
Doing Research within Communities
Stories and lessons from language and education field research
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 29. April 2016
Book
Hardback
180 pages
978-1-138-85267-9 (ISBN)
Description
Doing Research within Communities provides real-life examples of field research projects in language and education, offering an overview of research processes and solutions to the common challenges faced by researchers in the field. This unique book contains personal research narratives from sixteen different and varied fieldwork projects, providing advice and guidance to the reader through example rather than instruction and enabling the reader to discover connections with the storyteller and gain insights into their own research journey. This book:
provides advice, practical guidance and support for engaging with a community as a research site
covers the real-life theoretical, ethical and practical issues faced by researchers, such as language choice in multilingual communities, and the insider/outsider status of the researcher
discusses challenges posed by a variety of mono- and multilingual settings, from remote island communities to large urban areas
includes research from across the Asia-Pacific area, including Australia, New Zealand and East Timor, and also the US
Doing Research within Communities is essential reading for early career researchers and graduate students undertaking fieldwork within communities.
provides advice, practical guidance and support for engaging with a community as a research site
covers the real-life theoretical, ethical and practical issues faced by researchers, such as language choice in multilingual communities, and the insider/outsider status of the researcher
discusses challenges posed by a variety of mono- and multilingual settings, from remote island communities to large urban areas
includes research from across the Asia-Pacific area, including Australia, New Zealand and East Timor, and also the US
Doing Research within Communities is essential reading for early career researchers and graduate students undertaking fieldwork within communities.
Reviews / Votes
"Sociolinguistics recognizes the effects of an outside observer: these scholars, outsiders but increasingly involved with the communities they have studied and tried to help, provide a clear picture of the problems and solutions that they have met. It can be highly recommended to new and experienced researchers; I know I would have benefited in my own interactions with Navajo, Maori and Samoan groups."Bernard Spolsky, Bar Ilan University, Israel
"This is an inspiring and timely book that will contribute to the growing movement of researchers involved in research with communities. The collection offers an insightful and essential read to both researchers and practitioners interested in the co-production of research and knowledge with communities."
Lisa Goodson, University of Birmingham, UK "Sociolinguistics recognizes the effects of an outside observer: these scholars, outsiders but increasingly involved with the communities they have studied and tried to help, provide a clear picture of the problems and solutions that they have met. It can be highly recommended to new and experienced researchers; I know I would have benefited in my own interactions with Navajo, Maori and Samoan groups."
Bernard Spolsky, Bar Ilan University, Israel
"This is an inspiring and timely book that will contribute to the growing movement of researchers involved in research with communities. The collection offers an insightful and essential read to both researchers and practitioners interested in the co-production of research and knowledge with communities."
Lisa Goodson, University of Birmingham, UK
"This collection is presented in clear and accessible language and can function as a useful tool to stimulate discussion and inform future researchers about the types of challenges and experiences they will encounter in the field."
Dale Koike and Alicia Assini, University of Texas, USA
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Postgraduate and Undergraduate
Illustrations
1 s/w Tabelle
1 Tables, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
467 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-138-85267-9 (9781138852679)
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Stories and lessons from language and education field research
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Stories and lessons from language and education field research
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Doing Research within Communities
Stories and lessons from language and education field research
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Persons
Kerry Taylor-Leech is a Lecturer in Applied Linguistics and TESOL at Griffith University, Australia.
Donna Starks is an Associate Professor in Language Education at La Trobe University, Australia.
Donna Starks is an Associate Professor in Language Education at La Trobe University, Australia.
Editor
Griffith University, Australia
Universty of Auckland, New Zealand
Content
Doing research within communities: Strands within and across the narratives - Kerry Taylor-Leech and Donna Starks
Human Rights: Journeys start with experiences - Pandora Petrovska
This doesn't feel right: Selecting a site for school-based ethnography - Louisa Willoughby
Challenges in conducting ethical classroom-based research across cultures - Richard J. Sampson
What happens when a community withdraws? Managing relationships with an Indigenous community - Arapera Ngaha
Labeling community and language - Kara Tukuitonga, Donna Starks and Jason Brown
Taking an interest: Competence in and affiliations with the expected languages of schooling - Fiona Willans
Navigating the multilingual field: Language choice and sociolinguistic fieldwork - Kerry Taylor-Leech and Danielle Boon
Interpreter-mediated data collection: Experiences of talking to migrants through interpreters - George Major and Beth Zielinski
Being a part of and working with an overlooked linguistic community: - Genevieve Leung
Building relationships with whanau to develop effective supports for Maori Deaf children - Kirsten Smiler
Establishing connections: A tale of two communities - Ilana Mushin and Rod Gardner
Multiplexity in sign language research - Rachel McKee
Engaging with communities and languages in multilingual urban settings - John Hajek
Imagined linguistic identity: Reflections on an interview - Loy Lising
Becoming an adopted insider: A researcher's journey - Judith Kearney
The narrative journey: Adapting research design to capture the voice of the community - Aniko Hatoss
Doing research within communities: Connecting practice to theory - Donna Starks and Kerry Taylor-Leech
Human Rights: Journeys start with experiences - Pandora Petrovska
This doesn't feel right: Selecting a site for school-based ethnography - Louisa Willoughby
Challenges in conducting ethical classroom-based research across cultures - Richard J. Sampson
What happens when a community withdraws? Managing relationships with an Indigenous community - Arapera Ngaha
Labeling community and language - Kara Tukuitonga, Donna Starks and Jason Brown
Taking an interest: Competence in and affiliations with the expected languages of schooling - Fiona Willans
Navigating the multilingual field: Language choice and sociolinguistic fieldwork - Kerry Taylor-Leech and Danielle Boon
Interpreter-mediated data collection: Experiences of talking to migrants through interpreters - George Major and Beth Zielinski
Being a part of and working with an overlooked linguistic community: - Genevieve Leung
Building relationships with whanau to develop effective supports for Maori Deaf children - Kirsten Smiler
Establishing connections: A tale of two communities - Ilana Mushin and Rod Gardner
Multiplexity in sign language research - Rachel McKee
Engaging with communities and languages in multilingual urban settings - John Hajek
Imagined linguistic identity: Reflections on an interview - Loy Lising
Becoming an adopted insider: A researcher's journey - Judith Kearney
The narrative journey: Adapting research design to capture the voice of the community - Aniko Hatoss
Doing research within communities: Connecting practice to theory - Donna Starks and Kerry Taylor-Leech