Embracing the Knot: The Importance of Personal Risk-Taking Within Intercultural Research in Aboriginal Australia

Susan Janelle Moore

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    Abstract

    Critical inquiry into sensitive social problems requires risk-taking by researchers and research participants alike. Detailed in this chapter are insights into risks as experienced by the scholar within a study involving Aboriginal participants in remote Australia. Research is both personal and political, requiring researchers to move deftly between each realm as they negotiate their legitimacy as agents of social change through this medium. Rather than avoiding personal vulnerability, the scholar can navigate personal and professional risks positively. Arguably, through actively embracing the knot of discomfort associated with risk-taking, researchers open themselves to deeper engagement with Aboriginal participant voice and expertise, thereby discovering innovative solutions to complex problems.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationPalgrave Studies in Education Research Methods
    EditorsDeborah Mulligan, Patrick Danaher
    Place of PublicationCham, Switzerland
    PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
    Chapter14
    Pages209-230
    Number of pages22
    Edition1
    ISBN (Electronic)978-3-030-53857-6
    ISBN (Print)978-3-030-53856-9
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2021

    Publication series

    NamePalgrave Studies in Education Research Methods
    ISSN (Print)2662-7345
    ISSN (Electronic)2662-7353

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