Enacting a critical decolonizing ethnographic approach in occupation-based research

Huff, Stephanie; Rudman, Debbie Laliberte; Magalhães, Lílian; Lawson, Erica; Kanyamala, Maimuna

doi:10.1080/14427591.2020.1824803

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“…Patient-oriented research and community-based participatory research methods, which survey respondents indicated they used, can address health inequities, explore occupations in everyday life, and conduct studies that engage people in research that matters to them (Aubin et al, 2019;Wallerstein & Duran, 2006). These methods can also address the call to decolonize research approaches (Huff et al, 2022 to guide transformative occupation-based research that generates knowledge centering non-Eurocentric ways of knowing and being. Given the growing importance of explicitly recognizing culture, equity, and justice in OT practice (ACOTRO, ACOTUP, CAOT, 2021), future surveys should gather information on the use of decolonizing methodologies in OT, such as two-eyed seeing (Bartlett et al, 2012), sharing circles (Rothe et al, 2009), or relational research (Cooper, 2019;Wilson, 2001).…”

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Profiling the Research Activities of Canadian Occupational Therapy and Occupational Science Faculty Members

Jarus¹,

Leclair²,

Ghahari³

et al. 2023

Can J Occup Ther

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Background. There is a lack of knowledge on the scope and nature of the research by faculty members in occupational science (OS) and/or occupational therapy (OT) programs in Canada. Purpose. To describe the research activities of faculty members in these programs and directions. Method. A cross-sectional survey was distributed to 173 faculty members across all 14 Canadian OT that addressed: 1) research topics and methods, 2) populations, and 3) funding. Findings. Based on respondents ( N = 121), research is focused on a range of topics and populations with most conducting qualitative research. Many conduct research examining the effectiveness of interventions, with few respondents focused on OS research. Federal and provincial grants agencies were the largest source of funding. Implications. Research topics studied were not always proportional to practice although emerging areas were being investigated that can expand the evidence base and scope of practice. Despite limited occupation-specific funding options, respondents were accessing funding from varied sources. Collaborations among faculty members, clinicians, and individuals with lived experience can create priorities for future OS and/or OT research in Canada.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Profiling the Research Activities of Canadian Occupational Therapy and Occupational Science Faculty Members

Jarus¹,

Leclair²,

Ghahari³

et al. 2023

Can J Occup Ther

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“…A future research opportunity would be perhaps the use of an ethnographic study to offer a deeper understanding of experiences and comprehensive accounts of different social phenomena to illuminate further whether it was the nature based on the occupation or the co-occupation of a homogenous group that was so relevant for this population (Huff et al, 2022).…”

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Exploring the perspectives of ‘young adults’ (18–24) who have been in formal care and their experiences of attending a socially prescribed community allotment gardening group

Moore

Thew

2022

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

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Introduction: Young adults who have experienced periods of time being ‘in care’ are one of the most socially deprived populations within society, with their needs largely unmet and often not fully understood. Despite the significant attempts to invest in community-based ‘social prescribing’ interventions to address such health inequalities, there is a dearth of understanding regarding how such occupation-based community groups are experienced by this particular population. This UK based qualitative study aimed to explore the experiences of young adult ‘Care Leavers’ regarding their participation in a socially prescribed community gardening group. Method: Semi-structured online interviews were conducted with six young care leavers aged between 18 and 24 years who regularly participated in a community gardening group. Interviews were recorded transcribed verbatim and analysed Braun and Clarke’s Thematic Analysis process by two researchers to maximise validity. Findings: Four key themes emerged: ‘Social belonging and connection’, ‘A safe space’, ‘Sense of achievement from active engagement’ and ‘The facilitatory aspects of nature’. The findings suggested nature-based co-occupation within a local group, enhanced social capital, self-identity and wellbeing. Conclusion: This study supports the emerging scope of using community occupation-based interventions with young adult ‘Care Leavers’ and offers an insight into their particular needs.

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“…It is said that traditional ethnographic approaches have been critiqued for reproducing colonial agendas in relation to exploiting and othering socially mar-A. Jayathilaka Open Journal of Business and Management ginalized groups, and subsequently producing knowledge which was unrepresentative of local ways of knowing and being, and unreflective of community goals (Huff, Rudman, Magalhães, Lawson, & Kanyamala, 2020). In the 1930s, the critical sociologists of the Chicago school introduced a new stream of ethnographic studies when they started to explore their own street corners just as if they were unknown places (Eriksson & Kovalainen, n.d.).…”

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Ethnography and Organizational Ethnography: Research Methodology

Jayathilaka¹

2021

OJBM

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Enacting a critical decolonizing ethnographic approach in occupation-based research

Cited by 13 publications

References 49 publications

Profiling the Research Activities of Canadian Occupational Therapy and Occupational Science Faculty Members

Profiling the Research Activities of Canadian Occupational Therapy and Occupational Science Faculty Members

Exploring the perspectives of ‘young adults’ (18–24) who have been in formal care and their experiences of attending a socially prescribed community allotment gardening group

Ethnography and Organizational Ethnography: Research Methodology

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