Decolonizing Methodologies in Qualitative Research: Creating Spaces for Transformative Praxis

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AUTOR(ES) Elizabeth Anne Kinsella , Vivetha Thambinathan
AFILIAÇÃO(ÕES) McGill University Health Centre, Montreal General Hospital, Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
ANO 2021
TIPO Artigo
PERIÓDICO International Journal of Qualitative Methods
ISSN 1609-4069
E-ISSN 1609-4069
DOI 10.1177/16094069211014766
CITAÇÕES 28
ADICIONADO EM 2025-08-18

Resumo

Though there is no standard model or practice for what decolonizing research methodology looks like, there are ongoing scholarly conversations about theoretical foundations, principal components, and practical applications. However, as qualitative researchers, we think it is important to provide tangible ways to incorporate decolonial learning into our research methodology and overall practice. In this paper, we draw on theories of decolonization and exemplars from the literature to propose four practices that can be used by qualitative researchers: (1) exercising critical reflexivity, (2) reciprocity and respect for self-determination, (3) embracing 'Other(ed)' ways of knowing, and (4) embodying a transformative praxis. At this moment of our historical trajectory, it is a moral imperative to embrace decolonizing approaches when working with populations oppressed by colonial legacies.

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