scholarly journals Decolonizing Methodologies in Qualitative Research: Creating Spaces for Transformative Praxis

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. 160940692110147
Author(s):  
Vivetha Thambinathan ◽  
Elizabeth Anne Kinsella
Keyword(s):  
Research Methodology ◽  
Ways Of Knowing ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Decolonizing Methodologies ◽  
Critical Reflexivity ◽  
Or Practice ◽  
Colonial Legacies ◽  
Historical Trajectory ◽  
Theoretical Foundations

Though there is no standard model or practice for what decolonizing research methodology looks like, there are ongoing scholarly conversations about theoretical foundations, principal components, and practical applications. However, as qualitative researchers, we think it is important to provide tangible ways to incorporate decolonial learning into our research methodology and overall practice. In this paper, we draw on theories of decolonization and exemplars from the literature to propose four practices that can be used by qualitative researchers: (1) exercising critical reflexivity, (2) reciprocity and respect for self-determination, (3) embracing “Other(ed)” ways of knowing, and (4) embodying a transformative praxis. At this moment of our historical trajectory, it is a moral imperative to embrace decolonizing approaches when working with populations oppressed by colonial legacies.

scholarly journals Working with Aboriginal young people in sexual health research: a peer research methodology in remote Australia

2020 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-28
Author(s):  
Stephen Bell ◽  
Peter Aggleton ◽  
Andrew Lockyer ◽  
Tellisa Ferguson ◽  
Walbira Murray ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Sexual Health ◽  
Research Methodology ◽  
Health Research ◽  
Aboriginal People ◽  
Northern Territory ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Health Study ◽  
Community Control ◽  
Remote Setting

In a context of ongoing colonization and dispossession in Australia, many Aboriginal people live with experiences of health research that is done “on” rather than “with” or “by” them. Recognizing the agency of young people and contributing to Aboriginal self-determination and community control of research, we used a peer research methodology involving Aboriginal young people as researchers, advisors, and participants in a qualitative sexual health study in one remote setting in the Northern Territory, Australia. We document the methodology, while critically reflecting on its benefits and limitations as a decolonizing method. Findings confirm the importance of enabling Aboriginal young people to play a central role in research with other young people about their own sexual health. Future priorities include developing more enduring forms of coinvestigation with Aboriginal young people beyond data collection during single studies, and support for young researchers to gain formal qualifications to enhance future employability.

Creating the [Insert Name Here] Methodology

2022 ◽  
pp. 182-203
Author(s):  
Melissa Riley Bradford
Keyword(s):  
Doctoral Students ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Research Methodology ◽  
Ways Of Knowing ◽  
Curriculum Studies ◽  
Methods Courses ◽  
Doctoral Research ◽  
New Directions ◽  
Student Researchers ◽  
The Right

In this chapter, the author uses a first-person narrative to describe her dissertation journey as she shifted from deductively hunting for the “right” methodology in order to follow an inductive process as she developed the “Melissa Methodology” of value-creative dialogue inspired by Ikeda's philosophical perspectives and practice. She illustrates one way that non-Western ways of knowing, being, and doing might inform curriculum studies student researchers. In addition, she highlights the importance of having supportive advisors and colleagues who pose and answer questions that push one's thoughts in new directions. Finally, she discusses implications for doctoral students based on her observations as an instructor of doctoral research methods courses. By sharing her journey, she hopes to provide an example of how doctoral students can be guided by their pursuit of what is worth knowing in creating their own research methodology.

Making values explicit in evaluation practice

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 162-178
Author(s):  
Amy M Gullickson ◽  
Kelly M Hannum
Keyword(s):  
Research Methodology ◽  
Evaluation Process ◽  
Process Research ◽  
Human Values ◽  
Individual Values ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Evaluation Practice ◽  
Evaluation Training

Values play a fundamental role in the evaluation process; however, evaluators and evaluation training have tended to focus on research methodology. Much less emphasis has been placed on explicit attention to values and valuing, and the steps necessary to justify those aspects of evaluation conclusions. In this article, we argue that to improve evaluation practice, we need to make values an explicit part of the evaluation process. Research done in other disciplines can offer assistance towards this end. We first provide a general discussion of basic practical applications of value theories. Then, we offer an example for how a particular individual values theory, Schwartz’s Theory of Basic Human Values, can inform our work and encourage further exploration of approaches for incorporating value theories into evaluation practice.

Narrating democracy in interwar Yugoslavia: From state creation to its collapse

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 196-208
Author(s):  
Maria Falina
Keyword(s):  
Historical Analysis ◽  
The State ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Political Actor ◽  
Economic Dimension ◽  
Political Actors ◽  
Economic Issues ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Or Practice ◽  
Post War

This article examines the narratives of democracy in interwar Yugoslavia. It starts with the premise that the commitment to democracy in the immediate post-war period was deep and sincere as it was seen as an answer to domestic and international political challenges. The article focuses on how democracy was understood and narrated, and maintains that virtually every political actor engaged with the idea and/or practice of democracy, thereby making it a subject of an important debate. Thus, democracy was at the time as significant a concept and theme as was nationalism, which usually receives more attention in historical analysis. Such issues as national self-determination, the establishment of the state, and the symbolic place of Yugoslavia among well-established European nations impacted the way democracy was debated. At the same time, local political actors used claims to possess better expertise in democracy to back up specific ideological and national projects. Finally, socio-economic issues emerged in the later half of the period to complement the national considerations. A significant difference in the narratives of democracy as understood primarily in political terms and the narrative of democracy that emphasizes its social and economic dimension emerged towards the late 1930s.

scholarly journals Quality criteria for conceptual technology integration models in education: bridging research and practice

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Tondeur ◽  
D Petko ◽  
R Christensen ◽  
K Drossel ◽  
Anne Starkey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Educational Technology ◽  
Technology Integration ◽  
Conceptual Models ◽  
Quality Criteria ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Or Practice ◽  
Bridging Research And Practice

© 2021, Association for Educational Communications and Technology. In order to effectively use technology in education, appropriate conceptual understandings are needed to guide the integration process. Today, there is a wide range of conceptual models that are developed and used in research and/or practice focusing on educational technology integration. Conceptual models are of relevance as they can bridge theory with practical applications. Today, there are a wide range of conceptual models are developed and used in research and/or practice focusing on educational technology integration. These models can be seen as simplified versions of theories for practical application or as condensed wisdoms of practice that need to be further investigated theoretically and empirically. However, there is insufficient agreement on the dimensions and criteria used to judge the quality of conceptual models in educational technology. Therefore, the main goals of this article are to: (1) develop criteria to assess the quality and scope of conceptual models and (2) identify and compare exemplary models for technology integration in educational settings along with these quality criteria. The resulting five criteria from this investigation provide the means to effectively evaluate the quality and scope of conceptual models focused on technology integration while providing additional insight into applying these models in research and practice.

scholarly journals The Significance of a Relations-based Approach to Indigenous Research Ethics and Indigenous Data Sovereignty

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Keely Ten Fingers
Keyword(s):  
Research Ethics ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Indigenous People ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Ways Of Knowing ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Indigenous Research ◽  
Knowledge Gap ◽  
Indigenous Ways Of Knowing ◽  
Ways Of Being

BACKGROUND: Indigenous people have been increasingly asserting self-determination in research to “research ourselves back to life”. There is a current knowledge gap regarding how gender is considered in Indigenous research ethics and its implications for Indigenous self-determination in research. METHODS: Utilizing critical discourse analysis and a decolonizing theoretical framework a systematic review was conducted to contribute to filling this knowledge gap. RESULTS: The dominant concept and language of gender as binary are being used in Indigenous research conducted in observance of Indigenous research and it is given significance through its continued use, particularly in relation to participant sampling and bias. The mainstream concept is also given significance because research involving Indigenous people is in response to inequities resulting from colonization. However, there is resistance to this concept and its significance by revitalizing and renewing Indigenous Ways of Knowing (research paradigms including epistemology, methodology, methods, and theories) such as language and most significantly, elevating relations (human-to-human and human-to-nature) as part of Indigenous Ways of Being (ontology). The implications of this recovery and renewal is alignment and strengthening of Indigenous Data Sovereignty. This is ethical Indigenous research. CONCLUSION: “Researching ourselves back to life” involves going back to the very beginning, to our very being as Indigenous peoples and relating this to how we understand, conduct, and utilize ethical research to express and reflect our reality for wellness, governance, and nation-(re)building.

YARNING AS PROTECTED SPACE: principles and protocols

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 90-98
Author(s):  
Stuart Barlo ◽  
William (Bill) Edgar Boyd ◽  
Alessandro Pelizzon ◽  
Shawn Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Indigenous Knowledge ◽  
First Nations ◽  
Research Methodology ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Safe Environment ◽  
Australian Aboriginal ◽  
Seven Principles ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Aboriginal Elders

Traditional methods of imparting knowledge are known as yarning to Australian Aboriginal Elders and talking circles to North American First Nations peoples. Yarning is a relational methodology for transferring Indigenous knowledge. This article describes an emerging research methodology with yarning at its core, which provides respect and honour in a culturally safe environment. Yarning is highly structured, with protocols and principles providing participants control over the process and their stories. The methodology is embedded in a yarning space, which is framed by six protocols and seven principles. The protocols are gift, control, freedom, space, inclusiveness and gender specificity, and the principles are reciprocity, responsibility, relationship, dignity, equality, integrity and self-determination—to protect participants, stories and data. This is ensured through respectful and honouring relationships, responsibility and accountability between participants. The key camps in which the yarning journey is segmented are the Ancestors, protocols, principles, connections, data, analysis, processing and reporting, and the wider community.

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