Insider Research with Family Members Who Have a Member Living with Rare Cancer

Janette Foster

doi:10.1177/160940690900800404

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Insider Research with Family Members Who Have a Member Living with Rare Cancer

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Insider Research with Family Members Who Have a Member Living with Rare Cancer

Janette Foster

International Journal of Qualitative Methods, Vol.8(4), pp.16-26

2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/160940690900800404

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Abstract

Social Work

Nursing

insider research

research ethics

cancer

social work

qualitative methods

In this article the author explores insider research in relation to family members facing a diagnosis of rare cancer, using her experiences as one such family member undertaking doctoral research into journeys similar to hers. The "insider" issue is explored through three realms: the ethical realm, including issues of "fitness" to undertake the research; the methodological realm, including how data are obtained and used; and the trustworthiness realm, including research rigor. The exploration of her insider experiences includes personal challenges in relation to facing familiar emotionally charged experiences, insights gained as a result of her insider status, and her ability to join with participants in ways that might not be possible for an outsider. In the paper the author challenges taken-for-granted assumptions that trustworthiness can be assured only from the position of "objective" researcher. Rather, this analysis places knowledge gained through the processes and products of research as constituted and contextualized.

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Title: Insider Research with Family Members Who Have a Member Living with Rare Cancer
Authors: Janette Foster (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Publication details: International Journal of Qualitative Methods, Vol.8(4), pp.16-26
Publisher: University of Alberta, International Institute for Qualitative Methodology
Date published: 2009
DOI: 10.1177/160940690900800404
ISSN: 1609-4069
Copyright note: Copyright © 2009 Foster. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99449459402621
Output Type: Journal article

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