Using Ubuntu as a Research Paradigm to Unpack How Ghanaian Novice Teachers and Their Collaborators Engaged Virtually in Collaborative International Qualitative Research

The article details how Ubuntu was incorporated into each step of the research project, shares the authors’ experiences and key learnings, and provides recommendations for researchers utilizing Ubuntu as a research paradigm. Ubuntu is an ancient African philosophy emphasizing a way of life grounded...

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Published in:International journal of qualitative methods 2024-03, Vol.23
Main Authors: Borti, Adeline M., Maurya, Rakesh K., Jones-Mensah, Ivy S., Wickramaarachchi, Thilina I.
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Collaboration
COVID-19
Interdependence
Pandemics
Paradigms
Qualitative research
Teachers
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