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Developing care experienced young peoples’ participation as peer researchers in an inter-disciplinary study: applying the ‘Ability-Motivation-Opportunity’ frameworkKinder- und Jugendhilfe und die Klimakrise–Konzeptionelle Erweiterungen durch sozial-ökologische und sozialräumliche Ansätze

Lookup NU author(s): Dr Hayley AldersonORCiD, Professor Ruth McGovernORCiD

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© 2024 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. There is a growing trend towards the use of participatory methods, within health and social care research and an increase in the inclusion of Peer Researchers in leaving care studies internationally. Whilst multiple benefits have been identified, they are not automatic and consideration also needs to be given to the complexities involved and how challenges might be mitigated. This paper focuses on the participation of care-experienced young people as Peer Researchers in an inter-disciplinary study examining how to sustain, scale and spread innovation to support young people’s transitions from care. It shares learning from a nested action research study that was co-developed to explore and support Peer Researchers’ contribution to and participation in the wider study. Key learning from the qualitative survey and focus groups centred on the discovery and application of the Ability-Motivation-Opportunity (‘A-M-O’) theoretical framework [Applebaum, E., Bailey, T., Berg, P., & Kalleberg, A. L. (2000). Manufacturing advantage: why high performance work systems pay off. ILR Press.] and its use to explore, analyse, reflect on and develop the Peer Researcher role. The application of A-M-O as an analytical and reflective tool offers a valuable and practical way to develop Peer Researchers’ contribution to and participation in and beyond health and social care research studies.

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Author(s): Lynch A, Friel S, Munro ER, Sultana M, Hamilton CJ, Kerridge G, Oswick R, Pillay Mitchell T, Alderson H, Harrop C, McGovern R, Mohamoud J, Smart D, Currie G

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: European Journal of Social Work

Year: 2024

Pages: Epub ahead of print

Online publication date: 20/11/2024

Acceptance date: 23/10/2024

Date deposited: 05/12/2024

ISSN (print): 1369-1457

ISSN (electronic): 1468-2664

Publisher: Routledge

URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/13691457.2024.2424980

DOI: 10.1080/13691457.2024.2424980

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