New VRE book out now: Video-Reflexive Ethnography in Health Research and Healthcare Improvement: Theory and Application

2019 book

This innovative, practical guide introduces researchers to the use of the video-reflexive ethnography in health and health services research. This methodology has enjoyed increasing popularity among researchers internationally and has been inspired by developments across a range of disciplines: ethnography, visual and applied anthropology, medical sociology, health services research, medical and nursing education, adult education, community development, and qualitative research ethics.

Cover image: © Arran Iedema-Lowe. The hand-drawn image depicts the façade of Guy’s Hospital, London. The organic shape of this façade distinguishes it from more traditional hospital designs. It embodies, in visual form, the message that healthcare is no longer linear and regimented but flexible and responsive to different people’s needs and expectations.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

List of figures
List of tables
Authors

0. Introduction
1. The theoretical background of video-reflexive ethnography
2. Preparing for fieldwork and collaborative data construction
3. Recruiting VRE participants
4. Videoing and analyzing practices
5. Preparing reflexive sessions
6. Conducting reflexive sessions
7. Evaluating VRE achievements
8. Publishing VRE studies
9. Tying the principal strands of the book together

Appendix A: Examples of funded VRE projects
Appendix B: VRE and ethics
Index

Iedema, R., Carroll, K., Collier, A., Hor, S. Y., Mesman, J., & Wyer, M. (2019). Video-Reflexive Ethnography in Health Research and Healthcare Improvement: Theory and Application. CRC Press.