Principled tensions when working with peer researchers

2021 ◽  
pp. 33-45
Author(s):  
Brian Hui ◽  
Anthony S. DiStefano ◽  
’Alisi Tulua
Keyword(s):  
Peer Researchers

scholarly journals Southern Green Cultural Criminology and Environmental Crime Prevention: Representations of Nature Within Four Colombian Indigenous Communities

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Rodríguez Goyes ◽  
Mireya Astroina Abaibira ◽  
Pablo Baicué ◽  
Angie Cuchimba ◽  
Deisy Tatiana Ramos Ñeñetofe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Crime Prevention ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Natural World ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Cultural Representations ◽  
Cultural Criminology ◽  
Human Interactions ◽  
Representations Of Nature ◽  
Peer Researchers

AbstractThis exploratory study develops a “southern green cultural criminology” approach to the prevention of environmental harms and crimes. The main aim is to understand differing cultural representations of nature, including wildlife, present within four Colombian Indigenous communities to evaluate whether they encourage environmentally friendly human interactions with the natural world, and if so, how. The study draws on primary data gathered by the Indigenous authors (peer researchers) of this article via a set of interviews with representatives of these four communities. We argue that the cosmologies that these communities live by signal practical ways of achieving ecological justice and challenging anthropocentrism.

scholarly journals EXPERIENCE WITH THE BRAZILIAN NETWORK FOR STUDIES IN REPRODUCTIVE AND PERINATAL HEALTH: THE POWER OF COLLABORATION IN POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMS

2015 ◽  
Vol 42 (suppl 1) ◽  
pp. 89-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
José G Cecatti ◽  
Carla Silveira ◽  
Renato T Souza ◽  
Karayna G Fernandes ◽  
Fernanda G Surita
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Collaboration ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
High Impact ◽  
Perinatal Health ◽  
Knowledge Dissemination ◽  
Scientific Cooperation ◽  
National Network ◽  
The University ◽  
Peer Researchers

The scientific collaboration in networks may be developed among countries, academic institutions and among peer researchers. Once established, they contribute for knowledge dissemination and a strong structure for research in health. Several advantages are attributed to working in networks: the inclusion of a higher number of subjects in the studies; generation of stronger evidence with a higher representativeness of the population (secondary generalization and external validity); higher likelihood of articles derived from these studies to be accepted in high impact journals with a wide coverage; a higher likelihood of obtaining budgets for sponsorship; easier data collection on rare conditions; inclusions of subjects from different ethnic groups and cultures, among others. In Brazil, the Brazilian Network for Studies on Reproductive and Perinatal Health was created in 2008 with the initial purpose of developing a national network of scientific cooperation for the surveillance of severe maternal morbidity. Since the establishment of this Network, five studies were developed, some of them already finished and others almost being completed, and two new ones being implemented. Results of the activities in this Network have been very productive and with a positive impact on not only the Postgraduate Program of Obstetrics and Gynecology from the University of Campinas, its coordinating center, but also on other participating centers. A considerable number of scientific articles was published, master´s dissertations and PhD theses were presented, and post-doctorate programs were performed, including students from several areas of health, from distinct regions and from several institutions of the whole country. This represents a high social impact taking into account the relevance of the studied topics for the country.

scholarly journals Social network support and harm reduction activities in a peer researcher-led pilot study, British Columbia, Canada

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sulaf Elkhalifa ◽  
Ehsan Jozaghi ◽  
Samona Marsh ◽  
Erica Thomson ◽  
Delilah Gregg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Harm Reduction ◽  
Service Organizations ◽  
Network Support ◽  
Effective Interventions ◽  
The Social ◽  
Tangible Support ◽  
Peer Researchers ◽  
Future Work

Abstract Background People who smoke drugs (PWSD) are at high risk of both infectious disease and overdose. Harm reduction activities organized by their peers in the community can reduce risk by providing education, safer smoking supplies, and facilitate access to other services. Peers also provide a network of people who provide social support to PWSD which may reinforce harm reducing behaviors. We evaluated the numbers of supportive network members and the relationships between received support and participants’ harm-reducing activities. Methods Initial peer-researchers with past or current lived drug use experience were employed from communities in Abbotsford and Vancouver to interview ten friends from their social networks who use illegal drugs mainly through smoking. Contacts completed a questionnaire about people in their own harm reduction networks and their relationships with each other. We categorized social support into informational, emotional, and tangible aspects, and harm reduction into being trained in the use of, or carrying naloxone, assisting peers with overdoses, using brass screens to smoke, obtaining pipes from service organizations and being trained in CPR. Results Fifteen initial peer researchers interviewed 149 participants who provided information on up to 10 people who were friends or contacts and the relationships between them. People who smoked drugs in public were 1.46 (95% CI, 1.13-1.78) more likely to assist others with possible overdoses if they received tangible support; women who received tangible support were 1.24 (95% CI; 1.02-1.45) more likely to carry and be trained in the use of naloxone. There was no relationship between number of supportive network members and harm reduction behaviors. Conclusions In this pilot study, PWSD who received tangible support were more likely to assist peers in possible overdoses and be trained in the use of and/or carry naloxone, than those who did not receive tangible support. Future work on the social relationships of PWSD may prove valuable in the search for credible and effective interventions.

Getting up close and personal

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 132-145
Author(s):  
Jeremy Northcote ◽  
Tarryn Phillips
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Context Information ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Peer Researchers

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of peer researchers in participant observation. Design/methodology/approach The research involved interviews with 11 fieldworkers aged 18–25 years. Findings The method improves access to settings and provides useful context information on participants. Research limitations/implications It is a useful method in situations where normal access to participants and settings is problematic. Originality/value The paper is the first ever evaluation of supervised peer research (as opposed to peer-led research).

scholarly journals Health experiences of asylum seekers and refugees in Wales

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (Supplement_4) ◽  
Author(s):  
R Scott ◽  
L Ellis ◽  
A Khanom ◽  
M Rhydderch ◽  
G Richardson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Professionals ◽  
Asylum Seekers ◽  
Literature Search ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Healthcare Experiences ◽  
Peer Researchers ◽  
Asylum Seekers And Refugees

Abstract There are concerns that people seeking sanctuary (asylum seekers and refugees) in Wales, UK, have unmet health needs and face difficulties accessing services, but little collated evidence. This study addressed this gap to inform policy and practice in reducing health inequities. It aimed to: investigate the health, wellbeing and healthcare experiences of adults seeking sanctuary in Wales, including the views of healthcare recipients and providers; and establish what helped or hindered the healthcare experiences of those seeking sanctuary. It is the most comprehensive study of this population in Wales. A mixed-method approach was taken, including a literature search, a cross-sectional survey of 210 adults seeking sanctuary, telephone interviews with 32 health professionals and third sector support workers, and 8 focus groups including 57 people seeking sanctuary and those supporting them. Eight trained volunteer peer researchers, themselves asylum seekers or refugees, administered the surveys. Interviews were digitally recorded, transcribed and analysed using a standard framework. The literature search identified 5 themes that help or hinder people seeking sanctuary to access healthcare. The survey found 79% of respondents attended an initial health assessment on arriving in Wales, with 94% currently registered with Primary healthcare. 64% reported difficulties in accessing health services. Awareness of services was mixed, with 66% having used healthcare in working hours (planned) and 28% out of hours (unplanned). Mainstream health professionals felt they lack capacity to deliver care effectively due to time and other pressures on the healthcare system and the need for appropriate translation/interpretation services. This study triangulates the experiences of people seeking sanctuary with those providing healthcare and general support. Peer researchers maximised sanctuary seekers’ participation. Many of its methods and findings have relevance to other countries in Europe. Key messages Improving health equity is key to realising Wales’ ambition to become a Nation of Sanctuary. Peer Researchers enabled participation by sanctuary seekers and revealed useful findings to steer future policy and practice.

Using participatory research methods to study youth violence

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mike Seal ◽  
Pete Harris
Keyword(s):  
Research Methods ◽  
Participatory Research ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Youth Violence ◽  
Expert Knowledge ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Self Disclosure ◽  
Local Expert ◽  
Participatory Research Methods ◽  
Peer Researchers

The chapter is primarily intended as an introduction to participatory research methods for practitioners. After outlining in detail the research methods they employed, the authors present some ideas that they feel make a contribution to the existing literature on participatory research. Specifically, they identify five significant areas for the practice of participatory research in contexts such as youth violence. The first of these areas is the need to continually affirm the epistemological stance of participatory research to all parties. Secondly, the need for critical analysis of local ‘expert’ knowledge. Additionally, the need for participatory researchers to cultivate an improvisatory disposition, and the use of peer researchers and the contingent nature of self-disclosure engenders ‘proxy trust’ and the symbolic as well as instrumental value. Finally, the need for notions of ‘action’ and ‘impact’ in participatory research to be understood in contexts other than the achievement of structural social change and to include recognition of the pedagogic and personally empowering products engendered through the research process.

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