International Journal of Qualitative Methods Special Issues: Health Equity and Qualitative Methods Guest Editors: Miriam Stewart and Wendy Austin
Qualitative methodologies provide a unique way to link methodological approaches with issues of health equity and social justice. The aim of this Special Issues edition of IJQM is to: elucidate methodological insights and issues related to investigation of health equity; highlight the relationship between qualitative methodologies and equity; generate dialogue; and promote greater theoretical and practical integration of issues of health equity in qualitative research. We invite authors to explore health and social justice from diverse perspectives. This can involve the investigation of the complex factors that influence health equity, the testing of interventions designed to reduce inequities experienced by vulnerable populations, and the examination of implications for programs, practice, and policies in health and health-related sectors. We invite articles by scholars, practitioners, and service providers from diverse disciplines, as well as from community members and encourage submissions from an international perspective.
Articles are sought that:
* Provide critical analyses connecting qualitative methodologies with diverse understandings of equity/inequity;
* Reflect on the ways qualitative research contributes to or restricts the societal discourse on equity;
* Discuss ethical challenges inherent in qualitative research, including, but not limited to issues of voice, representation, and vulnerability;
* Explore the capacity of qualitative methods to capture experiences of inequity and inequality;
* Offer insights into the ways qualitative methods can allow research participants to share their voice and social suffering;
* Contemplate the historical evolution of qualitative methodology in studying concepts such as social justice, diversity, and vulnerability;
* Analyse critically the relationship between methodological choices and issues of equity in practice, programs and policies;
* Discuss examples of qualitative research that further understanding of equity;
* Describe intervention research intended to promote health equity and reduce disparities experienced by vulnerable people and groups.
The editors of this Special Issue have intentionally kept the list of suggested topics short to stimulate creativity and to encourage prospective authors to adopt diverse perspectives. Please remember that the IJQM only publishes articles relating to the application of qualitative methods, not those focused on research results. Articles should begin with a structured abstract, and follow the guidelines for IJQM article submissions. See the journal website at:
http://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/IJQM/information/authors
Articles must be submitted through the regular submission process of IJQM by February 28th, 2011 at the latest. Please indicate at the beginning of your abstract "Special Issues Submission: Equity". Submissions will be subjected to the Journals' rigorous peer review process. Based on initial screening by the editor and guest editors (all submissions), selected submissions will go forward for refereeing by anonymous reviewers. Final submissions will be selected from the reviewed manuscripts. Please contact the guest editors at miriam.stewart@ualberta.ca or wendy.austin@ualberta.ca for any queries regarding the Special Issues Journal. Questions relating to the journal may be sent to ijqm@ualberta.ca.
Best wishes Charlotte, Reenee & Astrid
Dr Charlotte Burck
Consultant Systemic Psychotherapist
Tavistock & Portman
NHS Foundation Trust
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