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Participation in Research by People with Learning Disability: Origins and Issues
Author(s) -
Kiernan Chris
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
british journal of learning disabilities
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.633
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1468-3156
pISSN - 1354-4187
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-3156.1999.tb00084.x
Subject(s) - learning disability , value (mathematics) , psychology , process (computing) , sociology , developmental psychology , computer science , machine learning , operating system
‘Traditional’ research with people with learning disability is very much research on rather than research with people. New models or paradigms of research place the ‘subjects’ of research in control of the research process as ‘co‐researchers’. Applying new paradigms to research with people with learning disability yields benefits, but there are a number of limitations, both practical and theoretical, which limit their value. The editorial seeks to outline the main ideas behind ‘new paradigm’ research, and to introduce some of the issues which it raises for research with people with learning disability.