TY - JOUR
T1 - Using peer-interviewing methods to explore place-based disadvantage
T2 - Dissolving the distance between suits and civilians
AU - Warr, Deborah
AU - Mann, Rosemary
AU - Tacticos, Theonie
PY - 2011/9/1
Y1 - 2011/9/1
N2 - Collaborative and participatory research methods reflect ideals to undertake research in consultation and partnership with communities and to advance community empowerment and capacity. They offer ethical and practical approaches for conducting research addressing socioeconomic and health disparities particularly in marginalised or vulnerable communities. Peer-interviewing is one such participatory strategy employed in studies involving hard-to-reach populations. However, while the value of peer-interviewing for researchers is noted in the methodological literature, there are few discussions that critically examine the benefits and challenges of using peer-researcher approaches, either for the interviewers themselves or the communities they represent. This study reports the findings from a qualitative study that explored the experiences of peer-interviewers who were involved in undertaking community surveys of residents in the socioeconomically disadvantaged neighbourhoods in which they lived. We discuss the benefits and challenges that participants reported from their involvement.
AB - Collaborative and participatory research methods reflect ideals to undertake research in consultation and partnership with communities and to advance community empowerment and capacity. They offer ethical and practical approaches for conducting research addressing socioeconomic and health disparities particularly in marginalised or vulnerable communities. Peer-interviewing is one such participatory strategy employed in studies involving hard-to-reach populations. However, while the value of peer-interviewing for researchers is noted in the methodological literature, there are few discussions that critically examine the benefits and challenges of using peer-researcher approaches, either for the interviewers themselves or the communities they represent. This study reports the findings from a qualitative study that explored the experiences of peer-interviewers who were involved in undertaking community surveys of residents in the socioeconomically disadvantaged neighbourhoods in which they lived. We discuss the benefits and challenges that participants reported from their involvement.
KW - Participatory research
KW - Peer-interviewing
KW - Place-based disadvantage
KW - Urban renewal
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U2 - 10.1080/13645579.2010.537527
DO - 10.1080/13645579.2010.537527
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:80051642347
VL - 14
SP - 337
EP - 352
JO - International Journal of Social Research Methodology: Theory and Practice
JF - International Journal of Social Research Methodology: Theory and Practice
SN - 1364-5579
IS - 5
ER -