Student co-inquirers: the challenges and benefits of inclusive research

Welikala, T. and Atkin, C. (2014) Student co-inquirers: the challenges and benefits of inclusive research. International Journal of Research & Method in Education, 37 (4). pp. 390-406. ISSN 1743-727X

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Abstract

This article focuses on the process of conducting a research project which explored the university student experience across three different geopolitical contexts using students studying at an English university as co-inquirers. The project sample included students at different stages of their university experience (undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral) studying across a range of disciplines in India, Ireland and England. Qualitative interview data were collected by the student co-inquirers using Skype technology. The student co-inquirers were equal partners in all aspects of data collection and analysis but were not part of the initial theoretical framework and methodological decisions. The student engagement as co-inquirers provided a particular space for the student voice to be heard in making multiple meanings from the data. The shifting identities of the co-inquirers and the impact of taking part in the project on their ability to enact agency with a particular voice within a democratic, participatory research framework is discussed. The authors conclude that participation of students in research as co-inquirers involve both risks and benefits mainly associated with the inherent difficulties with unequal power relationships, managing student agency and understanding multifaceted complexities that arise from shifting identities.

Item Type:	Article
Divisions:	School of Teacher Development
Depositing User:	Professor Chris Atkin
Date Deposited:	05 Aug 2016 07:16
Last Modified:	23 Jul 2019 14:19
URI:	https://bgro.repository.guildhe.ac.uk/id/eprint/84

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