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This book is designed to meet a growing need for clear illustrations of how to carry out research which seeks to explore disability issues. It aims to demonstrate the value of a critical attention to social, rather than medical starting points for researching disability, through reviewing a variety of studies which look at different aspects of disabled people's lives. Different methodological approaches and research techniques are considered ranging from analysis of observation data concerning disabled children in schools to rich conversation based data which focuses on family life. A central theme concerns the pivotal role of disabled people in research. The book provides substantive examples of the dilemmas which face researchers and connects these to ideas for individual personal action. Disabled and non-disabled researchers, professionals and students from a wide range of disciplines will find the presentation of both research findings and debates informative and of interest.
List of contents
Series Editor's Preface
Acknowledgements
Questions and commitments in disability research
Conventional commitment
traditional research and the creation of disablement
Divided commitment
researching with service users and providers
Making commitment
siding with disabled people
Uncertain commitment
the interests of children
Developing new pathways for disability researchers
References
Index.
About the author
Summary
Designed to meet a need for illustrations of how to carry out research which seeks to explore disability issues, this book intends to demonstrate the value of a attention to social, rather than medical starting points for researching disability, through reviewing a variety of studies which look at different aspects of disabled people's lives.
