Embarking on a peer research approach

Researchers reflect on aspects of the peer research experience

In parts one and two of our first blog, you can read Tesfalem and Vanja’s reflections on aspects of the peer research experience, including issues relating to methodology, identity and language, and what constitutes the ‘peer’ in peer research.

A sketch of 4 people in conversation under a tree.
Many thanks to Hani Michael, an Eritrean refugee who lives in Ethiopia, for drawing this sketch for us. It shows colleagues under the shade of a tree and engaging in conversation. In using this, we drew our inspiration from the drawing of one of our research participants in the previous RIYH research. In it, the participant drew a tree and explained that it symbolised an important social space where people gather to discuss/decide on community affairs. In our context, we wanted it to represent teamwork and horizontal relationships in our research.

 

Based on their experiences of migration, work, linguistic skills, and nuanced socio-cultural cues, peer researchers brought diverse perspectives into the research process. Involvement of peer researchers also helped greatly in identifying and recruiting research participants. Peer researchers coming from the communities was crucial in building trust and confidence with research participants.

Last updated: 27th January 2023

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