Meaning-making through research

• Published in: Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal Vol. 36; no. 3; pp. 277 - 282
• Main Author: Kulkarni, Mukta
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Birmingham Emerald Publishing Limited 18.04.2017; Emerald Group Publishing Limited
• Subjects: Bias; Disability; Employment; Equal rights; Equality; Essays; Human rights; Meaning; Measurement; Multiculturalism & pluralism; Personal experiences; Poliomyelitis; Reflexivity; Research subjects; Researchers; Stigma; Syntax; Welfare; India; Disabilities; Social groups
• ISSN: 2040-7149; 2040-7157
• DOI: 10.1108/EDI-02-2017-0038

Purpose In outlining the author’s experiences as a researcher and as an individual who engages with persons with a disability, the author wonders what meaningful research means when research subjects are people that society lumps together, largely views as stigmatized, and does not seem to understan...