Understanding Community Resiliency in Rural Communities through Multimethod Research
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Date
2008
Authors
Kulig, Judith Celene
Edge, Dana
Joyce, Brenda
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Publisher
Journal of Rural and Community Development
Abstract
Community resiliency is a theoretical framework and social process that attempts
to explain how communities address adversity. Generating information about this
concept has largely been accomplished through qualitative research methods and
the development of the Resiliency Scale, which was based upon previous
qualitative research on the topic. A multimethod study was used to explore
community resiliency in two rural communities and one urban neighborhood. In
this article we specifically examine: “What are the merits of employing different
research methods to explore community resiliency and health status?” Qualitative
interviews, a household survey, and analysis of provincial health databases were
all used. The understanding of community resiliency as identified from each of
these three methods as well as a discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of
each method is presented.
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Keywords
multimethod study , community resilience , qualitative interviews , provincial health
Citation
Kulig, J., Edge, D., & Joyce, B. (2008). Understanding community resiliency in rural communities through multimethod research, Journal of Rural and Community Development, 3(3) (online).