Care-Based Methodologies: Reimagining Qualitative Research with Youth in US Schools

Care-Based Methodologies emphasizes the importance of researchers considering the well-being of youth participants in school-based research, particularly from nondominant communities. The book provides guidance on how to navigate complex interpersonal dynamics and relationships, ensure transparency, reflexivity, reciprocity, curiosity, consent, and self-care, and illustrate the possibilities for rigorous and responsible research that improves understanding of youths lives and works towards dismantling systems that oppress them.

Format: Hardback
Length: 280 pages
Publication date: 24 February 2022
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Care-Based Methodologies revolutionize the dynamics between researchers and youth participants in school-based research. The book underscores the significance of care-based methodologies in qualitative and ethnographic research, particularly when engaging with youth from nondominant communities. While researchers embark on school-based inquiries to comprehend the lived experiences of youths, they often lack training in navigating the intricate interpersonal dynamics and relationships that unfold during long-term research. How can researchers ensure that they prioritize the well-being of youth, beyond the stories and data they collect? How can they navigate the various roles they may assume in youths' lives throughout and beyond a study with care? What transpires when scholars challenge traditional power dynamics in researcher-participant relationships to walk alongside youth in their research? This book showcases the potential for conducting rigorous and responsible research that enhances our understanding of youths' lives, safeguards their well-being, and actively works towards dismantling oppressive systems. The editors of the volume provide an introductory chapter that outlines how researchers can adopt care-based methodologies with youth by centering on transparency, reflexivity, reciprocity, curiosity, consent, and self-care. The subsequent chapters draw from a diverse array of qualitative and ethnographic studies to illustrate how care mediates and informs the research process, offering practical guidance for employing care-based methodologies in school-based studies with youth.

Weight: 582g
Dimension: 163 x 242 x 24 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781350215597