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The Pembrokeshire SHARP Project has undertaken community
based research in three communities. The participative action
research approach, which meant that community members were
equal members of the research team, enabled the project to
identify, discuss and respond to the particular local characteristics.
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| Example 1: |
| Community Researchers from two communities
swapped to conduct fieldwork in anticipation that residents
would perceive that confidentiality could not be maintained
when talking to someone they knew. The Hubberston &
Hakin researchers reported low response rates when knocking
on doors in Monkton, although confident that residents
were at home. The Monkton team members believed this was
because callers were not known to residents and they assumed
it was an official undertaking checks such as benefits
or licences. When community researchers swapped to interview
their own communities, response rates in Monkton increased
from 26 to 46 percent. |
| Example 2: |
| Community researchers in Monkton and
Hubberston & Hakin were recruited by distributing
leaflets and inviting applications. In these two semi-urban
communities, 24 applications were received. In rural Llanychaer,
this approach failed to attract any interested residents.
Community forum members reported that word-of-mouth was
the most effective way to inform and encourage involvement.
Forum members agreed to talk to friends and neighbours.
Five community researchers were recruited, four of whom
were forum members. |
| Example 3: |
| The sample to be interviewed in rural
Llanychaer included all 109 residents. Because of the
importance of word-of-mouth researchers visited residents,
to follow up an information letter and obtain consent.
30 (28%) consent forms were obtained because of a researcher
visit; 23 (21%) were returned by post before a visit was
arranged. In the other two semi-urban communities, interview
arrangements were made by post. |
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