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Principles in practice: reflections on a 'postpositivist' approach to evaluation research.

O Parry1, W Gnich, S Platt

  • 1Research Unit in Health and Behavioural Change, University of Edinburgh Medical School, Teviot Place, Edinburgh EH8 9AG, UK.

Health Education Research
|May 11, 2001
PubMed
Summary

Incorporating community members as interviewers in health research, even with a postpositivist approach, presents challenges. Early engagement is crucial for successful user participation and maximizing research benefits.

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Area of Science:

  • Public Health Research
  • Community-Based Interventions
  • Social Science Research Methods

Background:

  • User participation is ethically encouraged in research with disadvantaged groups.
  • Limited literature addresses methodological challenges of integrating user participation within positivist paradigms.
  • Community-based smoking interventions often involve diverse populations requiring specific research approaches.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the methodological and practical implications of incorporating user participation in a quasi-experimental evaluation.
  • To reflect on the recruitment, training, and employment of local residents as survey interviewers.
  • To examine the outcomes of a postpositivist methodology combining interpretive data collection with a positivistic framework.

Main Methods:

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  • Quasi-experimental evaluation of a community-based smoking intervention.
  • Recruitment, training, and employment of local residents as survey interviewers.
  • Adoption of a postpositivist methodology integrating interpretive and positivistic elements.

Main Results:

  • Successfully executed survey interviewing with local residents.
  • Encountered logistical challenges common in disadvantaged areas, exacerbated by the research strategy.
  • Lack of early interviewer involvement in study conception led to limited identification and practical issues.

Conclusions:

  • Employing local residents as interviewers is valuable but requires deeper engagement.
  • A narrow conception of user involvement forfeits potential benefits for both research and participants.
  • Future participatory research should involve users from the conception and development stages.