Department of Special and Gifted Education, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.
School of Education, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia.
BMC Res Notes. 2024 Mar 28;17(1):92. doi: 10.1186/s13104-024-06755-2.
The importance of research cannot be overemphasized. Research findings serve as a guide for the enactment of development policies and legislation. However, not all members of the target population willingly participate in a study. The current study explored the reasons why some individuals refused to partake in inclusive education research in a developing country, Ghana. The journaling helped to capture the voices of 87 participants who refused to take part in a larger inclusive education survey study.
The study found that the participants did not take part in the research because of reasons such as lack of financial gain, bad experience with previous research, lack of direct benefit, and lack of time. The findings of the study and its implication for policymaking in Ghana and research studies in sub-Saharan Africa are discussed.
研究的重要性怎么强调都不为过。研究结果是制定发展政策和立法的指南。然而，并非目标人群的所有成员都愿意参与研究。本研究探讨了在加纳这样的发展中国家，为什么有些人拒绝参与包容性教育研究。日志记录有助于捕捉 87 名拒绝参与更大规模包容性教育调查研究的参与者的声音。
研究发现，参与者不参与研究的原因包括没有经济利益、之前的研究经历不佳、没有直接受益以及没有时间。讨论了该研究的结果及其对加纳的政策制定和撒哈拉以南非洲地区的研究的意义。
