HI Rachel
I'd be interested to hear exactly what people think the problems would be in
using IPA - could you say more about this maybe? And I wonder whether if the
course has a problem with that, then maybe they'd have problems with other
qualitative methods on the same grounds.
Penny
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From: "Clarke, Rachel" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 8:36 PM
Subject: [COMMUNITYPSYCHUK] IPA and LD
I am seeking advice and support from anyone prepared to provide any! I am
currently a second year student on a doctorate community and clinical
psychology course. I am in the middle of putting together my research
proposal. I previously worked for a third sector provider facilitating the
participation of looked after children and care leavers in the decisions
affecting their lives - consequently I have a huge commitment to meaningful
user centred service user involvement. I have also seen the very worst sort
of service user opportunities out there.
Way back in the 80s I lived in a group home where people with learning
disabilities and students lived together, supporting each other. I have
witnessed people who are not supposed to be capable (in some people's view)
of holding an opinion, learn the skills and confidence to develop very clear
individual opinions and be able to express them. I wanted to focus my
research on meaningful service user involvement, specifically on the meaning
of it for the individuals involved.
Due to the lack of research on this issue I wanted to use qualitative
methodology to explore a 'thick' description of the meaning in context.
After much reading and thinking I felt the most appropriate methodology was
a focus group to help to develop the themes - having already identified some
themes from my reading (mostly informed through community psychology and
positive psychology reading) - and then to facilitate semi-structured
interviews and to analyse the data using IPA.
The debate I am having with the course at the moment is whether it is
feasible to use IPA with a population with Learning Disabilities. The
particular subject group I am targeting the study on are people with
learning disability, currently and regularly involved with self advocacy
groups. Does anyone out there have experience of using/supervising or in
any other way knowing about studies using IPA with people with learning
disabilities that have gone through the doctoral process? Alternatively if
you know of other qualitative methods that have been used in a similar sort
of study I would be hugely grateful for any information.
Thank you
Rachel
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