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What follows is that positionality does not undermine the truth of such research, instead it defines the boundaries within which the research was produced. The absence of positionality when considered alongside the notion of bias, may challenge the quantitative idea of validity.Jafar, Anisa J. N....
Sleep studies suggest that what is keeping teens up at night is a combination of biological factors and modifiable lifestyle factors, including technology habits. In terms of biological factors, sleep studies show that teens naturally want to go to bed and wake up later. This is because of hor...
I’m retired after 50 or so years of consulting on the field of risk communication. The fundamental goal of risk communication is to achieve a level of concern in some public that’s commensurate with the actual risk – that is, with what experts think the actual risk is. You want to s...
Intimate partner sexual violence (IPSV) is a prevalent but misunderstood form of gender-based violence with significant impacts women’s health and well-being. Research suggests that IPSV has a specific context and unique impacts, but little is known abo
Most studies do not produce their intended outcomes on time or within budget. However, it is challenging to identify the facilitators and barriers to successful study management when the “behind the scenes action” of especially digitally enabled health
2.3.4. Positionality In thematic analysis, researcher experience is considered a valued resource, provided a reflexive approach is taken, i.e., the authors reflect on the ways that their existing knowledge and experiences shapes the development of codes and themes (Braun & Clarke, 2022). Both ...
As Darth Vader famously said in the originalStar Wars: A New Hope(episode IV), “Don’t be too proud of this technological terror you’ve constructed. The ability to destroy a planet, or even a whole system, is insignificant next to the power of the Force.” Our perspective and the ma...
, Collins ends his essay with the statement “Thank heaven my job is not to teach.” The article offers a framework for science and science education grouped around three epistemological waves of thought about science (Collins & Evans, 2002; named simply wave one, wave two, and wave three)...
doi:10.1007/978-3-319-89396-9_11In this chapter, I explore the possible contribution that ethnography can make to public health research within prison contexts. Prison ethnography literature raises questions relating to the extent...Matthew MaycockScottish Prison Service...