Q methodology in social work research

Ellingsen, Ingunn T.; Størksen, Ingunn; Stephens, Paul

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“…Participants in Q methodological studies are exposed to a set of cards containing subjective statements or visual images which they can relate to subjectively. The approach is considered to be a sensitive way of gathering data from children on themes that may be difficult to express [10].…”

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Revealing Children's Experiences and Emotions through Q Methodology

Ellingsen

Thorsen

Størksen

2014

Child Development Research

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Over the last two decades, there has been a greater readiness to view children as competent contributors to our understanding of children's lives and experiences. As a consequence of this, we have witnessed an increased focus on including children in research. When research aims at revealing children's perspectives, experiences, and emotions, we need to employ methods that are easy-touse means for obtaining their stories. In this paper, we argue that Q methodology is particularly suitable for facilitating children's participation in research. We will give a brief presentation of the methodology and demonstrate its relevance for research with children. We do so by presenting two research examples aiming at revealing children's experiences and emotions in challenging life circumstances. In the first example, Q methodology was used with five-year-old children where the research topic was divorce. The second example is a study on family perceptions among adolescents in foster home care.

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Revealing Children's Experiences and Emotions through Q Methodology

Ellingsen

Thorsen

Størksen

2014

Child Development Research

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“…The aim was to establish whether practice educators considered some aspects of competence and capability to be more important than others. Examples of the cards include: The event was similar to a focus group and the participants' discussions were captured on a voice recorder and were a useful 'spur for deeper and richer analysis' (Bloor, 1997:49;Ellingsen et al, 2010). This secondary method of engagement with research participants proved to be an important opportunity to review and check the developing understandings about practice educators' perspectives about competence and capability for social work practice.…”

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“…These were collected together, similar statements compressed, paraphrased and where appropriate reworded (Ellingsen, Størksen, & Stephens, 2010) to produce 36 statements. A card sort activity took place with practice educators where they were asked to rank the statement cards 'into a continuum of significance' (Jahrami, Marnoch, & Gray, 2009:178).…”

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The role of practice educators in initial and post qualifying social worker education

Stone

2016

Social Work Education

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Doctoral research into competence for social work practice engaged with seventeen participants who drew upon their experiences of being practice educators and registered social work practitioners and the analysis of data suggested they identified a difference between competence to pass a final placement and capability for social work practice. Baseline social work knowledge, skills and values will enable a student to pass a final placement however, research data suggests that the individual's approach to learning, emotional intelligence and resilience give confidence that they are more likely to be able to cope in a social work role.Practice educators intuitively recognise these characteristics and this article argues that in addition to working with students, practice educators are ideally situated to support individuals throughout their post qualifying social work learning journey. Abstract word count 129

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“…5 technique (Winter, 2013), and the Q-sort (Ellingsen et al 2010;Serfass & Sherman, 2013). Sixsmith (1986) noted how the MST could also be used within a phenomenological framework to study individual accounts and personal meanings.…”

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Structuring educational decisions using the multiple sorting task: An example focusing on international placements in nursing

Morrison

Gluyas

Stomski

2017

Nurse Education in Practice

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This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. M A N U S C R I P T A C C E P T E D ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT M A N U S C R I P T A C C E P T E D ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT1 Structuring educational decisions using the Multiple Sorting Task: an example focusing on international placements in Nursing AbstractPractical examples of the steps involved in the planning and execution of the multiple sorting task are frequently lacking in published reports. This audited staff activity demonstrates how the multiple sorting task can used to structure conversations with a group of health professionals planning an international placement for nursing students. Sixteen participants were drawn from diverse professional backgrounds, including academia, clinical practice, government policy, and placement administrators. Participants sorted 17 statements written on cards into categories of their choice and noted why they sorted the cards into these particular groups. Data were analysed using multidimensional scaling and qualitative perspectives. The analysis identified four key themes that detailed the participants' views about international placements. These findings demonstrate how the multiple sorting task can be used to generate information that facilitates the examination of important facets of health care practice that universities could cover in preparing students for international placements.

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Q methodology in social work research

Cited by 102 publications

References 23 publications

Revealing Children's Experiences and Emotions through Q Methodology

Revealing Children's Experiences and Emotions through Q Methodology

The role of practice educators in initial and post qualifying social worker education

Structuring educational decisions using the multiple sorting task: An example focusing on international placements in nursing

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