Shadowing as a Qualitative Research Method for Intellectual Disability Research: Opportunities and Challenges

Autor/inn/en	van der Weele, Simon; Bredewold, Femmianne
Titel	Shadowing as a Qualitative Research Method for Intellectual Disability Research: Opportunities and Challenges
Quelle	In: Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 46 (2021) 4, S.340-350 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (van der Weele, Simon) ORCID (Bredewold, Femmianne)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1366-8250
DOI	10.3109/13668250.2021.1873752
Schlagwörter	Qualitative Research; Intellectual Disability; Research Methodology; Observation; Interviews; Ethics; Privacy; Role Perception; Data Collection; Access to Information; Interpersonal Relationship; Informed Consent; Foreign Countries; Netherlands + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Qualitative Forschung; Intellect; Disability; Disabilities; Verstand; Behinderung; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Beobachtung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Ethik; Privatsphäre; Role conception; Rollenverständnis; Data capture; Datensammlung; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Ausland; Niederlande
Abstract	Background: While qualitative research on intellectual disability is on the rise, researchers have frequently reported that their methods bring methodological and ethical challenges. The authors advance shadowing as an alternative method to respond to these concerns. Method: The authors draw on their experiences with shadowing on the basis of two separate studies respectively, involving 28 and 17 people with intellectual disabilities. Results: Four distinct advantages of shadowing are presented: it is flexible, gives unique insight in daily life experiences, can aid in giving "voice" to people with intellectual disabilities, and can aid in the pursuit of inclusive research. Three challenges of shadowing research were also identified, relating to ethical approval, privacy and role confusion. Conclusions: Shadowing is a promising method for intellectual disability research, as it allows researchers to garner data virtually inaccessible with other methods. It is particularly useful for research questions about everyday life and interpersonal relationships. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01