Hey Everyone,
This week, I have started to research the topic for my Position Paper assignment. The topic I have chosen to study for this assignment is 'New Zealand's current health strategies for the elderly focus on physical well-being. More focus should be given to support their social well-being.' I decided to agree with this statement.
I have found this research process long and quite draining at the moment but I am enjoying finding out about different actions countries and ministries are taking to ensure that the elderly are being taken care of.
To start off my research, I wrote down all the key words in the statement and searched them to try and find some very general research. This gave me a lot of insight into the rights of the elderly in New Zealand and the plans for healthy ageing in New Zealand. Although it was great to find these resources, they were very general like a lot of the information I have found so far. I have just started to get deeper into my research using Google Scholar and speaking to some of the carers in my Grandad's rest home.
It has been pretty tricky to find reputable resources that oppose my position. Most sources I have found that oppose my position are not from New Zealand and are still pretty vague.
I am looking forward to beginning to craft my position paper and finding out how everyone else in my team got along with their papers!
I'm going to finish off with a quote from Neil Armstrong, "Research is creating new knowledge." This quote suits with the topic this week. I am learning more and more while I am researching and it is awesome!
4 comments:
Hi Bridget,
I am the same as yourself in regards to learning so much more from the research process.
I have found it somewhat difficult to piece the information together in my head in regards to getting it on paper. I have talked with another member of the group tonight as we are on the same topic and it was good, got some good tips and pointers. Don't be shy, ask the group if you need to, we will all learn together as we go on.
Good luck with the rest of the research and the start of the writing.
Ryan
Hi Bridget,
It sounds you're doing well. Finding the other side of the argument can be difficult. For me, with vaccines, it's been tricky to find reputable sources for the other side, but for your topic, I can imagine it would be even harder.
One tip I could give you is, like you mentioned, looking at other countries and the steps they've taken. A great example would be Japan, where their approach to elderly care has been extremely effective. Too much so even, because now, the working age population is being outnumbered by the elderly.
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Keep up the great work, and like Ryan said, don't be too shy to ask questions!
Shaun
Hi Guys,
Thanks for the comments! I think that looking at how other countries handle things could be really interesting and quite helpful.
Thanks!
Bridget
Hi Bridget,
We are doing the same topic. I am for better health care and am finding not many sources are openly challenging this view with substantial reason.
I like you technique to search for key words, and brainstorming these first will defiantly be something I use in later study.
Jade.
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