When two worlds collide: critical reflection on co-production
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to report the findings from reflexive data collection on the evolving co-production research relationship between the two “worlds” of community and academia: people with lived experience and their community intermediaries and academic researchers. It reports analysis of reflections on experience as the different partners explore and evaluate their own experiences of co-productive research within the context of substance use recovery co-production research.
Design/methodology/approach
The research uses reflexive data from perspectives of an intermediary community partner, academic partners, and community researchers on experiences of a series of co-productive research projects. The aim is to identify thematic features of the co-productive experiences from different positions and through the process of adaptation to a co-productive relationship.
Findings
This paper outlines what has been learnt from the experience of co-production and what has “worked” for community and academic partners; around the nature of co-production, barriers to performance, and its value to participants and the wider recovery research agenda.
Originality/value
This paper reports a unique perspective on a developing methodology in health and social care, contributing to a growing body of knowledge pertaining to experiences of co-production research.
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Citation
Clayson, A., Webb, L. and Cox, N. (2018), "When two worlds collide: critical reflection on co-production", Drugs and Alcohol Today, Vol. 18 No. 1, pp. 51-60. https://doi.org/10.1108/DAT-08-2017-0040
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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