What is inclusive research?

Description

This book describes and defines inclusive research, outlining how to recognize it, understand it, do it, and know when it is done well. In doing so it will address the areas of overlap and distinctiveness in relation to participatory, emancipatory, user-led and partnership research as well as exploring the various practices encompassed within each of these inclusive approaches. The book will focus on how and why more inclusive approaches to research have evolved. It will position inclusive research within the key debates and shifts in policy, define key ideas and terms, disuss the contested nature of inclusive research and illustrate a range of approaches using examplars. The aim is to discuss the range of challenges involved and to examine the degree to which these challenges have so far been met. Cover HalfTitle Series Page Title Copyright Contents Series foreword Tables and figures Acknowledgements 1 Inclusive research defined Introduction Defining inclusive research Defining participatory research Defining emancipatory research Defining participatory action research Defining partnership, user-led or child-led research Returning to inclusive research Moving on from definitions 2 Inclusive research as an evolving set of practices The academic context The wider context influencing the emergence of inclusive research approaches Core ideas in evolving inclusive research practices Summary 3 Inclusive research: Storiesfrom the field Lay researcher-led research Partnership research Academic-led research Learning the art of inclusive research 4 Inclusive research underfire: Criticisms and defences Inclusive research leads to more authentic/better knowledge Inclusive research is more ethical Inclusive research addresses the power imbalances between researcher and researched Inclusive research is inclusive of people who have been silenced by traditional research Inclusive (particularly emancipatory) research is empowering Inclusive research is a panacea Summary 5 Summary and where next? The pursuit of quality in inclusive research The state of the art of inclusive research Dialogue in inclusive research Quality in inclusive research Conclusion Further reading and resources References Index