Challenging the notion of other : reframing research in the Aotearoa New Zealand context / edited by Carol Mutch. - 201 pages ; 21 cm

"Challenging" also appears in mirror image on cover.

Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction / Liz Gordon and Carol Mutch. Research as activism. Yet another book about doing research?. Making a difference -- 1. Disabling research? / Missy Morton. Introduction. Framing disability. Learning the other. Researching otherwise?. Writing research out other ways? -- 2. Researching in a Māori cultural context : The moral, ethical and cultural obligations / Marge Wong. Introduction. The case-study research. The research design. Issues related to researching in a Māori cultural context. Lack of cultural knowledge. Eliminating distrust and suspicion. Insider status of the indigenous researcher. Using information inappropriately. Cultural approaches to research methodology ( Kaupapa Māori theory ; Māori world view ; Reciprocity ; The researcher-researched relationship ; Sharing the learning ; Marge's reflections ; Carol's reflections ). Conclusion -- 3. Queering the hetero(norm) in research : unsettling notions of the sexual other / Nicola Surtees. Introduction. Theoretical framework ( Social constructionism ; Postculturalism ; Discourse analysis ; Queer theory ). Issues in framing the sexual other : queer research considerations and possibilities ( The queer researcher and the queer researched ; Queer it up : queering research ). Case study of research. Summary and implications -- 4. On unequal grounds : researching single mothers living in poverty / Liz Gordon. Introduction. Take one old car.... Chocolate biscuits and hard stories. Interview schedule ( Pt. 1. Background ; Pt. 2. Discussion issues ). Empowerment, human agency, and the role of the researcher. Conclusion : at the bottom of the heap -- 5. Strengthening Pasifika and palagi research collaboration in the Aotearoa research context / Amosa Fa'afoi ... [et al.]. Introduction. The research team ( Amosa Fa'afoi ; Faye Parkhill ; Jo Fletcher ). Identifying literacy practices and other influences. Theoretical frameworks. Issues when developing research methodologies for Pasifika. Our case study : factors that promote anf support Pasifika children in their reading and writing. Sharing findings from our study. Considerations for those researching Pasifika. Summary ( Group ownership and control of the process and outcomes ; Importance of collaboratively sharing research outcomes with the researched and the wider Pasifika community ; The value of opportunities for Pasifika and palagi to undertake Pasifika research together ) -- 6. Researching together : praxis-based research among practitioners / Elaine Mayo. Introduction. Three waves of feminism : exclusion, being other, beyond otherness. The praxis-based research. My praxis. Practitioner as researcher. From reflective practice to communities of practice. Collective research as living practice. Underlying imperative -- 7. When might the self become the other? Researching gender issues in education / Graeme Ferguson. Introduction. Researcher biography and theoretical perspectives. Case study illustrating issues in gender research. Implications -- 8. Expect the unexpected : researching with children in classrooms / Sue Collins. Rationale for conducting research with children and young people. Cognitive-constructivist, sociocultural, and linguistic perspectives as frameworks for classroom-based research. The project on learning. Issues for consideration when conducting research with children and young people. Interviewing children and young people. Observing children and young people. Application of ethical principles when conducting research with children and young people. Issues of validity and reliability. Personal dilemmas. A final caution from Holly -- 9. On or off the record : researching elites / Carol Mutch. Introduction. Researcher biography. Theoretical frameworks. Social-field theory. Considerations in researching this "other". Case study : educational policy making in New Zealand. Conclusions and implications ( Purpose ; Theoretical frameworks ; Methodological limitations ; Ethical issues ; Practical issues ; Dissemination ).

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