Developing a Deliberative Researcher-Practitioner Relationship in Sociological Evaluation Research: A Practical Reflection on using Sociology in the Carer Café Evaluation Project in Hong Kong
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Reflecting on the experience of a sociological evaluation about a community Carer Café project by Hong Kong Federation of Women’s Centre between 2022 and 2023, this paper illustrates why and how developing a deliberative researcher-practitioner relationship in the evaluation research is of importance to making a more profound impact on service development and knowledge transfer. The collaboration includes engagement, mutual learning, dialogue in the evaluation, and the deliberation of knowledge for service development, and re-positioning the roles between researchers and practitioners in further collaboration. The reflection provides a practical account of how to address the power imbalance in the evaluation process and facilitates the deliberation in the sociological evaluation research. From the reflection, this article also highlights recommendations on how to work out deliberative clinical sociological evaluation research.
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Cartland, J., Ruch-Ross, H. S., & Mason, M. (2012). Eleven: Engaging community researchers in evaluation: looking at the experiences of community partners in school-based projects in the US Community Research for Participation. In (pp. 169-184). Bristol, UK: Policy Press. https://doi.org/10.56687/9781847429421-014
Chambers, S. (2003). Deliberative Democracy theory. 6(Volume 6, 2003), 307-326. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.polisci.6.121901.085538
Chtouris, S., & Miller, D. S. (2024). The Scope of Clinical Social Research. In S. Chtouris & D. S. Miller (Eds.), Diagnosis in Social Fields and Networks: Theories and Practice in Complex Social Contexts (pp. 1-16). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-52415-8_1
Cornwall, A. (2008). Unpacking ‘Participation’: models, meanings and practices. Community Development Journal, 43(3), 269-283. https://doi.org/10.1093/cdj/bsn010
de Gaulejac, V. (2021). On the Origins of Clinical Sociology in France: Some Milestones. In J. M. Fritz (Ed.), International Clinical Sociology (pp. 77-94). Cham: Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-54584-0_5
Fritz, J. M. (2021a). The Art of Facilitation. In J. M. Fritz (Ed.), International Clinical Sociology (pp. 215-236). Cham: Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-54584-0_12
Fritz, J. M. (2021b). Clinical Sociological Contributions to the Field of Mediation. In J. M. Fritz (Ed.), International Clinical Sociology (pp. 201-213). Cham: Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-54584-0_11
Fritz, J. M. (2021c). Introduction. In J. M. Fritz (Ed.), International Clinical Sociology (pp. 3-16). Cham: Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-54584-0_1
Fritz, J. M. (2022). Essentials of Community Intervention. In J. M. Fritz & J. Rhéaume (Eds.), Community Intervention: Clinical Sociology Perspectives (pp. 17-34). Cham: Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-93695-2
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Fung, K.-y., Chan, W.-s., & Liu, P.-s. (2022). Carer Cafés: The practice of informalizing professional intervention The Hong Kong Journal of Social Work, 56(1), 95-99. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0219246222000080
Giroux, H. A. (1985). Critical Pedagogy, Cultural Politics and the Discourse of Experience. Journal of Education, 167(2), 22-41. https://doi.org/10.1177/002205748516700204
Goodson, L., & Phillimore, J. (2012). Community Research for Participation: From theory to method. Bristol, UK: Policy Press. https://doi.org/10.56687/9781847429421
Harding, G., & Gantley, M. (1998). Qualitative methods: beyond the cookbook. Family Practice, 15(1), 76-79. https://doi.org/10.1093/fampra/15.1.76
Hong Kong Census and Statistics Department. (2021). Special Topics Report No.63: Persons with Disabilities and Chronic Diseases. Retrieved from Hong Kong: https://www.censtatd.gov.hk/en/data/stat_report/product/B1130121/att/B11301632021XXXXB0100.pdf
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Hong Kong Federation of Women’s Centres. (2023). Annual Report. Retrieved from https://womencentre.org.hk/Zh/Newsroom/Upload/annual/18/Download/64f03e58934e9.pdf
Hou, S. I., & Kuo, T. Carer Café in Taiwan: An Innovative Model Providing Caregiver Support for Older Adults: Innov Aging. 2021 Dec 17;5(Suppl 1):485. https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igab046.1874
Howard, M., & Thomas-Hughes, H. (2020). Conceptualizing quality in co-produced research. Qualitative Research, 21(5), 788-805. https://doi.org/10.1177/1468794120919092
Jones, L., & Wells, K. (2007). Strategies for Academic and Clinician Engagement in Community-Participatory Partnered Research. JAMA, 297(4), 407-410. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.297.4.407
Leavy, P. (2016). Essentials of transdisciplinary research: Using problem-centered methodologies. New York: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315429137
Lin, N. (1999). Building a network theory of social capital. Connections, 22, 28-51.
Maggio, M. G., De Domenico, C., Manuli, A., Latella, D., Marra, A., La Rosa, G., . . . Calabrò, R. S. (2023). Alzheimer cafè: toward bridging the gap between cure and care in patients with dementia. International Journal of Neuroscience, 133(9), 1024-1030. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207454.2022.2040024
Montgomery, C., Xenocostas, S., & Jimenez, V. (2022). Clinical Sociology and Intercultural Praxis for Working with Migrants in the Community: A Tale of Four Projects. In Community Intervention: Clinical Sociology Perspectives (pp. 105-123): Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-93695-2_7
Oishi, Y., Son, D., & Hotta, S. (2022). The Value and Impact of a Health Café Organized by Primary Care Physician, On Visitors, Clinics, and the Community: A Qualitative Study. Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, 13, 21501319221088668. https://doi.org/10.1177/21501319221088668
Piovesan, F. (2013). Active, free and meaningful participation in development. In Realizing the Right to Development: United Nations. https://doi.org/10.18356/4c42f20e-en
Redmond, B. (2017). Reflection in action: Developing reflective practice in health and social services. London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315245065
Rhéaume, J. (2021). Clinical Sociology in Québec: When Europe Meets America. In J. M. Fritz (Ed.), International Clinical Sociology (pp. 57-76). Cham: Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-54584-0_4
Rhéaume, J. (2022a). Community Development and Empowerment: A Clinical Sociology Perspective. In J. M. Fritz & J. Rhéaume (Eds.), Community Intervention: Clinical Sociology Perspectives (pp. 65-82). Cham: Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-93695-2_5
Rhéaume, J. (2022b). Research for the Community. In J. M. Fritz & J. Rhéaume (Eds.), Community Intervention: Clinical Sociology Perspectives (pp. 35-48). Cham: Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-93695-2_3
Scher, B., Scott-Barrett, J., Hickman, M., & Chrisinger, B. (2023). Participatory research emergent recommendations for researchers and academic institutions: a rapid scoping review. Journal of Participatory Research Methods, 4(2). https://doi.org/10.35844/001c.74807
Schneiderhan, E., & Khan, S. (2018). Deliberation in Sociology. In The Oxford Handbook of Deliberative Democracy (pp. 573–583): Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198747369.013.38
Small, M. L. (2009). Unanticipated gains: Origins of network inequality in everyday life. New York: Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195384352.001.0001
Teahan, Á., Fitzgerald, C., & O’Shea, E. (2020). Family carers’ perspectives of the Alzheimer Café in Ireland. HRB Open Res, 3, 18. https://doi.org/10.12688/hrbopenres.13040.2
The Hong Kong Legislative Council. (2023). Carers of Elderly Persons and Working Age Persons with Sickness, Injury and Disablement. Retrieved from https://www.legco.gov.hk/research-publications/english/essentials-2023ise02-carers-of-elderly-persons-and-working-age-persons-with-sickness-injury-and-disablement.htm
Yin, R. K. (2011). Applications of case study research. Los Angeles Sage.
Yzaguirre, F. (2021). Organizational Consulting for Strategic Change in a Public School in Colombia. In J. M. Fritz (Ed.), International Clinical Sociology (pp. 237-255). Cham: Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-54584-0_13
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