The Journey Between Western and Indigenous Research Paradigms
This article is an account of the author’s journey as a White researcher preparing to do a community-based participatory action research study with Mi’kmaq men. In this article, a postcolonial approach is examined, interrogating the utility of this theoretical approach in research with Aboriginal pe...
| Published in: | Journal of Transcultural Nursing |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publications
2009
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1043659609349062 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1043659609349062 |
| Summary: | This article is an account of the author’s journey as a White researcher preparing to do a community-based participatory action research study with Mi’kmaq men. In this article, a postcolonial approach is examined, interrogating the utility of this theoretical approach in research with Aboriginal people. Next, the foundations of an Indigenous worldview is identified, followed by a debate about the strengths and weaknesses of a critical social theory approach in light of an Indigenous worldview. Finally, lessons about an Indigenous research paradigm including the benefits of using a theoretical approach based on an Indigenous knowledge system are identified. |
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