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- Title
Care and Migration: A Reflexive Account of a Researcher with a Migration Background.
- Authors
Ahmad, Menal
- Abstract
The importance of a researcher's positionality has been well documented in prior studies. Yet, reflections on cross-cultural research from the positionality of a researcher with a migration background are rare. In this paper, I respond to this knowledge gap through a reflexive account of my positionality as a researcher with a migration background who has conducted cross-cultural research concerning dementia care. Following critiques of "ethnic matching," I apply a reflexive approach in which researcher positionality is understood as intersectional. I illustrate how both commonalities and differences within the researcher-researched relationship impact rapport-building and power dynamics. Also, I highlight how a researcher's experienced emotions can impact the content and analysis of the collected data. The insights from my reflexive account may help improve research strategies in culturally diverse settings. Moreover, I argue for a reflexive approach -- rather than a deployment of "ethnic matching" -- throughout future research in this field.
- Subjects
RESEARCHER positionality; POWER (Social sciences); CONTENT analysis; DATA analysis; DEMENTIA
- Publication
Qualitative Report, 2022, Vol 27, Issue 7, p1341
- ISSN
1052-0147
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.46743/2160-3715/2022.5398