难以到达的吗? 研究弱势群体,涉及帮派的年轻人的方法学挑战
Rhiannon Barker1, Chris Bonell1, G J Melendez-Torres2
1Public Health Environments and Society, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
概括
这项研究探讨了研究参与团伙的边缘化年轻人 (YP) 的伦理挑战. 它为导航这些复杂性提供了实际指导,以告知政策和实践.
科学领域:
- 社会科学 社会科学 社会科学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 犯罪学 犯罪学
背景情况:
- 与年轻人 (YP) 进行的研究带来了重大的伦理挑战,特别是在权力动态,声音和代表性方面.
- 在研究边缘化的YP时,导航这些敏感性至关重要,因为伦理障碍可能会阻碍数据收集.
- 了解心理健康,学校排斥和YP中的帮派参与之间的联系,需要解决这些研究复杂性.
研究的目的:
- 探索心理健康,学校排斥和年轻人 (YP) 参与犯罪团伙之间的联系.
- 为研究人员提供一本关于在与边缘化YP的研究中谈判方法论和道德挑战的实用指南.
- 通过捕捉参与或面临团伙参与风险的YP的经验,为健康和教育政策提供信息.
主要方法:
- 对28名年轻人 (YP) 进行了深度采访,年龄在14-24岁之间,他们涉及帮派或处于危险之中.
- 研究环境包括青年俱乐部,替代性提供和青年司法环境.
- 一项范围研究涉及广泛的公众参与YP,以改进访问,招聘和采访这一群体的方法.
主要成果:
- 伦理方面的考虑可能会阻碍YP作为主要研究告知者的参与.
- 公众与守门员的接触和创造性的采访方法可以促进有意义的互动.
- 这些方法使YP能够分享他们对生活和经验的宝贵见解.
结论:
- 与YP进行的研究需要认识到权力不平衡,并采用反射性.
- 实现有意义的参与和"真正的声音"对于边缘化的YP至关重要.
- 这项研究通过突出风险青年的经验和需求,为政策和实践提供信息.
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