Hi,
While Miles suggests I am in the minority on this list, I am disabled,
I research disability and I have research methods training.
Admittedly, this training did not cover disability research methods (I
did a general sociological research methods MA and have taken further
general research methods courses as a postgraduate) but I have read a
lot about the Emancipatory Research Paradigm and try to use it in my
research. However, if anyone can suggest any alternative approaches to
disability research and point me in the direction of articles
available on-line (or in hard copy if necessary but my visual
impairment makes this more difficult) I would very much appreciate it.
I am writing my thesis at the moment and whilst my supervisors dislike
the Emancipatory Research Paradigm (they are both non-disabled
researchers researching disability) I think different methods may be
needed for disability research than those used in other sociological
research.
This debate has been very interesting and I will continue to follow
it, quote a few posts and contribute to it, both here and in my
writings.
Yours,
Emma
On 26/07/2009, Debbie Jolly <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Miles, I would like to thank you for your thought provoking post in the
> context of the ‘non-disabled versus able-bodied’ thread, sorry I mean
> ‘non-DPs v. Labelled bods- stages in attitude development?’
>
> I would also like to echo Judith’s excellent post.
>
> Your point re research not always getting to the important issues or being
> ineffectual in helping to alleviate the problems of disability is a good
> one, but I think it is one that has already been made..
>
> I’m intrigued by your apparent belief that those who disagree with some of
> the agendas/power imbalances/outcomes of disability research in the academy
> will lack any form of research ‘credentials’ –so would like to ask: how such
> a claim can be justified?
>
> And please can you clarify if you really feel that the voices of the ‘space
> invaders’ (who may or may not have training in research methodologies) are
> less valid or even invalid? The anguish of your post is not difficult to
> understand in light of this perceived ‘take over’
>
> Again, I would like to re-echo Judith’s points, Disability Awareness in
> Action has produced some great work on so-called developing countries and
> this combines with much work happening on a transnational basis by them and
> others for example the Independent Living Institute, Disabled Peoples’
> International, European Coalition on Community Living, European network on
> Independent Living and many more-all organisations ‘of’ disabled people
> without the clichés.-who do much more than produce slogans. It’s a pity so
> few researchers, (according to you) are looking at these issues with the
> same fervour.
>
>
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University of Nottingham
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