Participatory Case Study Work: Approaches, Authenticity and Application in Ageing Studies (Routledge Advances in Research Methods) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0367188074 ISBN 13: 9780367188078

Publisher: Routledge, 2021

Synopsis

Participatory Case Study Work shows academic co-researchers how to adapt and implement their methods so that data collection and analysis is authentically participatory. At the heart of this text is advocating a participatory approach to case study work, with co-construction as a catalyst for shared understanding and action in advancing ageing studies.

Whilst case study research has a relatively long tradition in the canon of research methodologies, little attention has so far been paid to the importance and value of participatory case study work. This is surprising as its egalitarian and democratic value-base naturally lends itself to the co-production and co-creation of personal and collective theory drawn directly from lived experience.

The book brings together over 15 years’ worth of participatory case study work in ageing studies in which the editors have been actively involved as either front-line researchers or as supervisors to PhD and MPhil studies adopting the methodology, and from where each of the contributors is selected. Real-life case examples are shared in the main chapters of the book and they provide direction as to how learning can be applied to other settings. The chapters also contain key references and recommended reading. This volume will appeal to undergraduate and postgraduate students as well as postdoctoral researchers interested in fields such as research methods, qualitative methods, ageing studies and mental health studies.

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About the Author

Sion Williams is Reader in Health Research in the School of Health Sciences at Bangor University, UK.

John Keady is Professor of Older People’s Mental Health Nursing, a joint appointment between The University of Manchester and Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, UK.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0367188074
• ISBN 13: 9780367188078
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 268
• Editor: Williams Sion, Keady John