Adapting the Biographic Narrative Interpretive Method for Young
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Hesketh, Robert Francis

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“…Data collection involved breaking away from the semi-structured interview using a specially adapted version of Wengraf's (2001) Biographic Narrative Interpretive Method. This particular design (Hesketh, 2014) saw each interview situation broken into two basic subsessions:…”

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“…Strengths and imitations of research (Hesketh, 2018) In assessing the project for strengths and limitations of Hesketh's ( 2018) study, we note the following advantages. Firstly, the use of an adopted version of biographic narrative (Hesketh, 2014), which could be considered one of the main strengths of the project. The adoption enabled both the researcher and each participant to benefit from the interview experience.…”

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Countering network poverty as a precursor to gang membership: bridging and social capital through temporary migration research and practice

Hesketh

Box²

2020

JCRPP

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Purpose This paper aims to disseminate previous street gang research by Hesketh (2018) and the ongoing practice of Box (2015) in countering network poverty as a precursor to gang membership through bridging/social mixing. Findings The findings draw attention to the considerable amount of research, media reports and government policy that has intensified and pathologised the issue of gang membership and its causes in the UK. Moreover, they identify the effects of marginalisation and limited opportunity as the main protagonists and highlight how young disenfranchised people some more resilient than others cope with growing up in areas void of legitimate life choices and positive networks. In particular, the study finds evidence that bridging and the resulting social mixing as a result of temporary migration was highly significant in the decision to conform, desist or abstain from gang membership. Research limitations/implications Liverpool study involved males only (need to examine females within the Merseyside area) although London practice addresses both young men and women. The paper highlights the impact of bridging as an intervention in countering network poverty and friendship networks restricted to marginalised environments, leaving many young people vulnerable to gang involvement, knife and youth crime. Practical implications Impact of bridging on young people in the development of good social capital is as follows: it highlights actual practice of findings in deterring young people away from gangs and criminality; it highlights the need for more interventions aimed at bridging communities; and it identifies the need for interventions around young disenfranchised people (social intelligence). Social implications The evidence suggests that interventions involving bridging both internally and externally can be instrumental in developing policy that aims to deter young people away from street crime. Originality/value The paper attempts to provide originality in highlighting a process that has not been fully implemented within current policy involving young disenfranchised people, gangs and violence.

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Countering network poverty as a precursor to gang membership: bridging and social capital through temporary migration research and practice

Hesketh

Box²

2020

JCRPP

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“…In this way, participants generate themes rather than researcher-imposed categories (Hesketh 2014;Wengraf 2001). BNIM may be used for empathetic bonding with marginalized young people (Hesketh 2014) and for the retrospective study of macro-societal events, such as recession, as rehearsed in existing projects (see Chamberlayne, Rustin & Wengraf 2002). Furthermore, BNIM has particular benefits in the context of disability as outlined by Peta, Wengraf and McKenzie (2018).…”

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Life Stories of the Economic Recession: Biographical Narrative Interpretative Method (BNIM) and the Lived Experience of Disability in Times of Austerity

Flynn

2019

Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research

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In 2008, Ireland was impacted by global economic recession. Recession in Ireland was exceptionally severe and contrasted starkly to extraordinary prosperity immediately before. A comprehensive field of statistical data has since emerged indicating that children were particularly socioeconomically impacted. Within this, children with disability and their families were shown to have been at heightened risk. This paper presents research findings of a Biographical Narrative Interpretative Method that addressed the lack of qualitative research on the lived experience of disability in Ireland during recession. It presents three life stories of a young person with intellectual disability, his mother, and a social worker in their affiliated disability service. A theoretical reading of the cases through an affirmative non-tragedy lens and then from within an overarching critical disability studies perspective follows. Among the conclusions is that better measures to safeguard the lived experience of disability in future capitalist crises are obligatory.

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“…I just needed to be patient and consider how to make the interview as comfortable as possible and use age and stage appropriate words when explaining consent/assent and so on. This worked well with all but one child, she was younger, 11 years of age and I needed to break down some of the initial questions, as recommended by Hesketh (2014). I asked general questions, such as, tell me about your family, tell me about your friends, tell me about school and so on, which worked well and the narrative account was very useful in helping me understand the different perspectives within the family.…”

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Child-to-Parent Violence and Abuse: Navigating the Ethical Line When Involving Children in Biographic Research

Oliver

Fenge

2020

Ethics and Social Welfare

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This paper explores the application of ethical thinking from the perspective of someone with the dual role of social worker and PhD researcher. The focus of the research was family secrets and there influence upon child-to-parent violence and abuse (CPVA). The participants were children and their parents, who, at the time of the research, were experiencing family violence and abuse. This paper was developed from a conversation between Lee-Ann and Louise. Lee-Ann was Louise's PhD supervisor and was therefore involved in supporting Louise in gaining ethics approval, as well as holding continued reflexive conversations about the ethical questions and dilemmas that arose throughout this study. This paper has shown the importance of hearing the voices of children within research about CPVA. Children can offer a rich layer of information that is seldom heard. It also shows that there may be a different lens through which ethics can be considered during research, not only the purely objective or academic, but also from a practitionerresearcher in a social care setting position.

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Adapting the Biographic Narrative Interpretive Method for Young People

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Countering network poverty as a precursor to gang membership: bridging and social capital through temporary migration research and practice

Countering network poverty as a precursor to gang membership: bridging and social capital through temporary migration research and practice

Life Stories of the Economic Recession: Biographical Narrative Interpretative Method (BNIM) and the Lived Experience of Disability in Times of Austerity

Child-to-Parent Violence and Abuse: Navigating the Ethical Line When Involving Children in Biographic Research

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