Being, Knowing, and Doing: A Phronetic Approach to Constructing Grounded Theory With Aboriginal Australian Partners

Researchers working with Aboriginal Australian partners are confronted with an array of historical, social, and political complexities which make it difficult to come to theoretical and methodological decisions. In this article, we describe a culturally safe and respectful framework that maintains t...

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Published in:Qualitative health research 2013-02, Vol.23 (2), p.275-288
Main Authors: Bainbridge, Roxanne, Whiteside, Mary, McCalman, Janya
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aborigines
Adult
Attitude to Health - ethnology
Australia - ethnology
Biomedical Research - ethics
Biomedical Research - methods
Cultural Characteristics
Data Collection - methods
Empowerment
Ethics
Female
Grounded theory
Humans
Medical ethics
Medical research
Middle Aged
Native peoples
Parents & parenting
Power, Psychological
Research Design
Research methodology
Social Behavior
Wellbeing
Women
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Summary:Researchers working with Aboriginal Australian partners are confronted with an array of historical, social, and political complexities which make it difficult to come to theoretical and methodological decisions. In this article, we describe a culturally safe and respectful framework that maintains the intellectual and theoretical rigor expected of academic research. As an Aboriginal woman and two non-Aboriginal women, we discuss the arguments and some of the challenges of using grounded theory methods in Aboriginal Australian contexts, giving examples from our studies of Aboriginal empowerment processes. We argue that the ethics of care and responsibility embedded in Aboriginal research methodologies fit well with grounded theory studies of Aboriginal social processes. We maintain that theory development grounded in data provides useful insights into the processes for raising the health, well-being, and prosperity of Aboriginal Australians.
ISSN:1049-7323
1552-7557
DOI:10.1177/1049732312467853