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Families, Work and Care: Qualitative Longitudinal Research and Policy Engagement

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 October 2020

Jane Millar
Jane Millar*
Affiliation:
Institute for Policy Research, University of Bath, UK E-mail: j.i.millar@bath.ac.uk
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Abstract

Qualitative longitudinal research can make a distinctive contribution to policy discussions and to the assessment of outcomes. This article draws on research with lone-parent families over fifteen years to illustrate how change and continuity can look different over shorter and longer time periods, to discuss presenting longitudinal qualitative evidence through the selection of case studies, and to explore some of the challenges of engaging in policy debates with qualitative data.

Keywords

Longitudinalqualitativepolicy engagement

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Type
Themed Section: Qualitative Longitudinal Research for Social Policy – Where Are We Now?
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Social Policy and Society , Volume 20 , Issue 4 , October 2021 , pp. 629 - 634
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© Cambridge University Press 2020

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