Humanizing Methodologies in Educational Research: Centering Non-Dominant Communities

This guide provides educational researchers with practical advice on conducting ethically sound qualitative studies with diverse populations, such as refugees, documented and undocumented immigrants, and people with disabilities. It emphasizes the importance of humanizing methods, working within IRB standards, using cultural and linguistic liaisons, and creating reciprocity with research participants and their families and communities. The book offers real-world examples and covers the full arc of a project, from conceptualization to representation.

Format: Hardback
Length: 176 pages
Publication date: 31 January 2023
Publisher: Teachers' College Press

This comprehensive guide is designed to assist educational researchers in conducting ethically sound qualitative studies with diverse populations, encompassing refugees, documented and undocumented immigrants, and individuals with disabilities. By presenting a case study involving refugee families, their children, school personnel, and liaisons, the authors emphasize the importance of humanizing methods, which serve as a multidirectional and dynamic ethical compass with relationships at its core. The book delves into various topics, such as navigating the constraints of Institutional Review Board (IRB) standards, utilizing cultural and linguistic liaisons to communicate effectively with research participants, and fostering reciprocity with participants and their families and communities. Through accessible real-world examples, the text covers the entire project lifecycle, from conceptualization of design to navigating human subjects committees and effectively presenting research findings to academic and community-based audiences.

Engaging readers in the intricate and sometimes ambiguous landscape of conducting research in school-community partnerships, the book centers practical and ethical tensions in fieldwork as sites for gaining deeper insights into research participants and researcher values. Contributing authors share their reflections on working with non-dominant students, ensuring full equity and inclusion for all learners. The book adopts a metacritical reflexivity approach and emphasizes the researcher's positionality, fostering a deeper understanding of the ethical considerations and challenges involved in qualitative research with diverse populations.

By providing a comprehensive and practical guide, this book is invaluable for educational researchers seeking to engage meaningfully with diverse communities and advance knowledge in education.

Weight: 363g
Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780807765555