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AUTOR(ES) Elizabeth Hordge-Freeman , Sarah Mayorga-Gallo
AFILIAÇÃO(ÕES) University of South Florida, USA, University of Massachusetts – Boston, USA
ANO 2017
TIPO Artigo
PERIÓDICO Qualitative Research
ISSN 1468-7941
E-ISSN 1741-3109
DOI 10.1177/1468794116672915
CITAÇÕES 12
ADICIONADO EM 2025-08-18
MD5 b3686450df22b68a9b625625542cba6c

Resumo

In this article we propose a framework of credibility and approachability for researchers to use as they prepare for fieldwork and write up their data. Highlighting intersectional perspectives from two women and scholars of color, this framework translates the important theoretical critiques of dichotomous thinking (for example, insider-outsider) into methodological practice. We argue that credibility and approachability are not just performed by researchers, but are also perceived by respondents and placed on researchers' bodies. By conceptualizing credibility and approachability as both performed behaviors and perceived characteristics, we are able to incorporate the researcher's positionality, the standpoint of the researched, and the power-laden particularities of the interaction in our data analyses and fieldwork reflections for the benefit of both researchers and readers.

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