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Topic:

  • About research
  • Involvement good practice

Resource type:

  • Report

Authors:

  • Caroline Yang and Zoe Dibb

Date added to Learning for Involvement:

  • 3rd March 2022
TheYoungFoundation-PeerResearchInTheUK-final-singles1 PDF, 4.0 MB

Description:

This report takes an in-depth look at the use of peer research in the UK today. It aims to provide a comprehensive introduction to the methodology and advocate for its value as a legitimate and insightful research approach, with the potential to empower peer researchers.

The first section of the report defines peer research as a methodology and discusses its many advantages.
The second section of the report is based on a desk review of 48 peer research projects conducted in the UK over the last five years. The review includes projects that are planned and ongoing in addition to those that have been completed.
The third section of the report discusses challenges and questions practitioners of peer research need to address in order to move the methodology forward.
The last section addresses the current gaps in the application of peer research and suggests some future directions for the methodology.

We have included an appendix listing all the peer research projects we reviewed for this report.

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