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Week 2: Indigenous & Positivist Worldviews Flashcards

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What two nationwide initiatives draw on and inform the future of Indigenous research in Canada?

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-Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples (1996)
-Truth & Reconciliation Calls to Action (2015)

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What are the OCAP principles of Indigenous research?

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-Ownership (of data)
-Control (all steps of the research)
-Access (to data, regardless of where it is stored)
-Possession (physical control of the data)

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In a wholistic Indigenous research perspective, what are the four aspects of the self/one’s context?

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-Body
-Mind
-Spirit
-Heart

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What guides research in an Indigenous approach?

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The self: body, mind, spirit, and heart

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What is the significance of using the term re-search in an Indigenous approach?

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Denotes that one is “considering a way of coming to know that restores balance, harmony, humanity, respect, relationality, and responsibility to all of creation”

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What are the 8 Rs, and what approach to research encompasses them?

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Indigenous research:
-Respectful representations
-Revising
-Reclaiming
-Renaming
-Remembering
-Reconnecting
-Recovering
-Researching

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What are some common characteristics of Indigenous research approaches? (4)

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-Introspective and reflexive
-Honours reciprocity, relational accountability, and consciousness-raising
-See participants as co-searchers
-Sees all knowledge as belonging

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Describe some common methods of an Indigenous research approach

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-Qualitative + quantitative, with a critical lens
-Nation/territory-specific designs
-Data collection through storytelling, beadwork, critically examined surveys, land-based designs, etc.
-“Moccasin telegraph” approach to recruitment, based on relationships

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How is quality assessed in an Indigenous research approach?

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-Culturally-based teachings
-Demonstration of honour, respect, reciprocity, positionality, and humility
-Community participation at all levels
-Community ownership
-Inclusion of rituals

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What does positionality mean in Indigenous research?

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Researchers locate themselves to bring forward their reality, show why research is important to them, and offer legitimacy when reclaiming Indigenous knowledges

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How are relationality and reciprocity demonstrated in Indigenous research?

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-Rejection of hierarchy between researchers and participants
-Building of respectful relationships
-Accountability to the community(ies) being served
-Protection of participants/co-searchers

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What are some common knowledge mobilization methods used in Indigenous research?

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-Community networks
-Reports
-Publications
-Conference presentations
-Storytelling, art, and media
-Community feasts and gatherings

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What is another term used for positivist research?

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Scientific method

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How does a positivist worldview understand knowledge, truth, and reality?

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-Universal reality/seeking one truth
-Objective, concrete, and fixed
-Generalizable to others within the target population

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In what way does a post-positivist worldview differ from a positivist worldview in its understanding of truth?

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Post-positivism acknowledges that complete objectivity and truth do not exist, but believes we should still strive to achieve it

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What is the purpose/aim of positivist research? (4)

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-To establish cause and effect relationships
-To predict and describe trends
-To explain phenomenon
-To generalize findings (breadth)

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Which theoretical frameworks inform positivist research?

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-Medical model
-Behavioural
-Learning
-Attachment
-Systems theory

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What is the role of researchers in positivist research?

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-Expert and authority
-Distant and informed decision-maker
-Policy-maker and change agent

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What is the role of participants in positivist research?

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-Passive and distant subject
-Unaware of a study’s purpose

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What is the goal of positivist research in regards to change?

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-No intended individual change during the study
-Results are meant to inform change after study completion

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What values guide positivist research?

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-Objectivity and neutrality
-Being value-free

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What is bracketing, and what worldview is it associated with?

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Acknowledging that implicit bias and values are present in research, but still aiming to reduce them; post-positivism

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What type of reasoning is used in positivist research?

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Deductive: pre-determined hypotheses are tested (although some post-positivist studies may use inductive)

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What is the typical methodology of positivist research?

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Quantitative (some post-positivist studies may use open-ended questions)

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What are some research designs typical to positivist research?

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-Randomized control trials
-Pre- or quasi-experimental
-Surveys
-Case study
-Ethnography
-Grounded theory
-Discourse analysis

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How is data typically gathered in positivist research?

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-Observation
-Standardized questionnaires
-Surveys

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What format does data take in positivist research?

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Quantitative
-counts of occurrences
-scores on questionnaires
-open-ended questions converted to categories

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What is the typical sample size in positivist research, and how is it recruited?

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-Large sample size
-Probability (random) sampling

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How is quality assessed in positivist research?

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-Scientific rigour
-Reducing threats to internal validity
-Increasing external validity (large, representative sample; reducing sampling bias)
-Measurement reliability and validity

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What are some methods of knowledge mobilization in positivist research?

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-Research reports
-Academic publications
-Conference presentations
-News releases
-Inclusion on statistical tables and charts as evidence

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What is reliability in the context of positivist research?

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How dependable a measure/scale is; whether the measure delivers the same answer when applied at different times or with different groups

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How do we determine the reliability of a measure in positivist research?

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Cronbach’s alpha; a measure is considered reliable when it scores a .8 or greater

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What is face validity in positivist research?

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Whether a measure seems to be measuring what it was intended to measure upon first look

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What is content validity in positivist research?

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A type of face validity; whether the full content of a definition is represented in a measure (ex. questionnaires should have items that represent all ideas/areas in a concept)

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What is pilot testing in positivist research?

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Having colleagues, a panel of experts, or a focus group assess a questionnaire or other measure before using that measure in research

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