The Outdoor Guided Walk as a Culturally Sensitive Research Method
A guided walk is a mobile research method in which interviews occur over the course of a walk with participants. This mobile method can enable complex connections between people, and between people and places (Sheller & Urry, 2006). In this paper, I describe a three-stage outdoor guided walk, wi...
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| description | A guided walk is a mobile research method in which interviews occur over the course of a walk with participants. This mobile method can enable complex connections between people, and between people and places (Sheller & Urry, 2006). In this paper, I describe a three-stage outdoor guided walk, with emphasis on recommendations to advance this method. An outdoor guided walk can encourage open and pressure free dialogue, which can be especially useful in building rapport with culturally diverse participants. Future researchers wishing to employ an outdoor guided walk must consider weather, privacy and noise, and building a balanced relationship with participants. The guided walk offers many benefits in contributing to a dynamic and context-rich research environment, and contributing to both research and participant wellness. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-735ab3a92c8749a3ac8bafbccaa106d02022-12-22T01:52:19ZengLaurentian University Library & ArchivesDiversity of Research in Health Journal2561-16662020-03-01310.28984/drhj.v3i0.299The Outdoor Guided Walk as a Culturally Sensitive Research MethodMichelle K Brunette0Laurentian UniversityA guided walk is a mobile research method in which interviews occur over the course of a walk with participants. This mobile method can enable complex connections between people, and between people and places (Sheller & Urry, 2006). In this paper, I describe a three-stage outdoor guided walk, with emphasis on recommendations to advance this method. An outdoor guided walk can encourage open and pressure free dialogue, which can be especially useful in building rapport with culturally diverse participants. Future researchers wishing to employ an outdoor guided walk must consider weather, privacy and noise, and building a balanced relationship with participants. The guided walk offers many benefits in contributing to a dynamic and context-rich research environment, and contributing to both research and participant wellness.https://pubs.biblio.laurentian.ca/index.php/drhj-rdrs/article/view/299mobile methodology, guided walk, outdoor |
| spellingShingle | Michelle K Brunette The Outdoor Guided Walk as a Culturally Sensitive Research Method Diversity of Research in Health Journal mobile methodology, guided walk, outdoor |
| title | The Outdoor Guided Walk as a Culturally Sensitive Research Method |
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| title_short | The Outdoor Guided Walk as a Culturally Sensitive Research Method |
| title_sort | outdoor guided walk as a culturally sensitive research method |
| topic | mobile methodology, guided walk, outdoor |
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