Research Guide
In recent years there has been increasing interest in the implications of researcher participant relationships in qualitative research. The empowerment of researcher and participants collaboratively inquire in a research process has been growing in the emancipatory research. In this essay, I am going to explore the rapport building process of the researcher-participant relationships, the role of rapport in different paradigms and ways to evaluate in the emancipatory research
The rapport building process of the researcher-participant relationships
Intense, trusting researcher participant relationship has vital importance when researchers attempt, examine, interpret the meaning of the participants’ world and produce a trustworthy report. A credible researcher participant relationship encourages participants to bring in personal ideas, disclose sensitive information, and bring reciprocity to the researcher and the research. “Throughout this process participants influence researchers, researchers influence participants, and all are intersubjectively constructing a relationship” (Pitts & Day, 2007). To facilitate a rapport building process, researchers need develop a mutual trust and respect reciprocal relationship with their participants. West (1993) argued that it is important for researchers to realize the dual roles they are functioning in the research process as they act as a social researcher and also a human interested in the participant’s lives. The dual roles may lead researcher to a precarious position like a vulnerable observer (Pitts & Days, 2007). In other words, researchers are in a precarious state in studying the participants as the subjects may or may not show interest and provide relevant information for the study. Thus, the rapport building process plays a crucial role in starting off a research.
Pitts & Day (2007) suggest that partnerships and friendships can be developed in rapport building process and help to accomplish the
The rapport building process of the researcher-participant relationships
Intense, trusting researcher participant relationship has vital importance when researchers attempt, examine, interpret the meaning of the participants’ world and produce a trustworthy report. A credible researcher participant relationship encourages participants to bring in personal ideas, disclose sensitive information, and bring reciprocity to the researcher and the research. “Throughout this process participants influence researchers, researchers influence participants, and all are intersubjectively constructing a relationship” (Pitts & Day, 2007). To facilitate a rapport building process, researchers need develop a mutual trust and respect reciprocal relationship with their participants. West (1993) argued that it is important for researchers to realize the dual roles they are functioning in the research process as they act as a social researcher and also a human interested in the participant’s lives. The dual roles may lead researcher to a precarious position like a vulnerable observer (Pitts & Days, 2007). In other words, researchers are in a precarious state in studying the participants as the subjects may or may not show interest and provide relevant information for the study. Thus, the rapport building process plays a crucial role in starting off a research.
Pitts & Day (2007) suggest that partnerships and friendships can be developed in rapport building process and help to accomplish the