Using Inclusive Research Methods and the Housing Pathways Framework in Future Planning and Housing Research: A Pilot Study

Irene Belperio (), Fiona Rillotta, Tim Adam, Ruth Walker and Claire Hutchinson
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Irene Belperio: Disability and Community Inclusion, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Bedford Park SA 5042, Australia
Fiona Rillotta: Disability and Community Inclusion, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Bedford Park SA 5042, Australia
Tim Adam: Disability and Community Inclusion, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Bedford Park SA 5042, Australia
Ruth Walker: Disability and Community Inclusion, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Bedford Park SA 5042, Australia
Claire Hutchinson: Disability and Community Inclusion, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Bedford Park SA 5042, Australia

Social Sciences, 2024, vol. 13, issue 3, 1-15

Abstract: Housing and future planning have been key areas of interest in intellectual and development disabilities research for a number of decades. However, the voices of adults with intellectual disabilities are underrepresented in this area of research. Furthermore, the use of inclusive research methods remains limited in the literature. This study sought to pilot the use of inclusive research approaches to investigate the viability of these methods and to begin to build an evidence base of inclusive research in this area of work. Inclusive data analysis and co-authorship approaches were used on a small qualitative dataset from a larger study investigating future planning and transitions out of the family home by adults with intellectual disabilities and their families in Australia. Three semi-structured interviews with adults with intellectual disabilities and family members regarding their housing preferences and planning were analysed using an inclusive data analysis approach following the principles of Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. These were then further analysed using a plain language version of the housing pathways framework. The results of the pilot study will be used to inform the inclusive research methods used for the remainder of the project dataset. Overall, the use of inclusive methods to pilot a conceptual model to better understand qualitative data was found to be feasible. Small adjustments to the process and accessibility to better support engagement with the research process are recommended. Lastly, greater investigation into co-authorship approaches and options is suggested as a fruitful avenue of inquiry for future research.

Keywords: inclusive research; inclusive data analysis; co-authorship; future planning; intellectual disabilities; housing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A B N P Y80 Z00 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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