CONSIDERING THE METHODOLOGICAL COMPLEXITIES OF THE INTERVIEW APPROACH WHEN EXPLORING THE WORK OF MOTHERING AND DISABILITY

Authors

  • Maria Lucia Di Placito York University

Abstract

The experience of disabled or ill mothers is a topic of interest that has been explored in a number of ways and within various research areas, including sociology, education, women/feminist studies, critical disability studies, and science-related fields (e.g., Davidson & Letherby, 2010; Dossa, 2009; Lewiecki-Wilson & Cellio, 2010; Malacrida, 2009; Vannatta, Grollman, Noll, & Gerhardt, 2008). Despite the common themes of mothering and disability, studies in this area can differ in their methodological approach. Drawing on the methodological inquiries and discussions of researchers such as, Devault (1990), Fontana and Frey (2005), Lincoln (1993), and Roulston, deMarrais, and Lewis (2003), I investigate how and why the interview approach operates well as a method of data collection when exploring the work of mothering and disability through a socio-feminist perspective. During this investigation, I briefly identify the analytical and theoretical issues associated with this topic, and how the interview can mitigate these limitations.

Author Biography

Maria Lucia Di Placito, York University

Maria Lucia Di Placito is a full-time, second year PhD student in the Faculty of Education. Her research interests are in the areas of health and education, with a particular focus on the impacts of parental illness on adolescents, and the development of school-based support interventions. Along with instructing religious education through her Teaching Assistantship, she is also a part-time physiotherapist assistant and medical report editor.

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Published

2011-09-12

How to Cite

Di Placito, M. L. (2011). CONSIDERING THE METHODOLOGICAL COMPLEXITIES OF THE INTERVIEW APPROACH WHEN EXPLORING THE WORK OF MOTHERING AND DISABILITY. Critical Disability Discourses, 3. Retrieved from https://cdd.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/cdd/article/view/31558

Issue

Vol 3 (2011)

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General

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