This online interactive workshop will provide training in participatory research methods to doctoral students from across Scotland who are considering/already using input from key stakeholders in order to maximise the impact and applicability of their research, including its potential to inform policy and practice.
Participants in the workshop do not require any specific prior training. After attending the event they will be able to:
– Critically appraise the use of participatory approaches in research.
– Define ‘optimum participation’ in relation to their own research.
– Describe different participatory approaches used in research in the UK and low-and-middle income countries.
– Critique the added value of example participatory approaches.
– Describe the key challenges in adopting a participatory approach.
The workshop will be facilitated by Cindy Gray, HFRDC Pathway Convenor and University of Glasgow Representative and Purva Abhyankar, University of Stirling HFRDC Pathway Representative.
Day 1 – Thursday 4th March 10.00 am-1.00 pm
| Theme: Participatory approaches and intervention development | |
| Time | Session |
| 9.45-10.00 | Accessing online workshop platform/Sound check etc. |
| 10.00-10.05 | Welcome and Introduction to day 1 Prof Cindy Gray, University of Glasgow |
| 10.05-10.40 | Concepts and critique of participatory approaches Carolyn Blake, Glasgow University |
| 10.40-11.15 | Online action research with UK families of children with cystic fibrosis – the SCooP study Dr Emma France, University of Stirling |
| Break | |
| 11.25-12.00 | Using participatory methods to develop an intervention to support older adults to be more active Dr Victoria Palmer, University of Glasgow |
| 12.00-12.35 | Using participatory approaches to develop a community-based first aid intervention to reduce road traffic related trauma in Malawi Dr Edward Duncan, University of Stirling |
| 12.35-13.00 | Q and A Panel Discussion All – Chair Dr Purva Abhyankar, University of Stirling |
Day 2 – Friday 5th March 10.00 am-1.00 pm
| Theme: Creative participatory research | |
| Time | Session |
| 9.45-10.00 | Accessing online workshop platform/Sound check etc. |
| 10.00-10.05 | Welcome and Introduction to day 2 Prof Cindy Gray, University of Glasgow |
| 10.05-10.50 | Creative approaches to participatory research: designing spaces for meaningful participation Gemma Teal, Glasgow School of Art |
| 10.50-11.35 | Using community arts in air pollution and lung health research in an informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya Dr Heather Price, University of Stirling and Prof Cindy Gray, University of Glasgow |
| Break | |
| 11.45-12.30 | Whose Voice Is It? Authority, Power and Voice in Participatory Research Professor Charlotte Clarke, Durham University |
| 12.30-12.55 | Q and A Panel Discussion All – Chair Dr Purva Abhyankar, University of Stirling |
| 12.55-13.00 | Final remarks Prof Cindy Gray |