Dr. Elisabeth Rice, Associate Professor of Special Education, and GSEHD alumnus Dr. Adam Berman (EdD, Special Education and Disability Studies), were recently featured in Sage Research Methods Videos: Research Design and Planning. Their video, "Exploring Autistic Girls and Friendship: A Meta-Ethnography," highlights their collaborative research and provides valuable insights into both the topic and the process of conducting meta-ethnographic studies.
Dr. Berman, now an Assistant Professor of Special Education at Central Michigan University, joined Dr. Rice to reflect on their published meta-ethnography, which examines the lived experiences of autistic girls navigating friendship. The conversation offers a behind-the-scenes look at the research process while underscoring the importance of amplifying perspectives that are often underrepresented in scholarship.
In the video, Drs. Rice and Berman discuss:
- How they identified the research area of autistic girls and friendship
- The formulation of their research question
- Methodology and approaches for accessing data
- Key ethical considerations
- Data analysis techniques
- Their findings and recommendations
- Challenges they faced and lessons learned along the way
By exploring these themes, the video not only shares research outcomes but also serves as a valuable resource for emerging scholars interested in meta-ethnography and qualitative synthesis.