Abstract:
In this paper, we draw on an example of heuristic inquiry - (Re)imagining becoming a physiotherapist: a phenomenological approach - to illustrate the role that reflexivity and representation can play in physiotherapy research outcomes and the meaning they might have for moving the profession forward. Qualitative research in physiotherapy tends to acknowledge reflexivity as a route to objectivity by making researcher biases overt, yet the debate about data representation (a researcher\'s decision-making about how data are represented in a text) barely feature. This contrasts with qualitative research in other fields, including other health professions, where matters of representation (i.e., how knowledge is conveyed) are routinely debated and contested. Reflexivity, in fact, is much more than being transparent. Together with representation, reflexivity helps to position both the voices of participants and researchers within the research. The heuristic inquiry described in this paper offers new insights about learning to be a physiotherapist; it challenged assumptions about care in physiotherapy practice and it changed the first researcher\'s identity and practice. These insights were generated through the synergies between reflexivity and representation, and we argue that physiotherapy research has an opportunity to be more expansive by taking a commitment to reflexivity and representation more seriously.
摘要:
在本文中,我们借鉴了一个启发式探究的例子-(重新)想象成为一名物理治疗师:一种现象学方法-来说明反身性和代表性在物理治疗研究结果中的作用以及它们可能对推动职业发展的意义。物理治疗中的定性研究倾向于通过使研究人员偏见公开来承认反身性作为客观性的途径,然而,关于数据表示的争论(研究人员关于如何在文本中表示数据的决策)几乎没有特色。这与其他领域的定性研究形成对比,包括其他卫生专业,其中代表事项(即,知识是如何传达的)经常被辩论和质疑。自反性,事实上,不仅仅是透明的。连同代表,反身性有助于在研究中定位参与者和研究人员的声音。本文描述的启发式探究提供了有关学习成为物理治疗师的新见解;它挑战了物理治疗实践中有关护理的假设,并改变了第一位研究人员的身份和实践。这些见解是通过反身性和代表性之间的协同作用产生的,我们认为,物理治疗研究有机会通过更认真地对反身性和代表性的承诺而变得更加广阔。