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...
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crsagepubl:10.1177/1043659609349062 2024-06-23T07:54:39+00:00 The Journey Between Western and Indigenous Research Paradigms Getty, Grace A. 2009 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1043659609349062 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1043659609349062 en eng SAGE Publications http://journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license Journal of Transcultural Nursing volume 21, issue 1, page 5-14 ISSN 1043-6596 1552-7832 journal-article 2009 crsagepubl https://doi.org/10.1177/1043659609349062 2024-06-11T04:31:37Z 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. Article in Journal/Newspaper Mi’kmaq SAGE Publications Journal of Transcultural Nursing 21 1 5 14 |
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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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