ICS-WP-Peer-Research-in-the-UK.pdf

ICS-WP-Peer-Research-in-the-UK.pdf - page 1/26 - Peer Research in the UK

Peer Research in the UK

ICS-WP-Peer-Research-in-the-UK.pdf - page 2/26 - About the Institute for Community Studie…

About the Institute for Community Studies: The Institute for Community Studies is a new kind of research institute, with people and communities at its heart. We believe that involvement of communities leads to better decision making on the issues that most affect them. We engage with communities and experts across the UK to identify and prioritise what matters to communities, directing research towards the most urgent and salient questions and amplifying community perspectives. We seek to improve the evidence base of whats working, and increasing the legitimacy of lived experience as a form of evidence. We work with policy makers, business and those holding the power to change the experience of communities today.

ICS-WP-Peer-Research-in-the-UK.pdf - page 3/26 - Contents

Contents

ICS-WP-Peer-Research-in-the-UK.pdf - page 4/26 - Introduction

Introduction

ICS-WP-Peer-Research-in-the-UK.pdf - page 5/26 - Why do peer research?

Why do peer research?

ICS-WP-Peer-Research-in-the-UK.pdf - page 6/26 - Peer research in the UK today

Peer research in the UK today

ICS-WP-Peer-Research-in-the-UK.pdf - page 7/26 - While peer research is perhaps particula…

While peer research is perhaps particularly well-suited to the charity sector, its ability to generate useful, interesting and impactful insight could make it valuable in a wide array of potential contexts. For example, only one project in the review was led by a local authority, even though the methodology could be an excellent way to assess local needs and shape policies accordingly.

ICS-WP-Peer-Research-in-the-UK.pdf - page 8/26 - What methods are peer researchers using?

What methods are peer researchers using?

ICS-WP-Peer-Research-in-the-UK.pdf - page 9/26 - Demographic groups involved in peer rese…

Demographic groups involved in peer research

ICS-WP-Peer-Research-in-the-UK.pdf - page 10/26 - Level of participation Peer researchers …

Level of participation Peer researchers can also be distinguished by their level of participation in the research, and the different roles they inhabit. Below is a graphic depicting the different levels of peer researcher participation identified in the projects surveyed.

ICS-WP-Peer-Research-in-the-UK.pdf - page 11/26 - of training or accrediting peer research…

of training or accrediting peer researchers. As a result, there is currently no consistent or standardised way for peer researchers skills and experience to be formally recognised or vouched for. This sort of recognition would allow peer researchers to verify the skills and experience

ICS-WP-Peer-Research-in-the-UK.pdf - page 12/26 - Questions and Challenges

Questions and Challenges

ICS-WP-Peer-Research-in-the-UK.pdf - page 13/26 - What is the best way to design and deliv…

What is the best way to design and deliver a peer research project?

ICS-WP-Peer-Research-in-the-UK.pdf - page 14/26 - Gaps and opportunities in peer research

Gaps and opportunities in peer research

ICS-WP-Peer-Research-in-the-UK.pdf - page 15/26 - There is also The Mental Health Foundati…

There is also The Mental Health Foundations Lived Experience Research Collective. The Lived Experience Research Collective aims to bring together peer researchers with lived experience of mental health issues to share and develop new initiatives on how to tackle mental health stigma and discrimination in order to improve the overall health and well-being of people living with mental ill-health.

ICS-WP-Peer-Research-in-the-UK.pdf - page 16/26 - Creative methods

Creative methods

ICS-WP-Peer-Research-in-the-UK.pdf - page 17/26 - References

References

ICS-WP-Peer-Research-in-the-UK.pdf - page 18/26 - Higgins, J., Nairn, K. and Sligo, J. (20…

Higgins, J., Nairn, K. and Sligo, J. (2007). `Peer research with youth. In: Kindon, S., Pain, R. and Kesby, M. (eds.) Participatory Action Research Approaches and Methods. London: Routledge, Ltd., 104-111.

ICS-WP-Peer-Research-in-the-UK.pdf - page 19/26 - Thomas-Hughes, H. (2018). `Critical Conv…

Thomas-Hughes, H. (2018). `Critical Conversations with Community Researchers - Making Co-Production Happen? [online]. Bristol: University of Bristol and AHRC Connected Communities. https://connected-communities.org/index.php/ project_resources/connected-communities-catalyst-fund-reports-2016-18/ Vassadis, A., Karimshah, A., Harris, A. and Youssef, Y. (2015). `Peer research with young Muslims and the politics of knowledge production [online]. Qualitative Research Journal, 15(3): 268-281. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/QRJ-06-2014-0029. Vaughn, L.M., Whetstone, C., Boards, A., Busch, M.D., Magnusson, M. and Maatta, S. (2018). `Partnering with insiders: A review of peer models across community-engaged research, education and social care [online]. Health and Social Care in the Community, 26(6): 769-786. Wadsworth, Y. (1998). `What is participatory action research? [online]. Action Research International, Paper 2. www.scu. edu.au/schools/gcm/ar/ari/p-ywadsworth98.html

ICS-WP-Peer-Research-in-the-UK.pdf - page 20/26 - Appendix

Appendix

ICS-WP-Peer-Research-in-the-UK.pdf - page 21/26 - Young Foundation & Hackney Council

Young Foundation & Hackney Council

ICS-WP-Peer-Research-in-the-UK.pdf - page 22/26 - Association for Young Peoples Health & W…

Association for Young Peoples Health & Working With Men

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FORWARD & National FGM Center

ICS-WP-Peer-Research-in-the-UK.pdf - page 24/26 - Scottish Drugs Forum

Scottish Drugs Forum

ICS-WP-Peer-Research-in-the-UK.pdf - page 25/26 - www.icstudies.org.uk

www.icstudies.org.uk

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