Being reflexive and providing these reflections for public scrutiny is often considered a key element of ethical, rigorous qualitative research. Prevalent conceptualizations of reflexivity, however, need interrogating and sharpening. We aim to contribute to this by examining reflexive practice, and in particular researchers' reflexive accounts, through the lens of the narrative paradigm. Our aim is to demonstrate that acknowledging the role of narrative reconstruction in reflexivity creates more ethical research, and that it is therefore crucial for researchers to more explicitly recognize this. Both authors present an analysis of one particular exchange between interviewer and participant. This analysis highlights that despite our best efforts at "doing reflexivity," both immediately following and when reflecting back on an interview, there are influential factors that escape our gaze. Reflections of the past are particularly imperfect. Without fully recognizing this, we are not utilizing all the tools available for ensuring honest, ethical research.
Dominant explanations of young people's health risk behaviours echo essentialist notions of perceived invulnerability and risk misperception. Rural youth, however, are considered particularly 'at-risk'. In this paper I argue for a need to challenge rural youth discourses, as they can have counterproductive implications. To evidence this need I draw on interview data from research that examined sexual (and other) risk perceptions among young rural Tasmanians. Findings revealed that participants were aware of rural youth stereotypes and often sought to distinguish themselves from these; were cognisant of their susceptibility to risk; and employed particular strategies to reduce the risks they faced. While these strategies are not perfect or foolproof, they nonetheless signify young people's efforts to mitigate health risks. It is important to recognise this. What health services within rural communities tell us about Aboriginal people and Aboriginal health -Bronwyn Fredericks
Fear of fl ying -Jennifer BakerKilling the mockingbird: Systems failure and a radical hope for regrounding responsibility and access to health care in a Mallee town community -Ian ColdwellUnderstanding contexts of family violence in rural, farming communities: Implications for rural women's health -Sarah Wendt and Jennie Hornosty
Virtue ethics and rural professional healthcare roles -Andrew Crowden
Rural responses to H1N1: A fl exible model for community collaboration -Denise O'Farrell and Debra Larsen AubreyWhat is health anyway?: Perceptions and experiences of health and health care from socio-economically disadvantaged rural residents -Julaine Allan, Patrick Ball and Margaret Alston Adopting a proactive approach to good health: A way forward for rural Australians -Joy Penman and Bronwyn Ellis
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