Participatory Case Study Work
Participatory Case Study Work shows academic co-researchers how to adapt and implement their methods so that data collection and analysis is authentically participatory. At the heart of this text is advocating a participatory approach to case study work, with co-construction as a catalyst for shared understanding and action in advancing ageing studies.
Whilst case study research has a relatively long tradition in the canon of research methodologies, little attention has so far been paid to the importance and value of participatory case study work. This is surprising as its egalitarian and democratic value-base naturally lends itself to the co-production and co-creation of personal and collective theory drawn directly from lived experience.
The book brings together over 15 years worth of participatory case study work in ageing studies in which the editors have been actively involved as either front-line researchers or as supervisors to PhD and MPhil studies adopting the methodology, and from where each of the contributors is selected. Real-life case examples are shared in the main chapters of the book and they provide direction as to how learning can be applied to other settings. The chapters also contain key references and recommended reading. This volume will appeal to undergraduate and postgraduate students as well as postdoctoral researchers interested in fields such as research methods, qualitative methods, ageing studies and mental health studies.
Sion Williams is Reader in Health Research in the School of Health Sciences at Bangor University, UK.
John Keady is Professor of Older Peoples Mental Health Nursing, a joint appointment between The University of Manchester and Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, UK.
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Participatory Case Study Work
Approaches, Authenticity and Application in Ageing Studies
Edited by
Sion Williams and John Keady
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Names: Williams, Sion, 1965-editor. | Keady, John, 1961-editor.
Title: Participatory case study work: approaches, authenticity and application in ageing studies/edited by Sion Williams and John Keady.
Description: Abingdon, Oxon; New York, NY: Routledge, 2021. | Series: Routledge advances in research methods | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2020023391 (print) | LCCN 2020023392 (ebook) | ISBN 9780367188078 (hardback) | ISBN 9780429198410 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: GerontologyResearchMethodology. | GerontologyCase studies. | Social case work. | Participant observation.
Classification: LCC HQ1061 .P32854 2021 (print) | LCC HQ1061 (ebook) | DDC 305.26072dc23
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Sion and John would like to dedicate this book to all those who have worked alongside us over the years, those present and those who have sadly passed away. For those participant co-researchers who are in the book and the many others whose stories are not represented in this volume, thank you for your creativity and for trusting us with your most precious gift and commodity. Time.
Contents
John Keady and Sion Williams
Sion Williams and John Keady
Jackie Kindell, Ray Wilkinson and John Keady
Sion Williams and John Keady
Pamela Roach, Penny Bee and John Keady
Josie Wray, Sion Williams and John Keady
John Hughes-Roberts, Sion Williams and John Keady
Xia Li, John Keady and Richard Ward
Sally Roberts, Sion Williams and John Keady
Robyn Dowlen, Lucy Geddes, John Keady, Christine Milligan, Nick Ponsillo and Caroline Swarbrick
Open Doors research group, Cathy Riley and Caroline Swarbrick
Bob Friedrich, Bob Woods and Sion Williams
John Keady and Sion Williams
Photographs
Case vignettes
Penny Bee is Professor of Applied Mental Health Research at The University of Manchester. Penny leads the Mental Health Research Group Team at The University of Manchester and works with service users, carers and their families to understand and improve their experiences of mental health, mental health services and well-being.
Robyn Dowlen is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Centre for Cultural Value, University of Leeds. Robyn completed her PhD at The University of Manchester (20152019), which explored the in the moment musical experiences of people living with dementia.
