Indigenous knowledge? Listening for the drumbeat and searching for how I know

In this article, I locate myself as a PhD student, of Indigenous and Settler heritages, enrolled in a first-year epistemology course. Using reflexivity as an approach in qualitative research, I take the reader on a journey of the intricate workings of my spiritual, emotional, mental, and physical ex...

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Published in:Qualitative social work : QSW : research and practice 2016-09, Vol.15 (5-6), p.610-618
Main Author: Laurila, Kelly I
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Indigenous peoples
Qualitative research
Reflexivity
Social work education
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Summary:In this article, I locate myself as a PhD student, of Indigenous and Settler heritages, enrolled in a first-year epistemology course. Using reflexivity as an approach in qualitative research, I take the reader on a journey of the intricate workings of my spiritual, emotional, mental, and physical experiences stemming from my grappling with the meaning of epistemology and how learning about this impacts the perspective I have in my life, social work, and for my dissertation research. Learning about knowledge and how it is conceived, impacted, and transformed through the interaction with others raises many questions about how I have come to know what I know. A question remains as to what I will know at the end of my research.
ISSN:1473-3250
1741-3117
DOI:10.1177/1473325016652674