Research Methodolgy
To advance knowledge, increase understanding and educate others
What is the purpose of research?
To explore ways to assist minority populations who don't have access to resources.
Why do we study groups in context?
People with Disabilities
Aged
What are our Category B Groups?
Biological parents and Social parents
What are types of parents?
Work defines many of us. We spend a large portion of our lives fulfilling roles and responsibilities set out for us by work.
What is work?
Can be used to save time and means that we will cover a cross section of the population on a smaller scale, less time consuming.
What are the advantages of sampling?
Rural and Remote Families
Youth
What are our Category A Groups?
Raising awareness within the community
Educating the community
Promoting the rights of the groups
How can communities advocate for these groups?
Adoption, Foster, Step-parenting, Surrogacy.
What are the types of Social Parents?
To meet our specific needs, to meet our value and status needs, for economic resources.
What are the reasons people work?
Subjective data in the form of people's opinions, beliefs, feelings and attitudes whereas quantitative data is objective and is in the form of numerical data, statistics analysed through graphs and tables.
What is the difference between Qualitative and Quantitative Data?
Prevalence
Individual diversity within the group
Terminology used to describe the group
Financial Support, Transport, Accommodation and Housing, Health Care, Counselling, Education, Employment, Legal Aid, Other services
What are the types of services available to Cat B Groups?
Legal implications, Social changes (community beliefs and attitudes), Technological changes (reproductive technology.
What areas have an impact on social parenting?
Full-time, part-time, job share, casual, permanent, contract/temporary, self-employed, shift work, voluntary, seasonal, working remotely.
What are the patterns of work?
Respect: individuals have rights and should not feel distressed through your research, make sure they are aware of why the research is being conducted.
Integrity: Researchers must be honest and truthful, data should be presented without bias or distortion of the facts.
Privacy: Paramount in research, confidentiality and anonymity can be protected
Bias: Researcher is influenced in favour of a particular point of view or angle.
Describe the types of ethical behaviour in research.
Health
Education
Employment
What are issues of concern for Rural and Remote Families?
Age, Gender, Level of education, Culture and first language spoken, type of disability, Socioeconomic status
What are the characteristics that affect access to services of Cat B Groups?
Carers are considered to be informal and formal they provide ongoing personal care, support and assistance to any other individual that needs it.
Define Carers
Education/retraining, Government policy, Gender, Family circumstances, economics, employment/unemployment, Technology: Computers, Robotics and automation, Research and development.
What are social factors that lead to changing work patterns?
Planning for research
Conducting research
interpreting data
presenting research
What are the 4 processes of research?
Eduaction
Employment
What are issues of concern for youth?
Include laws, passed in parliament and policies that regulate, protect and promote equity in the wider society.
What are Government Policies and Legislation?
Satisfying the specific needs of the dependant, Building a positive relationship with dependant and Promoting the wellbeing of the dependant.
What are the roles of Parents and Carers?
Legislation, Work conditions, Trade Unions, Flexible work patterns and practices, workplace culture, leave entitlements.
What are workplace structures?