Potts and Brown, Becoming an Anti Oppressive Researcher (1)

  1. Title and Contributors

    • Title: Research As Resistance: Critical, Indigenous, and Anti-oppressive Approaches

    • Editors: Leslie Brown and Susan Strega

    • Publisher: Canadian Scholars' Press, Toronto

  2. Publication Information

    • First Published: 2005

    • Copyright: All rights reserved by Leslie Brown, Susan Strega, and Canadian Scholars' Press.

    • ISBN: 978-1-55130-275-1

  3. References

    • Freire, P. (1970). Pedagogy of the Oppressed

    • Lipson, J. (1993). Ethical Issues in Ethnography

    • Punch, M. (1994). Politics and Ethics in Qualitative Research

  4. Introduction to Anti-oppressive Research

    • Objective: Outline the concept of anti-oppressive research.

    • Personal Motivation: Commitment to social justice by authors.

    • Challenge: Traditional methods often perpetuate power imbalances.

    • Focus: Emphasis on social change and personal commitment to justice.

  5. Assumptions for Readers

    • Empowerment: Readers view themselves as oppressors and oppressed.

    • Context: Anti-oppressive research integral to social work practice.

  6. Principles of Anti-oppressive Research

    • Social Justice: Research as a process to challenge the status quo.

    • Socially Constructed Knowledge: Knowledge influenced by power relations.

    • Power and Relationships: Shift power dynamics towards those with lived experience.

  7. Power Dynamics in Research

    • Recognition of power forms and need for collaboration.

    • Distinction between positivist and participatory approaches.

  8. Rethinking the Research Process

    • Move beyond linear models of research.

    • Importance of continuous reflection on research methodologies.

  9. Questioning in Research

    • Essential to frame research topics appropriately.

    • Importance of reflecting on research questions and insider-outsider dynamics.

  10. Designing Research

  • Involve participants in research design.

  • Ethical considerations and prioritizing relationships.

  1. Data Collection Methods

  • Political listening essential during data collection.

  • Adaptive methods responsive to participants’ experiences.

  1. Making Meaning of Data

  • Meaning-making occurs throughout, not just in analysis.

  • Consider who benefits from the analysis.

  1. Presenting Conclusions

  • Communicate findings to promote democratic participation.

  • The impact of presentation on research uptake.

  1. Case Study of Anti-oppressive Research

  • Students as researchers to investigate treatment experiences.

  • Impact of directing narratives by marginalized individuals.

  1. Relationships and Methodological Allies

  • Anti-oppressive research defined as epistemologically distinctive.

  • Alignment with various methodologies, including feminist and indigenous approaches.

  1. Conclusion

  • Emphasizes ongoing journey in anti-oppressive research.

  • Importance of reflexivity in questioning one’s position.

  1. Additional Notes

  • Citations and definitions of key terms in epistemology and critical theory.

  • Stress on collaboration and lived experiences in knowledge creation.

  1. Contributor Biographies

  • Qualifications and backgrounds emphasizing commitments to Indigenous perspectives and social justice.