Mixing methods in fatherhood research: studying social change in family life

Fathers, Families and Relationships ◽

10.1332/policypress/9781447331476.003.0011 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Allan Westerling

Keyword(s):

Social Change ◽

Family Life ◽

Analytical Approach ◽

Important Research ◽

Social Psychological ◽

Research Theme ◽

Exploratory Approach ◽

Research Themes ◽

Modern Welfare State ◽

The Impact

This chapter reflects on the ways in which mixing methods allow empirical exploration of the impact of social change on family life and how this process opens up fathering and fatherhood as research themes. Forming the basis of this analysis is a Danish research project called Families and Social Networks in the Modern Welfare State (FAMOSTAT), which studies the consequences of ongoing modernisation for family life. A presentation of the research design and analytical approach illustrates how fathers and fatherhood emerged as an important research theme by focusing on everyday family life primarily from a social psychological perspective. Working with multiple methods facilitates a genuinely exploratory approach that unleashes both empirical sensitivity and theoretical creativity.

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Research priorities for rare neurological diseases: a representative view of patient representatives and healthcare professionals from the European Reference Network for Rare Neurological Diseases

Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases ◽

10.1186/s13023-020-01641-z ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 16 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Annemarie E. M. Post ◽

Thomas Klockgether ◽

G. Bernhard Landwehrmeyer ◽

Massimo Pandolfo ◽

Astri Arnesen ◽

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Keyword(s):

Healthcare Professionals ◽

Neurological Diseases ◽

Research Priorities ◽

Reference Network ◽

Disease Mechanisms ◽

Research Theme ◽

Research Themes ◽

Patient Representatives ◽

The Impact

Abstract Background Patient involvement in research increases the impact of research and the likelihood of adoption in clinical practice. A first step is to know which research themes are important for patients. We distributed a survey on research priorities to ERN-RND members, both patient representatives and healthcare professionals, asking them to prioritize five research themes for rare neurological diseases on a scale ranging from 1 (most important) to 5 (least important). A follow-up e-mail interview was conducted with patient representatives and professionals to assess potential reasons for differences in opinions between these two groups. Results In total, 156 responses were analysed: 61 from professionals and 95 from patient representatives. They covered all ERN-RND disease groups and came from 20 different EU countries. Almost half of the respondents considered ‘Developing therapies and preventive strategies’ the most important research theme. In particular, patient representatives prioritized this theme more often than professionals, while professionals prioritized ‘Disease mechanisms and models’. Patient representatives indicated that therapies and prevention were of the utmost importance to them, because their lives are often heavily impacted by the disease and their main goal is to relief the burden of disease. Professionals indicated that investigating disease mechanisms will lead to more knowledge and is indispensable for finding new treatments. Conclusions Patients and professionals have different opinions on which research theme should have priority. A qualitative follow-up shows that they respect each others’ view points. Different stakeholders involved in research should be aware of their differences in research theme priority. Explaining these differences to each other leads to more understanding, and could improve patient engagement in research. Graphical Abstract

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Research Priorities for Rare Neurological Diseases: A Representative View of Patient Representatives and Health Care Professionals From the European Reference Network for Rare Neurological Diseases

10.21203/rs.3.rs-93958/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Annemarie Post ◽

Thomas Klockgether ◽

G. Bernhard Landwehrmeyer ◽

Massimo Pandolfo ◽

Astri Arnesen ◽

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Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Health Care Professionals ◽

Neurological Diseases ◽

Research Priorities ◽

Disease Mechanisms ◽

Research Theme ◽

Research Themes ◽

Patient Representatives ◽

The Impact

Abstract Background: Patient involvement in research increases the impact of research and the likelihood of adoption in clinical practice. A first step is to know which research themes are important for patients. We distributed a survey on research priorities to ERN-RND members, both patient representatives and health care professionals, asking them to prioritize five research themes for rare neurological diseases on a scale ranging from 1 (most important) to 5 (least important). A follow-up e-mail interview was conducted with patient representatives and professionals to assess potential reasons for differences in opinions between these two groups.Results: In total, 156 responses were analysed: 61 from professionals and 95 from patient representatives. They covered all ERN-RND disease groups and came from 20 different EU countries. Almost half of the respondents considered ‘Developing therapies and preventive strategies’ the most important research theme. In particular, patient representatives prioritized this theme more often than professionals, while professionals prioritized ‘Disease mechanisms and models’. Patient representatives indicated that therapies and prevention were of the utmost importance to them, because their lives are often heavily impacted by the disease and their main goal is to relief the burden of disease. Professionals indicated that investigating disease mechanisms will lead to more knowledge and is indispensable for finding new treatments.Conclusions: Patients and professionals have different opinions on which research theme should have priority. A qualitative follow-up shows that they respect each others’ view points. Different stakeholders involved in research should be aware of their differences in research theme priority. Explaining these differences to each other leads to more understanding, and could improve patient engagement in research.

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New Pressures on Family Life

Social Casework ◽

10.1177/104438946905000101 ◽

1969 ◽

Vol 50 (1) ◽

pp. 3-9

Author(s):

Jeanette Hanford

Keyword(s):

Social Change ◽

Family Life ◽

The Impact

The impact of accelerated social change is revealed in significantly modified modes of family life and the attendant stresses

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Por Llanos y Montañas: Creemos en la Historía: An Inquiry into the 1961 Cuban Literacy Campaign using Photographic Representation

Journal of Teaching and Learning ◽

10.22329/jtl.v7i2.2901 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Joanne C. Elvy

Keyword(s):

Professional Development ◽

Social Change ◽

Historical Context ◽

Important Research ◽

Shared Experience ◽

Educational Initiative ◽

Literacy Campaign ◽

Vital Part ◽

The Impact ◽

Presentation Tool

In 1961, the Revolutionary government in Cuba initiated a literacy campaign that became the vehicle for social change in the country, affirming the value of education, healthcare, citizenship, professional development and the concept of family and community. As an artful researcher revisiting the impact of this educational initiative, my intent was to incorporate photographs into my research as a kind of language, a felt knowledge. Photography thus became a vital part of my methodological process as an important research and presentation tool, in respect to my engagement as a researcher from outside the Cuban experience, together with the audience’s interaction with the resulting images (Cixous, Barthes, Jongeward, Robins, et al). The photograph has also been a metaphor for the complexity of how Cuba is understood within an historical context; in how it deflects from linear readings of past events, into a space where stories can be revisited as part of a shared experience (Irwin-Zarecka, Steedman, Thelen, et al).

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Interculturalism and the Acceptance of Minority Groups

Social Psychology ◽

10.1027/1864-9335/a000404 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 51 (2) ◽

pp. 135-140 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Maykel Verkuyten ◽

Kumar Yogeeswaran

Keyword(s):

Minority Groups ◽

Psychological Research ◽

Survey Experiment ◽

Social Psychological ◽

Negative Attitudes ◽

Positive Attitudes ◽

Social Psychological Research ◽

Using Data ◽

The Impact ◽

Situational Effect

Abstract. Multiculturalism has been criticized and rejected by an increasing number of politicians, and social psychological research has shown that it can lead to outgroup stereotyping, essentialist thinking, and negative attitudes. Interculturalism has been proposed as an alternative diversity ideology, but there is almost no systematic empirical evidence about the impact of interculturalism on the acceptance of migrants and minority groups. Using data from a survey experiment conducted in the Netherlands, we examined the situational effect of promoting interculturalism on acceptance. The results show that for liberals, but not for conservatives, interculturalism leads to more positive attitudes toward immigrant-origin groups and increased willingness to engage in contact, relative to multiculturalism.

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