Amplifying Indigenous community participation in place-based research through boundary work

2018 ◽  
Vol 43 (6) ◽  
pp. 1020-1043 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melanie Zurba ◽  
Kirsten Maclean ◽  
Emma Woodward ◽  
Durdana Islam
Keyword(s):  
Communities Of Practice ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Community Participation ◽  
Boundary Work ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Boundary Objects ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Indigenous Community ◽  
Research Communities ◽  
Political Boundaries

‘Boundary work’ is a relatively new and innovative qualitative approach in place-based research and often involves the creation of ‘boundary objects’. Such objects can be created collaboratively with Indigenous communities, and can be used to communicate knowledge, values and aspirations across social and political boundaries. This article provides an account of boundary work within place-based research communities of practice developed between geographers and Indigenous communities. We draw on our own boundary work research and present a conceptual framework for geographers to draw on when engaging in boundary work and co-creating boundary objects with Indigenous communities.

scholarly journals MEANINGS OF WATER FOR THE FAKCHA LLAKTA INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY OF OTAVALO, ECUADOR

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
CARMEN AMELIA TRUJILLO ◽  
JOSÉ ALÍ MONCADA RANGEL ◽  
JESÚS RAMÓN ARANGUREN CARRERA ◽  
KENNEDY ROLANDO LOMAS TAPIA
Keyword(s):  
Participant Observation ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Indigenous Community ◽  
Ethnographic Study ◽  
Cultural Objects ◽  
Sustainable Resource Management ◽  
Close Relationship ◽  
Andean Highlands ◽  
Depth Interviews

Abstract Water is a multidimensional element for the indigenous communities of the Andean highlands. The Kichwa community Fakcha Llakta, of Otavalo, Ecuador has a close relationship with the existing water bodies in their territory. However, traditional knowledge associated with these resources is fading, giving way to new forms of use. The purpose of this research is to reveal the meanings of water for this indigenous community, in order to propose guidelines for sustainable resource management. It is an ethnographic study with a qualitative approach. The information was collected through in-depth interviews, participant observation by the research team, and the gathering of cultural objects. The findings were organized and sub-grouped according to four recurring elements: vital and sacred; diversity of use and value; a threatened natural resource; and the sustainability of water from the ancestral perspective.

scholarly journals Impact of ICT usage on indigenous peoples’ quality of life: Evidence from an Asian developing country

2015 ◽  
Vol 19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Md Mahfuz Ashraf ◽  
Helena Grunfeld ◽  
Ali Quazi
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Policy Formulation ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Information Communication Technologies ◽  
Information Communication ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Cultural Aspects ◽  
Five Freedoms

Indigenous communities across the world have been suffering disadvantages in several domains, e.g. erosion of land rights, language and other cultural aspects, while at the same time being discriminated against when prepared to integrate into the dominant cultures. It has been argued in the literature that information communication technologies (ICTs) have the potential of contributing to addressing some of these disadvantages – both in terms of rebuilding what has been eroded and facilitating integration into non-Indigenous societies. In trying to understand how ICTs can be useful for these processes, it is important to do so from a conceptual framework that encompasses the multi-dimensionality of the issues faced by Indigenous communities. The conceptual frameworks frequently used in the ICT literature tend to focus on adoption, use and diffusion of technologies rather than how the use of ICTs affects the livelihoods of the users, which is the focus of this paper. The conceptual framework is informed by the capability approach (CA), in particular by the five freedoms identified in the seminal work of Amartya Sen (2001), “Development as Freedom” (DaF). Data were collected from a purposive sample in an Indigenous community in Bangladesh, using a qualitative method to map how ICTs had affected the lives of these community members The findings suggest that the participants perceived that ICTs had made positive contributions, particularly the benefits they gained from learning how to use computers in the domains that are relevant from the perspective of the five freedoms espoused in DaF. The findings reported in this paper are useful for policy formulation in Bangladesh. As the study is contextualised in a transitional economy setting and can therefore not be generalised, but we believe that the conceptual framework has much to offer future research designed to understand how ICTs can improve the livelihoods of Indigenous individuals and communities.

scholarly journals Towards a Clearer Definition and Understanding of "Indigenous Community" for the Purposes of the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Bill, 2010: En Exploration of the Concepts "Indigenous" and "Traditional"

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 126
Author(s):  
Sunelle Geyer
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Property ◽  
United Nations ◽  
South African ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Indigenous Community ◽  
Key Concepts ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
Definition Of

Although "indigenous" and "traditional" are key concepts in the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Bill of 2010, they are not defined therein. The Bill does, however, provide a definition of "indigenous community" that is very clear as to where one should look for indigenous communities for the purposes of this Bill, and that there is likely to be a plurality of such communities, but is very vague as to which groups exactly will qualify as being indigenous.  It is uncertain whether or not the current vague wording of the definition would be strong enough to widen the much narrower understanding of indigenousness prevailing in other South African legislation, the legislation of selected other jurisdictions, and the United Nations. Recommendations are made as to how the definition of an "indigenous community" may be rephrased to address these uncertainties more clearly.

scholarly journals Pengembangan Desa Wisata Pentingsari, Kabupaten Sleman dalam Perspektif Partisipasi Masyarakat

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 91-106
Author(s):  
Dinar Wahyuni
Keyword(s):  
Community Participation ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Community Empowerment ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Development Activity ◽  
Implementation Phase ◽  
Village Community ◽  
Full Support ◽  
Evaluation Phase ◽  
Village Government

Village tourism is one form of tourism that applies the concept of community empowerment so that community participation is the most important component in its development. This study aims to describe the development of the Pentingsari Tourism Village in the perspective of community participation. This research is descriptive with a qualitative approach. The results showed that the development  of  the  Pentingsari  Tourism  Village  received  full  support  from  the  Pentingsari  community and  local  government  through  its  participation  in  tourism  activities.  At  the  planning and  decisionmaking stages, the community participated from planning, socialization to community and village government, to making decisions about the formation of a tourism village. Community participation in the implementation phase is carried out by giving thought, material, and being directly involved in every tourism village development activity and trying to create a tourism village that is ready to compete in the tourism industry. Participation in the stage of enjoying the results is shown by improving the living conditions  of  the  Pentingsari  community  due  to  tourism  activities.  This  means  that  the  community  enjoys the results of tourism, economically, socially, culturally, and environmentally. Furthermore, community participation in the evaluation phase was demonstrated through their involvement in regular meetings between village tourism managers, village government and local government.AbtrakDesa  wisata  merupakan  salah  satu  bentuk  wisata  yang  menerapkan  konsep pemberdayaan  masyarakat  sehingga partisipasi  masyarakat  menjadi  komponen terpenting  dalam pengembangannya.  Penelitian  ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan tentang pengembangan  Desa Wisata  Pentingsari  dalam  perspektif  partisipasi  masyarakat.  Penelitian  ini  bersifat  deskriptif dengan  pendekatan  kualitatif.  Hasil  penelitian  menunjukkan  bahwa  pengembangan  Desa Wisata Pentingsari  mendapat  dukungan penuh dari  masyarakat Pentingsari  dan  pemerintah  daerah  melalui partisipasinya  dalam  kegiatan wisata. Pada tahap  perencanaan  dan pengambilan  keputusan, masyarakat berpartisipasi mulai dari perencanaan,  sosialisasi ke masyarakat dan pemerintah  desa hingga pengambilan keputusan tentang  pembentukan  desa wisata. Partisipasi masyarakat  dalam tahap implementasi dilakukan dengan memberikan  pemikiran,  materi,  dan terlibat  langsung dalam setiap kegiatan pengembangan desa wisata serta berupaya menciptakan  desa wisata yang  siap  bersaing  di  industri  pariwisata.  Partisipasi  dalam  tahap  menikmati  hasil  ditunjukkan dengan peningkatan kondisi kehidupan masyarakat  Pentingsari akibat  kegiatan  wisata. Hal ini berarti bahwa masyarakat menikmati  hasil dari kegiatan  wisata baik secara ekonomi, sosial, budaya, dan lingkungan. Selanjutnya  partisipasi  masyarakat dalam  tahap  evaluasi  ditunjukkan melalui  keterlibatannya dalam  pertemuan  rutin antarpengelola  desa wisata, pemerintah  desa, dan pemerintah daerah setempat.

Partisipasi Masyarakat dalam Program Desa/Kelurahan Tangguh Bencana di Kelurahan Kota Karang

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-25
Author(s):  
Jane Anditia ◽  
◽  
Dedy Hermawan ◽  
Intan Fitri Meutia ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Community Participation ◽  
Disaster Management ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Management Program ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Disaster Mitigation ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Disaster Impacts ◽  
The Government ◽  
Research Type

About disaster management can result in many fatalities. One aspect in minimizing disaster impacts is disaster mitigation. Disaster mitigation as a way to increase community participation in reducing disaster risk. Therefore, BPBD established a disaster management program, namely the Tangguh Bencana Village program. Karang City is one of the villages that received assistance from the Tangguh Bencana Village program. This research aims to identify forms of community participation and the level of community participation in the Tangguh Bencana Village program. The method used in this research is descriptive research type with qualitative approach. Data collection is conducted using interviews, and documentation. The results of this study showed that the participation of the community of Kota Karang Village in the Tangguh Bencana Village program is quite good, because the community provides participation in the form of energy, and social. Furthermore, the level of community participation is still at the level of tokenism (pseudo participation) of the community has given its participation but in its implementation the decision is still in the hands of the government.

Sometimes Less is More

2013 ◽  
pp. 12-36
Author(s):  
Karen Keene ◽  
Chris Rasmussen
Keyword(s):  
Differential Equations ◽  
Communities Of Practice ◽  
Mathematics Classroom ◽  
Tangent Vector ◽  
Classroom Community ◽  
Mathematical Community ◽  
Boundary Objects ◽  
Boundary Object ◽  
Mathematical Activity ◽  
First Semester

As described in the communities of practice literature (Lave & Wenger, 1991; Wenger, 1998), boundary objects are material things that interface two or more communities of practice. Extending this, Hoyles, Noss, Kent, and Bakker (2010) defined technology-enhanced boundary objects as, “software tools that adapt or extend symbolic artefacts identified from existing work practice, that are intended to act as boundary objects, for the purposes of employees’ learning and enhancing workplace communication” (p. 17). The authors adapt this idea to the undergraduate mathematics classroom and use the phrase “classroom technology-enhanced boundary object” to refer to a piece of software that acts as a boundary object between the classroom community and the mathematical community. They provide three extended examples of these objects as used in a first semester differential equations classroom to illustrate how students’ mathematical activity may advance as they interact with the software. These examples show how the applets operate to provide a way for the classroom community to implicitly encounter the mathematical community through the authentic practices of mathematics (Rasmussen, Zandieh, King, & Teppo, 2005). The first example centers on students beginning experience with a tangent vector field applet. The second example develops as the students learn more about solutions to differential equations and leads to a statement of the uniqueness theorem. In the third example, students use a specially designed applet that creates a numerical approximation and its associated image in 3-space relating to a non-technological visualization task that introduces solutions to systems of differential equations.

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