Exploring the approaches of non-Indigenous researchers to Indigenous research: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Given the history of unethical research in Indigenous communities, there is often apprehension among Indigenous communities toward research carried out by non-Indigenous researchers. We examined the approaches, experiences and motivations among non-Indigenous researchers at a research-intensive Canadian university conducting research with Indigenous communities to understand approaches to ethical research with Indigenous peoples.

Methods

We performed a critical constructivist qualitative study incorporating decolonizing methodologies. We conducted semistructured interviews with 8 non-Indigenous University of Toronto researchers with a research focus/interest related to Indigenous health between August and October 2017. The interviews were transcribed and thematica

SUBMITTER: Kilian A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6715113 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul-Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature