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New frontiers in qualitative longitudinal research EVENT 2: The research relationship in time

‘Making and keeping research relationships with a diverse group of young people in NI, 1996-2010. The challenges and learning from the Inventing Adulthoods study. New frontiers in qualitative longitudinal research EVENT 2: The research relationship in time Cardiff 7 th Feb Sheena McGrellis.

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New frontiers in qualitative longitudinal research EVENT 2: The research relationship in time

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  1. ‘Making and keeping research relationships with a diverse group of young people in NI, 1996-2010. The challenges and learning from the Inventing Adulthoods study. New frontiers in qualitative longitudinal research EVENT 2: The research relationship in time Cardiff 7th Feb Sheena McGrellis

  2. Plan • The Inventing Adulthoods Study (NI site) • The ‘sample’ – recruiting and retaining • The research relationship • Issues re maintaining anonymity and confidentiality over time

  3. Timescapes Inventing Adulthoods ESRC funded 1996 -2011 JRF funded – 2008-2010 www.restore.ac.uk/inventingadulthoods New frontiers in qualitative longitudinal research EVENT 2: The research relationship in time Cardiff 7th Feb

  4. The constituent projects of IA • Youth Values ESRC 1996-99 (mixed methods, biographical interviews) • Inventing Adulthoods ESRC 1999-2002 (mixed, biographical interviews) • Youth Transitions (Families and Social Capital ESRC Research Group: www.lsbu.ac.uk/families) 2002-2007 (mixed, biographical interviews) • Making the Long View I (Qualitative Data Sharing and Research Archiving Initiative QUADS) ESRC 2004-2006 (feasibility study archiving QL project) ESRC • Making the Long View II (Timescapes: www.timescapes.leeds.ac.uk ) ESRC 2007-2011) (archiving and developing longitudinal case histories) • Inventing Adulthoods: Growing up in Northern Ireland JRF 2008-2010 (biographical interviews, focus groups, policy orientation)

  5. Inventing Adulthoods Core Team • Sheila Henderson • Janet Holland • Sheena McGrellis • Sue Sharpe • Rachel Thomson

  6. Inventing Adulthoods Methods • Questionnaires (1800) • Focus groups (n= 356 , 62 groups) • Lifelines (n=104) • Memory books (n=49) • Research assignments (272) • Biographical interviews (up to 7 ints with up to 100)

  7. Glen GLEN’S DATA Interviews Date Age 1: 15/1/98 (fg) 16 at school; band; m & d split 2: 12/08/99 17 at school; band; lives betwn m & d 3: 23/11/00 19 caravan; left sch and FE; training 4: 18/05/01 19 unempld; evicted; stays GF flat 5: 17/01/03 21 New Deal; lives in new gf house share 6: 05/11/04 23 Incapacity benefit; shared house gf 7. 28/10/10 29 Dublin; shared house gf; working

  8. School/ Youth Projects Parents Phones Letters/ Cards/Competitions Email Mobiles/ Text Luck and being on site – (stalking!??) Employers/Friends/Newspapers/ Social Media Recruitment and retention

  9. Northern Irish Site • One geographical area • 1998/9: 28 biographical interviews (40 in 1997) • Mixed - gender, class, religious and cultural backgrounds • Aged 11-19 years • Recruited – mainly schools • 2009/10: 19 biographical interviews (inc1 tel) • Aged 25 -33 yrs

  10. Northern Irish Site Historical Time • Peace process: ceasefires; collapse; GF/B Agreement; Devolution – suspension and restoration • Social Change: ed to work; communities; leisure • Technological changes: internet; mobile phones; social networking sites • Global village: travel; work

  11. Anonymity and Confidentiality • NI site – protecting the young people (eg small numbers in minority ethnic and religious group) • OU DVD • Archiving • Consent • 2058

  12. Inventing Adulthoods Archive at restore.ac.uk www.restore.ac.uk/inventingadulthoods sheena.mcgrellis@live.co.uk

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