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Qualitive research in a cross-cultural context: Fijian experiences

Laverack, Glenn R. and Brown, Kevin 2003, Qualitive research in a cross-cultural context: Fijian experiences, Qualitative health research, vol. 13, no. 3, pp. 333-342.

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Title Qualitive research in a cross-cultural context: Fijian experiences
Author(s) Laverack, Glenn R.
Brown, Kevin
Journal name Qualitative health research
Volume number 13
Issue number 3
Start page 333
End page 342
Publisher Sage Publications, Inc
Place of publication Thousand Oaks, Calif.
Publication date 2003-03-01
ISSN 1049-7323
Keyword(s) qualitative
Fiji
facilitation
Summary In this article, the authors discuss the experiences of conducting qualitative research in traditional Fijian communities. This provided the setting for the cross-cultural exchange between the researcher and research participants and from which the authors draw important considerations for the design of future qualitative studies. In particular, the authors discuss the need to adapt essentially Western research designs to accommodate different cross-cultural styles of facilitation, group dynamics, spatial arrangements, gender issues, protocol, patterns of participation, and perception of time. They propose a model that clarifies the types of roles and styles of facilitation observed in a Fijian workshop setting and comment on how different cross-cultural dynamics between the researcher and participants can influence the success of qualitative research.
Language eng
Field of Research 160801 Applied Sociology, Program Evaluation and Social Impact Assessment
HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal
Copyright notice ©2003, Sage Publications
Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30006468

Document type: Journal Article
Collection: School of History, Heritage and Society
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