Hard-to-Reach: Applied Research Methods with Hidden, Marginal and Excluded Populations

Description:

Hard-to-Reach: Applied Research Methods with Hidden, Marginal and Excluded Populations

Focussing on Hard-to-Reach populations, the course provides an introduction to research methods in conducting research, both qualitative and quantitative, on marginal, hidden and excluded population such as children, migrants, vulnerable groups, indigenous people, refugees and displaced people, sex workers, homeless people, drug users, and victims of conflicts, violence or trafficking.

Aimed to promote action-oriented research, the course introduces the main theories and research approaches on exclusion and marginalization using different frameworks and techniques. It addresses the dangers associate with the lack of systematic use of solid research methodology, ethics, data collection and analysis in the formulation and evaluation of policies and program.

The Applied Research course is planned to run face/to/face format , full time. The course will take place during morning and afternoon. Students are expected to be available full time and be actively engaged in experiencing the different methods.

To maintain as much of the spirit of sharing between practitioner and academic researchers, we will include activities to facilitate interaction and collaboration among participants. These will include research presentations from students as well as joint simulation and real-life exercises.

The course is organized in collaboration with UNICEF.

Course Objectives:  

The course aims to enable participants to undertake empirical research with marginal, hidden and excluded populations, and seeks to encourage participants to develop methodological strategies for the collection and analysis of such data. This entails using several data-gathering and analytic strategies, and knowing the ethical considerations to be taken into account.

Methods and Issues to be addressed

• Cluster sampling; Adaptive cluster sampling 

• Time location sampling 

• Multiple Source Estimate - Capture and recapture 

• Respondent Driven Sampling RDS (intro) 

• Social network analysis applied to hard-to-reach populations

• Particiaptory Research 

• Innovation and the use of technology: SMS, crowd sourcing and mapping

• Research Ethics

Cost:

1400

Website and registration:

Region:

North East

Keywords:

Frameworks for Research and Research Designs, Data Collection, Data Quality and Data Management , Qualitative Data Handling and Data Analysis, Quantitative Data Handling and Data Analysis, Mixed Methods Data Handling and Data Analysis, Research Management and Impact, Research Skills, Communication and Dissemination, hard to reach populations

Related publications and presentations from our eprints archive:

Frameworks for Research and Research Designs
Data Collection
Data Quality and Data Management
Qualitative Data Handling and Data Analysis
Quantitative Data Handling and Data Analysis
Mixed Methods Data Handling and Data Analysis
Research Management and Impact
Research Skills, Communication and Dissemination

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