Grey Matters: A Guide for Collaborative Research with Seniors
Nancy Marlett and, Claudia Emes
$24.95 CAD / $28.95 USD (T)
344 pages, 36 illustrations
6 x 9 inches
Hardback: 1552382516
Paperback: 978-1-55238-251-6
Epub: 978-1-55238-728-3
Library PDF: 978-1-55238-487-9
October 2010
A major step in making collaboration between seniors, academic researchers, and community researchers a reality.
Many aging adults are motivated to undertake research projects in later life or even return to university after retirement. Grey Matters is a guide for researchers and seniors to develop effective collaborative research strategies.
The result of a successful pilot project, Grey Matters uses tested techniques to provide a helpful framework for developing research projects by and with seniors. Intended both for seniors interested in undertaking their own research and for those hoping to involve seniors in collaboration, it covers practical topics including narrative interviews, focus groups, survey techniques, and more.
The inaugural Open Access titles from the University of Calgary Press, Grey Matters marks a major step in making research open, equitable, and accessible to all.
About the Authors
Nancy Marlett is the director of Community Rehabilitation & Disability Studies, an interdisciplinary unit of the Faculty of Education at the University of Calgary. Her research interests include the development of research models and program evaluation that facilitate shared expertise and new forms of knowledge.
Claudia Emes is a professor in the Faculty of Kinesiology at the University of Calgary. Her areas of expertise are adapted physical activity for children and adolescents with special needs, wellness and exercise for seniors, and curriculum design and learner-centred education
With Contributions By: Penny Jennett, Bob Stebbins, Joan Ryan, Dorothy Dooley, and Marianne Rogerson.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
The Kerby Centre of Excellence
Prologue: Senior’s Collaborative Research Manual
Section 1: The Reason for the Book. How It Came to Be
1. Making Room for Seniors: Research with, for, and by Aging Adults
2. Resilience and Seniors: What We Did and What We Learned about Doing Research
Section 2: Research Methods Manual
3. Field Research
4. Interviews and Questionnaires
5. Focus Group Research
6. Narrative Research
Section 3: Conducting Inquiries and Research
7. READY: Setting the Agenda for Your Research
8. SET: Creating Your Research Proposal
9. GO: Conducting Research and Sharing Results
Further readings and resources
Appendices
Appendix 1. Resilience as Social Capital: Lessons from Older Adults
Appendix 2. Handout of Basic Principles of PAR
Appendix 3. Sites and Sources: Seniors and Resilience Research Proposal
Appendix 4. Observation Workbook for Field–Work
Appendix 5. Focus Group Training Notes
Appendix 6. An Example of a Structured Workbook Approach to Focus Groups
Appendix 7. Follow–Up Focus Group to Discuss Rural Resilience Findings
Appendix 8. Report of the Focus Group Meeting with CJCA Seniors Club
Appendix 9. Narrative Interview Guide
Appendix 10. Examining Social Problems
Appendix 11. Navigating the "Seven C’s": Curiosity, Confirmation, Comparison, Changing, Collaborating, Critiquing, and Combinations
Appendix 12. Elder Self–Neglect: Project Description
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
The Kerby Centre of Excellence
Prologue: Senior’s Collaborative Research Manual
Section 1: The Reason for the Book. How It Came to Be
1. Making Room for Seniors: Research with, for, and by Aging Adults
2. Resilience and Seniors: What We Did and What We Learned about Doing Research
Section 2: Research Methods Manual
3. Field Research
4. Interviews and Questionnaires
5. Focus Group Research
6. Narrative Research
Section 3: Conducting Inquiries and Research
7. READY: Setting the Agenda for Your Research
8. SET: Creating Your Research Proposal
9. GO: Conducting Research and Sharing Results
Further readings and resources
Appendices
Appendix 1. Resilience as Social Capital: Lessons from Older Adults
Appendix 2. Handout of Basic Principles of PAR
Appendix 3. Sites and Sources: Seniors and Resilience Research Proposal
Appendix 4. Observation Workbook for Field–Work
Appendix 5. Focus Group Training Notes
Appendix 6. An Example of a Structured Workbook Approach to Focus Groups
Appendix 7. Follow–Up Focus Group to Discuss Rural Resilience Findings
Appendix 8. Report of the Focus Group Meeting with CJCA Seniors Club
Appendix 9. Narrative Interview Guide
Appendix 10. Examining Social Problems
Appendix 11. Navigating the "Seven C’s": Curiosity, Confirmation, Comparison, Changing, Collaborating, Critiquing, and Combinations
Appendix 12. Elder Self–Neglect: Project Description