Journal article
A Toolkit for Ethical and Culturally Sensitive Research: An Application with Indigenous Communities
Ethics and social welfare, Vol.8(4), pp.364-382
01/01/2014
DOI: 10.1080/17496535.2014.885987
Abstract
Given the complex historical context of research with indigenous communities, there is an ethical imperative to ensure cultural sensitivity in research with these populations. Despite this need, there is a lack of practical guidance based on empirical results to conduct culturally sensitive research. The purpose of this qualitative inquiry is twofold. First, Part 1 identifies strategies for culturally sensitive research with indigenous communities in the USA. Second, Part 2 applies culturally sensitive strategies to a specific research setting with an indigenous community. Part 1 uses a qualitative descriptive study with 13 indigenous and non-indigenous researchers to identify strategies for cultural sensitivity in research. Part 2 applies identified strategies to a rigorous critical ethnography with indigenous communities. Emergent themes from Part 1 include the impact of history, relational research, incorporating cultural sensitivity and strengths, demonstrating patience, and negotiating multiple perspectives. These themes inform a researcher's toolkit for cultural sensitivity, which is applied to a localized setting in Part 2. Cultural sensitivity enhances the quality and usefulness of research, which is better able to address the pressing problems experienced by some indigenous communities.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- A Toolkit for Ethical and Culturally Sensitive Research: An Application with Indigenous Communities
- Creators
- Catherine E. Burnette - Tulane UniversitySara Sanders - University of IowaHoward K. Butcher - University of IowaJacki T. Rand - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Ethics and social welfare, Vol.8(4), pp.364-382
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- DOI
- 10.1080/17496535.2014.885987
- ISSN
- 1749-6535
- eISSN
- 1749-6543
- Number of pages
- 19
- Grant note
- University of Iowa School of Social Work Dissertation Travel Grant 500-111340-00000-18905800-20 / Fahs-Beck Fund for Research and Experimentation Doctoral Dissertation University of Iowa Executive Council of Graduate and Professional Students Research Grant
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/01/2014
- Academic Unit
- Nursing; History; Liberal Arts and Science Admin; Social Work
- Record Identifier
- 9984307139702771
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