Qualitative Interviews with Vulnerable Groups Workshop (Group 1)

Qualitative research methods are often used in the social sciences to learn more about the world and are often considered to be particularly appropriate for people who might be considered vulnerable. The goal of this course is to encourage students to think critically about the concept of 'vulnerability'; to offer a practical guide to conducting qualitative research that responds to the vulnerabilities of participants and researchers; and to explore ways of challenging and resisting research practices that could be extractive or harmful. It will be highly discursive and will draw throughout on ‘real life’ research examples. The course will be of interest to students who are conducting, or planning to conduct, research with a group considered vulnerable, and will also be of interest to students who want to critically engage with such research in their field.

Please note that before booking for the workshop, students should make a booking for the first three sessions of this module.

Content warning: Throughout, the course will cover the experience and effects of different forms of trauma. The first session will touch on the lecturer's research with people affected by criminal exploitation.

Content warnings for other sessions will be raised at the end of the preceding session and emailed, where necessary. If you have any concerns you would like to raise with me regarding these matters, please do email the lecturer.

• Postgraduate students and staff
• Further details regarding eligibility criteria are available here

Workshop Session Four: Practicing interview skills through simulation-based learning

To put skills learnt in the previous three sessions into practice. Working with actors acting as research participants in a simulated interview, students will be able to practice and receive feedback on their interviewing skills in a way that specifically addresses challenges that may arise when interviewing individuals with higher levels of vulnerability.

Please note that students will need to make a separate booking for one of the workshop groups for Session Four.

Please sign up for one workshop session only. The workshop session will provide an opportunity for you to practice and consolidate the interviewing skills that you have learnt during the course by working through interview scenarios with an actor playing the role of the research participant.

Workshop sessions will take place on Friday 22 November 2024.

• Group 1: 9:00-11:00 on Friday 22 November
• Group 2: 11:30-13:30 on Friday 22 November
• Group 3: 14:30-16:30 on Friday 22 November

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Please note that before booking for the workshop, students should make a booking for the first three sessions of this module.

Please sign up for one workshop session only. As group numbers numbers will need to be distributed evenly, we may contact you about moving your booking to one of the other workshop groups.

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