Pragmatic patchwork ethnography, a call to action for health, nutrition and dietetic researchers.

Autor: Swettenham M; School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington, UK.; School of Allied and Public Health Professions, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Social Care Canterbury Christ Church University, Canterbury, UK., Langley-Evans SC; School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington, UK.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association [J Hum Nutr Diet] 2024 Apr; Vol. 37 (2), pp. 514-523. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jan 07.
DOI: 10.1111/jhn.13275
Abstrakt: Qualitative research methods are increasingly used in nutrition and dietetics research. Ethnography is an underexploited approach which seeks to explore the diversity of people and cultures in a given setting, providing a better understanding of the influences that determine their choices and behaviours. It is argued that traditional ethnography, that is, the methodology of living within participant communities, is a dated practice, with roots in colonialism, accessible to only researchers with the means, connections and status to conduct such research, typically white, privileged males. This paper proposes a formal interpretation of 'patchwork ethnography', whereby research is carried out in situ around existing modern-day commitments of the researcher, thus enabling more researchers within health, nutrition and dietetic practice to benefit from the rich data that can be discovered from communities. This review proposes the concept that pragmatic patchwork ethnography is required, proposing a framework for implementation, providing researchers, particularly within the fields of human nutrition, dietetics and health, the accessibility and means to deploy a meaningful client-centric methodology. We present pragmatic patchwork ethnography as a modern method for use within multiple healthcare settings, thus adding a progressive brick in the wall of qualitative research.
(© 2024 British Dietetic Association.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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