Hi Isobel,
Setting up a network of bi-lingual community researchers is one way of
accessing so-called 'hard-to-reach' groups. We have had success with
this method and have trained up several individuals as researchers who
have worked with us on a number of health related studies. We have
written about this process:
Culley, L. Hudson, N. & Rapport, F. (2007) 'Using focus groups with
minority ethnic communities: researching infertility in British South
Asian communities' Qualitative Health Research 17 (1): 102-112
Please feel free to contact me off-list for more information.
Best wishes
Nicky
Nicky Hudson
Research Fellow
School of Applied Social Sciences
Room 0.15b Hawthorn Building
De Montfort University
Leicester
LE1 9BH
t:0116 207 8766
f:0116 257 7778
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From: Health of minority ethnic communities in the UK
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Sent: 14 January 2008 13:36
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Subject: consultation processes with 'hard to reach' groups
Dear All,
I've had an enquiry looking for guidance on consultation processes in
setting up research with 'hard to reach' groups, and wondered if anyone
knew of any research/literature on the topic? The project concerns
patient consultation and finding a methodology which would be useful for
engaging with "hard to reach" groups. One target group would be
disadvantaged women carers from the Asian community with little English
which we would propose to carry out within Tower Hamlets, the other
would focus upon rural disadvantage, probably in the south west or north
east.
Best wishes, Isabel
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Professor Isabel Dyck
Director of Graduate Studies
Department of Geography
Queen Mary, University of London
Mile End Road
London E1 4NS
UK
tel: 020 7882 5416/5400
fax: 020 8981 6276
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