Boote, J. (2009) Critical perspectives on ‘consumer involvement’ in health research: epistemological dissonance and the know-do gap. Journal of Sociology. ISSN 1741-2978 (In Press)
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Abstract
Researchers in the area of health and social care (both in Australia and internationally) are encouraged to involve consumers throughout the research process, often on ethical, political and methodological grounds, or simply as ‘good practice’. This paper presents findings from a qualitative study in the UK of researchers’ experiences and views of consumer involvement in health research. Two main themes are presented in the paper. Firstly, we explore the ‘know-do gap’ which relates to the tensions between researchers’ perceptions of the potential benefits of, and their actual practices in relation to, consumer involvement. Secondly, we focus on one of the reasons for this ‘know-do gap’, namely epistemological dissonance. Findings are linked to issues around consumerism in research, lay/professional knowledges, the (re)production of professional and consumer identities and the maintenance of boundaries between consumers and researchers.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Keywords: | Consumer involvement in research, Consumerism, Qualitative analysis, Data analysis, Epistemologies |
| Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > School of Health and Related Research (Sheffield) > Section of Public Health (Sheffield) |
| Depositing User: | Repository Officer |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Aug 2009 10:24 |
| Last Modified: | 08 Feb 2013 16:58 |
| Status: | In Press |
| Publisher: | Sage |
| URI: | http://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/id/eprint/9065 |
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