utility of the analysis as an important aspect of participatory work. The paper contributes to an ongoing conversation concerning the challenges and possibilities for collaborative knowledge generation in participatory practices.
KW - collaborative practices
KW - community psychology
KW - memory work
KW - participatory research
KW - Qualitative data analysis
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U2 - 10.1080/13645579.2015.1111585
DO - 10.1080/13645579.2015.1111585
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84948160678
VL - 20
SP - 49
EP - 61
JO - International Journal of Social Research Methodology
JF - International Journal of Social Research Methodology
SN - 1364-5579
IS - 1
ER -