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Research 202. Building momentum for research. Formulating and operationalizing research questions in TR. Facilitated by: Colleen Reid, PhD Faculty, Therapeutic Recreation. Purpose of Workshop. explore strategies for asking “answerable” research questions - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Research 202
Building momentum for research
Facilitated by:
Colleen Reid, PhDFaculty, Therapeutic Recreation
Formulating and operationalizing research questions in TR
Purpose of Workshop
• explore strategies for asking “answerable” research questions
• develop action plans for operationalizing our research questions
• get to know others in the field of TR who are interested in research (in some capacity)
You will leave with: a clear research question
tools for answering the research question
strategies for supporting your research interests, and
connections among other workshop participants to help nurture and advance their work.
Workshop Outcomes
• Reflection• Introductions• Overview of research and community based
research• Identifying research interests and questions• 5Ws and an H of the research question• Resources and next steps
The Plan for Today
5 min
page 8
Yes! No!
Engaged in Research?
Who am I?Do I have a research question?Have I done research? What do I hope to accomplish today? 30 s
3 minutes
Introducing Each Other
systematic approach
define question
define parameters
unclear outcome (at start)
acquire data
reject data
determine validity
analyze data
Doing research means gathering and making sense
of information in a systematic way and acting responsibly
with that information.
What is Research?
“CBR is conducted by, for, and with the participation of community members…. Community based research aims not merely to advance understanding, but also to ensure that knowledge contributes to making a concrete and constructive difference in the world” (The Loka Institute, 2002).
What is Community Based Research?
“CBR is conducted by, for, and with the participation of community members…. Community based research aims not merely to advance understanding, but also to ensure that knowledge contributes to making a concrete and constructive difference in the world” (The Loka Institute, 2002).
What is Community Based Research?
Research Question
Results of Research
academic literature
academic collaborators
academic literature
previous research
dire
ctive
rese
arch
pro
cess
academic literature /
grey literature
CBRResearch Question
Results of Research
service delivery question
community activists
academic/community collaborators
community needs
assessment
policy issue or question
previous research
policy change
community action
collaborativeresearch process
academic literature
increased research skills
best practices
grey literature
Traditional Research VS CBR
What do you want to know?
What do others know?
What’s involved in answering the question?
What kinds of responsibilities do I have as the researcher?
What information do I need to answer what I want to know?
How will I make sense of the information I gather?
What do I do with what I learn from the information?
Formulate a research question
Ethics
Data collection
Data management and analysis
Literature review
Operationalizingthe RQ
Dissemination, knowledge translationand taking action
Demystifying Research Language
Ritas, C. (2003). Speaking Truth, Creating Power: A Guide to Policy Work for Community-Based Participatory Research Practitioners. New York NY, Hunter College Center on AIDS, Drugs and Community Health For Community-Campus Partnerships for Health.
Reconsidering Relationships
Formulating the Research Question
Designing Research Methods
Data Collection
Data Analysis Dissemination and Action
Academic researchers
Practitioners
Policy makers (government)
Research participants
Example of Roles in CBR
Formulating the Research Question
Designing Research Methods
Data Collection
Data Analysis Dissemination and Action
Academic researchers Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
PractitionersYes Rarely Sometimes Rarely Yes
Policy makers (government) Rarely Rarely Rarely Rarely Yes
Research participants Rarely Rarely Yes Sometimes Sometimes
What typically happens in CBR
Formulating the Research Question
Designing Research Methods
Data Collection
Data Analysis Dissemination and Action
Academic researchers Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
PractitionersYes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Policy makers (government) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Research participants Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
What is possible in CBR
Formulating the Research Question
Designing Research Methods
Data Collection
Data Analysis Dissemination and Action
Academic researchers Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
PractitionersYes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Policy makers (government) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Research participants Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
What is possible in CBR
Each partner has personal, professional, and organizational goals
If these diverse goals are not included in the common goals, then each partner will have less invested in the research
Take home message – so far
Research, particularly CBR, can help you answer important questions regarding service delivery and TR interventions. Research can also help build networks of like-minded people who are curious and want to learn more.
Regardless of what you do day-to-day or how much experience you have in research, EVERY PERSON has important and relevant expertise to contribute to a research project.
Approaches to CBR are vastly different than those of more traditional approaches to research.
Relationships and values of collaboration, empowerment, and social justice are key considerations in all stages of CBR.
How to build a research network?
Uncovering a question that excites you! (that you’re passionate about, that can make a real difference…)
Having a clear role and sense of contribution to a shared research enterprise.
Individual and Group Exercises
Reflection: Uncovering a Research Questionpage 17
page 17
Reflection: Uncovering a Research Question
page 18
Individual Exercise: What’s my Question?
15 min
Large Group Discussion
1. What insights did you have?
2. Do you feel clearer about your question?
3. Who has a question(s) that are similar to yours?
4. Whose question(s) interest you?
5. Who do you want to talk to?
Group Work
Find the person / people you want to talk to, who have similar interests.
Group Work
RESEARCH QUESTION
TOPIC PROBLEMS
PURPOSE
Group Work
RESEARCH QUESTION
What factors are most important in career
satisfaction and fulfillment for recreation therapists in British
Columbia?
TOPIC
Career trajectories in TR
PROBLEMS
TRs are reporting low job satisfaction, job instability, and
high turn-over
PURPOSE
To better understand the factors that lead to job dissatisfaction and job
satisfaction in the field of TR
15 min
WHY
WHAT
WHO
WHERE
WHEN
HOW
What’s our question?
Operationalizing the Research Question
WHY • WHY bother? Why is this worth everyone’s time? So what? • Has the community already identified a priority? What excites the group and moves it to action?
WHAT • WHAT is the research question? Who identified the research question, and for what reasons? • What are the community's strengths? What expertise do members of the group have? • What health issues are pressing? How big is the problem under study?
WHO • WHO is involved and in what capacities? (e.g. research participants, researchers, practitioners, policy makers, other?)
• What does each group require to do their part? • Who “owns” the knowledge?
WHERE • WHERE is the project taking place? How is the research community named? What are its boundaries? • What are the factors in favour of change? What are the factors against change?
WHEN • WHEN do we want to reach our milestones?• What are the short, medium and long term time frames? • What is known about the political time frames relevant to the research?
HOW • HOW will we do the research? • How are ethical issues identified, discussed, and managed? • Are there rules and regulations for being involved?• How will people work together? How will decisions be made? What are the dominant decision-making
processes? Do they typify unilateral or more collaborative approaches? • How will successes and milestones be identified, appreciated and celebrated?
Operationalizing the Research Question
WHY • WHY bother? Why is this worth everyone’s time? So what? • Has the community already identified a priority? What excites the group and moves it to action?
WHAT • WHAT is the research question? Who identified the research question, and for what reasons? • What are the community's strengths? What expertise do members of the group have? • What health issues are pressing? How big is the problem under study?
WHO • WHO is involved and in what capacities? (e.g. research participants, researchers, practitioners, policy makers, other?)
• What does each group require to do their part? • Who “owns” the knowledge?
WHERE • WHERE is the project taking place? How is the research community named? What are its boundaries? • What are the factors in favour of change? What are the factors against change?
WHEN • WHEN do we want to reach our milestones?• What are the short, medium and long term time frames? • What is known about the political time frames relevant to the research?
HOW • HOW will we do the research? • How are ethical issues identified, discussed, and managed? • Are there rules and regulations for being involved?• How will people work together? How will decisions be made? What are the dominant decision-making
processes? Do they typify unilateral or more collaborative approaches? • How will successes and milestones be identified, appreciated and celebrated?
Operationalizing the Research Question
40 min
Instructions
In your group work through the worksheet. You can start wherever you want. Start where it feels easiest or most clear.
For some boxes you will make “best guesses”. That’s OK! Get the ideas down.
You have 40 minutes for this exercise. You will be asked to spend the last 5 minutes of your group work discussing “next steps.”
Afterwards, you will share your ideas with the larger group.
• What will you do to move forward? (staying in touch, talking to people at work, finding information, etc)
• What are the missing pieces?
• Where do you need help and support? Where might you find the help and support you need?
• Who has the energy to figure this out and stick with it? Who wants a more peripheral role?
“Next Steps” Discussion
Debriefing: 5Ws & an H worksheet
• What is your research question? Why are you excited about it?
• Which parts of the worksheet were very clear? Which parts remain unclear?
• What came from the “next steps” discussion? What will you do next?