Researcher-Researched Difference: Adapting an Autoethnographic Approach for Addressing the Racial Matching Issue

Journal of research practice

关键词: researcher-researched relationship;    difference;    race;    ethnicity;    autoethnography;    power;   

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Journal of research practice

【 摘 要 】

This introspective essay was inspired by a desire to reflect on the use of qualitative research methods--where I am a Caucasian woman examining work experiences of women of color. I launched a journey backward to discover respondents' motivation for participating in my focus groups over the years, to closely examine their comfort level with a cross-ethnic dyad. The exercise enabled me to reflect on how I had negotiated power issues inherent in the research process. It contributes to the ongoing dialogue about autoethnography--where understanding of self in socio-cultural context is both the subject and object of the research enterprise. Overall, I interrogate epistemological and methodological practicalities of researching difference.

【 授权许可】

CC BY-NC-ND