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Considerations for relational research methods for use in Indigenous contexts: implications for sustainable development
International Journal of Social Research Methodology ( IF 3.468 ) Pub Date : 2023-03-06 , DOI: 10.1080/13645579.2023.2185345
Marcellus F. Mbah 1 , Megan Bailey 2 , Ayesha Shingruf 3
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ABSTRACT

Research has oftentimes been carried out in Indigenous communities for the sole benefit of the western researcher. As a result, feelings of distrust toward researchers and research institutions have become prevalent among Indigenous peoples. However, this distrust can be resolved through the use of research approaches and methods that reflect Indigenous perspectives, beliefs, and values and that centre the entire research process on the Indigenous community in question and their need for sustainable development. One such Indigenous research approach is rooted in relationality, whereby all living things and the natural world have a shared history and future. In this article, we explore the use of relational methods in research with Indigenous communities to decolonise the research process and capture Indigenous experiences using an inherently Indigenous approach. A systematic review of the extant literature to identify the key characteristics of relational methods used when conducting research with Indigenous peoples was conducted for the period 2012 to 2021. Five key characteristics of relational methods stood out, namely: collaboration, trusting and reciprocal relationships, flexibility, relational data, and reflexivity. These findings are discussed in the context of postcolonial theory and considerations for researching sustainable development in Indigenous communities.



中文翻译:

在土著环境中使用关系研究方法的注意事项:对可持续发展的影响

摘要

研究常常是为了西方研究人员的唯一利益而在土著社区进行的。因此,对研究人员和研究机构的不信任情绪在土著人民中变得普遍。然而,这种不信任可以通过使用反映原住民观点、信仰和价值观的研究方法和方法来解决,并将整个研究过程集中在相关原住民社区及其可持续发展的需求上。一种这样的本土研究方法植根于关系,所有生物和自然世界都有共同的历史和未来。在本文中,我们探索在与土著社区的研究中使用关系方法,使研究过程非殖民化,并使用固有的土著方法捕捉土著经验。对现有文献进行了系统回顾,以确定 2012 年至 2021 年期间对土著人民进行研究时使用的关系方法的关键特征。关系方法的五个关键特征脱颖而出,即:协作、信任和互惠关系、灵活性、关系数据和自反性。这些发现是在后殖民理论的背景下讨论的,以及研究土著社区可持续发展的考虑因素。对现有文献进行了系统回顾,以确定 2012 年至 2021 年期间对土著人民进行研究时使用的关系方法的关键特征。关系方法的五个关键特征脱颖而出,即:协作、信任和互惠关系、灵活性、关系数据和自反性。这些发现是在后殖民理论的背景下讨论的,以及研究土著社区可持续发展的考虑因素。对现有文献进行了系统回顾,以确定 2012 年至 2021 年期间对土著人民进行研究时使用的关系方法的关键特征。关系方法的五个关键特征脱颖而出,即:协作、信任和互惠关系、灵活性、关系数据和自反性。这些发现是在后殖民理论的背景下讨论的,以及研究土著社区可持续发展的考虑因素。

更新日期:2023-03-06
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