Ethnography, methodology: Striving for clarity

Monrouxe, Lynn V.; Ajjawi, Rola

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“…An insider perspective from the research team inclusive of the student, academic supervisors, and consumer co-researchers was gained over a 33-month period, using multiple and systematic methods. Data gathered provided a comprehensive picture of group identity, beliefs, values, actions, and power dynamics [22] which was aligned with the research team's philosophical commitment to CCI. The GRIPP2-SF (Guidance for Reporting Involvement of Patients and the Public-Short Format) checklist [2] guided reporting of CCI for this study.…”

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‘Learning and growing together’: exploring consumer partnerships in a PhD, an ethnographic study

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Background Consumer and community involvement (CCI) in health research is increasingly recognised as best practice and is closely linked with calls for epistemic justice and more transparent university collaborations with consumers. Given doctoral candidates play a key role in the future of co-production, examination of consumer partnerships in PhDs is important. This study aimed to describe and evaluate consumer partnerships in a PhD from the perspective of the consumer co-researchers, the PhD candidate, and the academic supervisors including optimal approaches, impacts, and benefits and challenges. Methods This prospective, co-produced ethnographic study was conducted over 33 months. Data collection included field notes, a monthly online log of partnership experiences and time spent, interviews or a focus group every six months, and a PhD student reflexive diary. Qualitative data were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis. Results The student, two academics, and four consumer co-researchers were involved. A mean of 11.10 h per month were spent on CCI. The student spent the most time (mean 15.86 h per month). Preparation for dissemination of findings was the most frequent partnership activity. The two overarching themes emphasised that a PhD promotes a rich partnership ethos with the student at the centre and that the partnership was a worthwhile but challenging process. The four sub-themes highlighted that developing a collegial and supportive environment with regular meetings combined with a multi-faceted and responsive co-learning approach were core to success. Additionally, there were benefits for individuals, research processes and outcomes, and for driving change in consumer-academic research partnerships. Recruiting to and forming the partnership, maintaining the collaboration through inevitable changes and challenges, and an ethical and supportive closure of the research team were critical. Conclusions This longitudinal ethnographic study demonstrated that doctoral research can create a rich ethos for research and knowledge co-production which evolved over time. Equalising power dynamics through relationship building and co-learning was critical. Additionally, a focus on supportively ending the partnership was essential, and CCI may reduce PhD student isolation and procrastination. Enhanced university incentivisation of co-production in health research is recommended to address gaps in consumer remuneration and student support.

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“…To fully understand a context and its complexity, a lot of time is required. The critics therefore believe that shorter data collection periods which we see in, for example, focused ethnography mean that one cannot get a full grasp of the context (Hammersley, 2018;Monrouxe & Ajjawi, 2020). On the other hand, proponents of these modified versions of ethnography highlight that the preparation which is often involved in carrying out, for example, focused ethnography compensates for the time one does not spend in the field (Andreassen et al, 2020;Higginbottom et al, 2013;Pink & Morgan, 2013).…”

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Navigating in a landscape of practices : Healthcare students’ interprofessional collaboration and learning

Törnqvist

2023

Linköping University Medical Dissertations

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Scientific advances, along with better conditions for attaining healthy lifestyles, have had the result that more people live longer. On the flipside of this success, people are also living longer with diseases and are thus in need of more health care than before. This takes up available resources and the health care system must adapt accordingly. One solution that has been put forward for this dilemma is interprofessional collaboration. Resources can be used more efficiently by collaborating across professional boundaries, and we can benefit from each other's competencies in a way that serves both the patient and the system better. However, being able to collaborate with colleagues of different professional backgrounds is not a given. Just because you have a healthcare education does not mean that you automatically know how to collaborate with others. Interprofessional education must therefore be offered to health care students so they can learn to collaborate at an early stage.

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“…This design uses multiple data collection methods to increase understanding of how a cultural group (i.e., the RAG) interacts and attributes meaning to their collaboration and practices (Creswell & Poth, 2018 ). Examination of insiders' perspectives in ethnography has values, purpose, and power at its core (Monrouxe & Ajjawi, 2020 ), which aligned with the literature about CCI and was therefore suitable to address the research aim. Ethical approval was granted by the Metro South Health Human Research Ethics Committee (MS HREC/2019/QMS/52675) and the Griffith University Human Research Ethics Committee (GU Ref.…”

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“…Positionality, or the researchers' influence on findings, includes preconceptions and philosophical stance and should be reported for transparency (Braun & Clarke, 2021 ). It is particularly relevant to ethnography where accounts are historically, politically, and personally situated (Monrouxe & Ajjawi, 2020 ). The research team was deeply committed to authentic consumer research partnerships and had already been collaborating for 2 years across several studies of the principal investigator's (PI) PhD.…”

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“…Consistent with ethnography, multiple data collection methods enabled a rich, thick description of the RAG processes and outcomes through triangulation (Creswell & Poth, 2018 ; Monrouxe & Ajjawi, 2020 ). In‐depth focus groups are utilised in ethnography to empower collective negotiation of the meaning of shared experiences (Vindrola‐Padros & Vindrola‐Padros, 2018 ).…”

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Different in so many ways: Exploring consumer, health service staff, and academic partnerships in a research advisory group through rapid ethnography

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Molineux

Kendall

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Aus Occup Therapy J

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Introduction: Consumer and community involvement (CCI) encompasses the range of consumer engagement activities across the research cycle.Research advisory groups (RAGs) are a common method of CCI that may empower the consumer voice in research. However, there is limited evaluation of RAGs to guide occupational therapists considering this as a CCI strategy in research. The aim of this study was to explore the processes and outcomes of a RAG partnership for an eDelphi study.Methods: Rapid ethnography enabled a rich, thick description of the RAG through triangulation of field notes, a monthly research team log, focus groups, and an individual interview. Data were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis. Recruitment targeted consumers, health service staff, and academics with experience in CCI to enhance the diversity of perspectives guiding the eDelphi study. The RAG met four times over 4 months. Findings: Seven diverse RAG members were recruited resulting in a RAG of 12 members, including the research team that included two consumers. Reflexive thematic analysis resulted in an overarching theme: Different in so many ways, which reinforced that authentic CCI in research continues to be rare even for stakeholders with experience in CCI. There were four subthemes: Set up for success, Authentic and capable facilitation, Structures and strategies for genuine partnerships, and A ripple effect of benefits. Findings added to the limited research regarding RAGs and highlighted that a short-term RAG with 12 diverse stakeholders was an effective strategy to foster mutually beneficial and meaningful collaboration. Partnering with two consumer co-researchers in RAG planning, implementation, and evaluation was central to success.

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Ethnography, methodology: Striving for clarity

Abstract: Although they share a common root, the words methodology and methods have distinct implications. Ajjawi and Monrouxe strive to clarify the words for the sake of enabling epistemological, ontological and axiological alignment in research.

Cited by 7 publications

References 10 publications

‘Learning and growing together’: exploring consumer partnerships in a PhD, an ethnographic study

‘Learning and growing together’: exploring consumer partnerships in a PhD, an ethnographic study

Navigating in a landscape of practices : Healthcare students’ interprofessional collaboration and learning

Different in so many ways: Exploring consumer, health service staff, and academic partnerships in a research advisory group through rapid ethnography

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