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Using a qualitative approach to research to build trust between a non-Aboriginal researcher and Aboriginal participants (Australia)

Kingsley, Jonathan, Phillips, Rebecca, Townsend, Mardie and Henderson-Wilson, Claire 2010, Using a qualitative approach to research to build trust between a non-Aboriginal researcher and Aboriginal participants (Australia), Qualitative research journal, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 2-12.

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Title Using a qualitative approach to research to build trust between a non-Aboriginal researcher and Aboriginal participants (Australia)
Author(s) Kingsley, Jonathan
Phillips, Rebecca
Townsend, Mardie
Henderson-Wilson, Claire
Journal name Qualitative research journal
Volume number 10
Issue number 1
Start page 2
End page 12
Publisher Association for Qualitative Research
Place of publication Melbourne, Vic.
Publication date 2010-05
ISSN 1448-0980
Keyword(s) Aboriginal Victorian people
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ethical guidelines
semi-structured interviews
focus groups
Summary This article focuses on the qualitative methodologies employed in a research project developed in collaboration with Aboriginal advisors and gaining an in-depth understanding of Aboriginal Victorian peoples' connection to their ancestral lands. It outlines why qualitative methodologies were used and highlights the ethical dimensions of working with Aboriginal Victorian communities. A research partnership was developed between Aboriginal Victorian communities and the non-Aboriginal researcher and this process was emphasised because in the past Australian Indigenous people have been grossly exploited in health research. The methods of semi-structured interviews and focus groups were used to gain a better understanding of this topic. The novel point of this article is that it provides an honest reflection of the benefits and limitations of this qualitative research process from the perspectives of a non-Aboriginal researcher and an Aboriginal participant, when emphasis is placed on a collaborative approach. The paper outlines what a successful qualitative research project looks like in Victorian Aboriginal communities. This can be used as a blueprint not only for working with Victorian Aboriginal communities, who have been marginalised within Australian society, but may also be relevant to other culturally diverse communities throughout the world.
Language eng
Field of Research 169902 Studies of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Society
Socio Economic Objective 950302 Conserving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage
HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal
Copyright notice ©2010, Association for Qualitative Research
Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30031221

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