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Reflexivity and minimization of the impact of age-cohort differences between researcher and research participants
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posted on 2023-05-17, 03:55 authored by Underwood, M, Leonn SatterthwaitLeonn Satterthwait, Bartlett, HPReflexivity in research can be defined as (a) the acknowledgment and identification of one’s place and presence in the research, and (b) the process of using these insights to critically examine the entire research process. Many authors implore qualitative researchers to be reflexive. Very few, however, specify how to do this in practice. Furthermore, in discussions of the presence and place of the researcher, the tendency has been to focus on such factors as gender and race or ethnicity with very little attention being given to age or cohort. In this article we seek to redress this deficiency by examining how reflexivity was practiced in a context in which there was a marked difference in age and cohort membership between researcher and research participants. Specifically, we describe the methodological challenges faced by a younger researcher conducting research with older study participants on the lived experience of the body, and how reflexivity was used to adapt the methodology employed so it became more appropriate and productive within this context.
History
Publication title
Qualitative Health ResearchVolume
20Issue
11Pagination
1585-1595ISSN
1049-7323Department/School
Aboriginal LeadershipPublisher
Sage Publications IncPlace of publication
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