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Accessing community development research methodologies.

E M Harris1

  • 1Department of Adult Education, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education.

Canadian Journal of Public Health = Revue Canadienne De Sante Publique
|March 1, 1992
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This perspective argues that qualitative research is essential for understanding community development and health promotion. It highlights the strengths and weaknesses of this approach for health promoters.

Area of Science:

  • Community Health Research
  • Health Promotion Studies
  • Qualitative Research Methodologies

Background:

  • Community development research offers unique insights for health promoters.
  • A community development insider's perspective is presented.
  • Existing research paradigms may not fully capture the naturalistic context of community development and health promotion.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of community development research for health promoters.
  • To advocate for the qualitative research paradigm in community development and health promotion.
  • To explore undertheorized aspects of community development relevant to health promotion.

Main Methods:

  • Perspective piece based on insider experience.

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  • Critical analysis of research paradigms.
  • Examination of concepts like community health, wellbeing, competence, and self-reliance.

    • Main Results:

    • Qualitative research is uniquely suited to the naturalistic context of community development and health promotion.
    • Key aspects of the community development process, such as the interplay of learning, action, and change, require further theoretical exploration.
    • Academic prejudice against qualitative research exists.
    • All research paradigms have limitations.
    • Naturalistic inquiry involves inherent uncertainties.

    Conclusions:

    • The qualitative paradigm is crucial for effective community development and health promotion research.
    • Health promoters should be aware of the strengths, weaknesses, and uncertainties of naturalistic inquiry.
    • Further theoretical development is needed for undertheorized aspects of community development.