Evaluating Family Group Conferencing: Towards a meaningful research methodology |
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| Institution: | 1. Yildiz Technical University, Chemistry Department, Inorganic Chemistry Division, Davutpasa Campus, 34220 Esenler- Istanbul, Turkey;2. Yildiz Technical University, Physics Department, Davutpasa Campus, 34220 Esenler- Istanbul, Turkey;3. Hacettepe University, Chemistry Department, 06800 Cankaya-Ankara, Turkey;1. Senior Scientific Advisor, Immunobiological Technology Institute, Bio-Manguinhos/Fiocruz, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;2. Carlos Chagas Filho Biophysics Institute, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;3. Coordinator of the Center for Strategic Studies at Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil;4. Collective Health Department, Federal University of Goiás, Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil;5. Vice-President of Production and Innovation for Health, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;6. Respiratory Viruses Laboratory, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;7. Department of Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil;8. President of the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;9. Coordination of Strategies for Regional and National Integration, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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| Abstract: | There is discussion on the most appropriate research methodology to examine the efficacy of Family Group Conferencing (FGC). Randomised controlled trials (RCTs), despite their pitfalls, are considered by many to be the ‘golden standard’, but the argument is not compelling. In this paper, the theory on programme evaluation is discussed which offers an alternative methodology to study FGC. It is argued that reaching a comprehensive image of truth in the social sciences is never within reach. A RCT is an abstraction of reality, it only provides a partial image of the complex reality of families and the impact that FGC has on safety issues and the quality of their lives. Moreover, the rigour of a study depends heavily on the researcher’s interpretative skills. In studying the efficacy of a complex intervention, such as FGC, it is a challenge to provide a valid and reliable picture of its impact. The context of such a conference, where the lifeworld of families constantly interacts with the system world of professionals, is characterised by multiplicity, polyvalence and interference. The methodology used to examine the efficacy of FGC should meet this ‘interplexitiy’. |
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| Keywords: | Family Group Conferencing Hans-Georg Gadamer Randomised controlled trial Research bias Programme evaluation theory Responsive evaluation |
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