Login (DCU Staff Only)
Login (DCU Staff Only)

DORAS | DCU Research Repository

Explore open access research and scholarly works from DCU

Advanced Search

Transmethodology: An innovative research approach for inclusion studies for those with Traumatic Brain Injury

Shiels, Teresa, Kenny, Neil orcid logoORCID: 0000-0002-2340-6586, Shiels, Roy and Mannix McNamara, Patricia (2022) Transmethodology: An innovative research approach for inclusion studies for those with Traumatic Brain Injury. Outlines Critical Practice Studies, 22 . pp. 304-340. ISSN 1904-0210

Abstract
voice to the voices of others and examine the lived experience of students with the same condition to identify possible supports that would enhance inclusion in higher education. This research was driven by the desire to illuminate both the hidden nuances of personal experience (hence the use of autoethnography) and to highlight the lack of research about educational participation of TBI survivors. The analysis was from both professional and personal perspectives. Through an examination via an iterative and interconnected research process, the authors explored the question, what are the supports for participation and access for students with TBI in higher education considering the first author’s experiences. Traditional research might provide generalizable data but may not facilitate deep illumination of experience and voice. This examination transcended traditional research and comprised Students with traumatic brain injury (TBI) are often marginalized in terms of participation in higher education because of an implicit association of TBI with less academic functioning. The first named author is a Ph.D. scholar who aimed to add her autoethnographic and interview-based inquiry. It challenged the research team to consider different perspectives and to interrogate their own interconnections in the same engagement while working towards the same goal. The concept of transmethodology will be discussed regarding the development of multiple perspectives that can assist in transgressing the common divisions in the theory and practice divide and explores knowledge of marginalization regarding participation for students with TBI. This paper argues for the importance of innovations such as transmethodology when researching deeply personal phenomena.
Metadata
Item Type:Article (Published)
Refereed:Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords:Lived Experience; Traumatic Brain Injury; voice-onto-epistemology; transmethodology; Higher education
Subjects:Social Sciences > Education
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > Institute of Education
DCU Faculties and Schools > Institute of Education > School of Inclusive & Special Education
DCU Faculties and Schools
Publisher:Koebenhavns Universitet * Institut for Psykologi
Official URL:https://tidsskrift.dk/outlines/article/view/133195
Copyright Information:Authors
ID Code:30973
Deposited On:22 Apr 2025 12:35 by Carroll Keoghan . Last Modified 22 Apr 2025 12:35
Documents

Full text available as:

[thumbnail of Research Article]
Preview
PDF (Research Article) - Requires a PDF viewer such as GSview, Xpdf or Adobe Acrobat Reader
Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0
304kB
Metrics

Altmetric Badge

Dimensions Badge

Downloads

Downloads

Downloads per month over past year

Archive Staff Only: edit this record