Making it work: a model for research and development in care homes
RIS ID
97877
Abstract
This chapter came about as a result of both my varied practice development experience in care facilities in the Republic of Ireland and planning my own research in a UK care home. In preparing for my own research, I undertook several activities (Dewing 2007a). First a focused literature review of other researchers' experiences of conducting research in care homes was carried out. Second, I reflected on my values and beliefs about care homes. Third, as an outcome of several structured written reflections, I developed a framework to enable me to be self-facilitating in relation to working through ethical situations I might encounter. In preparing for any systematic practice development work Garbett and McCormack (2002) and Dewing et al. (2007) suggest developing a detailed appreciation of the existing workplace culture and its historic factors. Drawing on this previous experience, I present here a model to facilitate researchers undertaking research and development in care homes. This comprises two main elements: first, awareness about the cultural setting where the research is to be conducted and second, specific issues faced by researchers that need to be addressed.
Publication Details
Dewing, J. (2009). Making it work: a model for research and development in care homes. In K. Froggatt, S. Davies & J. Meyer (Eds.), Understanding Care Homes: a Research and Development Perspective (pp. 222-241). London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.