TY - JOUR
T1 - Round Robin
T2 - A new qualitative methodology for identifying drivers of violence against children
AU - Fry, Deborah
AU - Nhenga-Chakarisa, Tendai C.
AU - Izumi, Noriko
AU - Bernheim, Bekkah
N1 - Funding Information:
The Round Robin methodology was first piloted in Zimbabwe in 2015 as part of the Zimbabwe Social Norms study commissioned by UNICEF Zimbabwe under the Prevention of Gender-Based Violence Against Girls and Young Women project funded by the Danish International Development Agency. The aim of the study was to, “better understand why violence is happening in Zimbabwe, specifically to determine the normative components and contexts around the drivers of violence against children” (Fry, Casey et al., 2016, p. 1). The research topics were selected based on social norms literature and included child marriage, adolescent relationship violence, bush boarding, and corporal punishment (Bicchieri et al., 2014). As understandings of violence may vary, Table 2 lists the definitions of VAC used in this research pilot (Maternowska et al., 2018). Ethical approval to conduct the research was obtained from the Ethics Review Board of Zimbabwe Medical Research Council and the University of Edinburgh.
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PY - 2022/9
Y1 - 2022/9
N2 - Violence affecting children (VAC) is a significant global health and human rights issue. This article highlights a new qualitative methodology, the Round Robin, for understanding the drivers of violence against children. Traditionally, qualitative research exploring VAC has focused on identifying the risk and protective factors which affect the likelihood a child will experience or witness violence. In recent years, scholars have recognised the need to situate children in their socio-cultural context and consider what causes risk and protective factors; that is, what drives violence at the structural and institutional levels of society. The Round Robin methodology sits within the participatory paradigm and contributes not only to the field of violence research, but to qualitative research more broadly, as it can be adapted to fit diverse social issues and contexts. The Round Robin combines focus groups and participatory techniques in an intensive three-day workshop model inspired by the World Café. In this paper, we firstly introduce the Round Robin methodology and situate it in relation to other approaches. We then describe and critique how the Round Robin methodology was piloted with 136 young people in Zimbabwe to identify drivers of violence affecting children. We then justify the methods used to collect data, and the strategy for data recording and analysis. We conclude by identifying the strengths and weaknesses we uncovered piloting this new methodology in Zimbabwe.
AB - Violence affecting children (VAC) is a significant global health and human rights issue. This article highlights a new qualitative methodology, the Round Robin, for understanding the drivers of violence against children. Traditionally, qualitative research exploring VAC has focused on identifying the risk and protective factors which affect the likelihood a child will experience or witness violence. In recent years, scholars have recognised the need to situate children in their socio-cultural context and consider what causes risk and protective factors; that is, what drives violence at the structural and institutional levels of society. The Round Robin methodology sits within the participatory paradigm and contributes not only to the field of violence research, but to qualitative research more broadly, as it can be adapted to fit diverse social issues and contexts. The Round Robin combines focus groups and participatory techniques in an intensive three-day workshop model inspired by the World Café. In this paper, we firstly introduce the Round Robin methodology and situate it in relation to other approaches. We then describe and critique how the Round Robin methodology was piloted with 136 young people in Zimbabwe to identify drivers of violence affecting children. We then justify the methods used to collect data, and the strategy for data recording and analysis. We conclude by identifying the strengths and weaknesses we uncovered piloting this new methodology in Zimbabwe.
KW - Round Robin
KW - qualitative research
KW - focus groups
KW - participatory techniques
KW - violence affecting children
KW - Zimbabwe
U2 - 10.46743/2160-3715/2022.5501
DO - 10.46743/2160-3715/2022.5501
M3 - Article
SN - 1052-0147
VL - 27
SP - 1975
EP - 1997
JO - The Qualitative Report (TQR)
JF - The Qualitative Report (TQR)
IS - 9
M1 - 12
ER -