eprintid: 1493548 rev_number: 29 eprint_status: archive userid: 608 dir: disk0/01/49/35/48 datestamp: 2016-05-28 21:49:36 lastmod: 2020-12-08 01:11:36 status_changed: 2016-05-28 21:49:36 type: article metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Elliott, H creators_name: Ryan, J creators_name: Hollway, W title: Research encounters, reflexivity and supervision ispublished: pub divisions: UCL divisions: A01 divisions: B16 divisions: B14 divisions: J81 abstract: Reflexivity in qualitative and ethnographic social science research can provide a rich source of data, especially regarding the affective, performative and relational aspects of interviews with research subjects. This paper explores by means of three case examples different ways of accessing and using such reflexivity. The examples are drawn from an empirical psycho-social study into the identity transitions of first-time mothers in an inner-city multicultural environment. Fieldnotes and supervision were used to engage with researcher subjectivity, to enhance the productive use of reflexivity and to address the emotional work of research. The methodology of the supervision was psychoanalytic, in its use of a boundaried frame and of psychoanalytic forms of noticing oneself, of staying engaged emotionally as well as creating a reflective distance. The examples illustrate how this can enhance the knowledge gained about the research subjects. © 2012 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC. date: 2012-09-01 date_type: published oa_status: green primo: open primo_central: open_green article_type_text: Journal Article elements_id: 1069339 doi: 10.1080/13645579.2011.610157 lyricists_name: Elliott, Mary lyricists_id: MHELL39 full_text_status: public publication: International Journal of Social Research Methodology volume: 15 number: 5 pagerange: 433-444 issn: 1464-5300 citation: Elliott, H; Ryan, J; Hollway, W; (2012) Research encounters, reflexivity and supervision. International Journal of Social Research Methodology , 15 (5) pp. 433-444. 10.1080/13645579.2011.610157 <https://doi.org/10.1080/13645579.2011.610157>. Green open access document_url: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1493548/1/reserch_encounters_reflexivity_and_supervision_.pdf