Fundamental researcher attributes: Reflections on ways to facilitate participation in Community Psychology doctoral dissertation research
As novice researchers, Community Psychology doctoral students encounter fresh challenges when they attempt to facilitate participation by members of the community in their dissertation projects. This article presents the merit in adopting fundamental researcher attributes, which have been described...
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| description | As novice researchers, Community Psychology doctoral students encounter fresh challenges when they attempt to facilitate participation by members of the community in their dissertation projects. This article presents the merit in adopting fundamental researcher attributes, which have been described in published academic literature as personal characteristics that facilitate participation by members of the community in research studies. The value of these researcher attributes is exemplified in the discussion of one of the author’s experiences in the early stages of his dissertation research process. This article also presents new researcher attributes for facilitating participation by community members that the author recognised after critical reflection on his experiences during the same research process. Cultural humility, shared vulnerability, reflexivity, methodological flexibility, academic assiduity and creative resourcefulness are researcher attributes doctoral students should consider adopting and developing if they intend to facilitate participation by members of the community in their dissertation projects.
Keywords: researcher attributes, graduate students, doctoral dissertation, participatory research, participation continuum |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e77c333d29c247398265ffcdae79cf352022-12-22T02:42:23ZengUTS ePRESSGateways1836-33932016-09-019110.5130/ijcre.v9i1.43533190Fundamental researcher attributes: Reflections on ways to facilitate participation in Community Psychology doctoral dissertation researchRenato M Liboro0Robb Travers1Wilfrid Laurier UniversityWilfrid Laurier UniversityAs novice researchers, Community Psychology doctoral students encounter fresh challenges when they attempt to facilitate participation by members of the community in their dissertation projects. This article presents the merit in adopting fundamental researcher attributes, which have been described in published academic literature as personal characteristics that facilitate participation by members of the community in research studies. The value of these researcher attributes is exemplified in the discussion of one of the author’s experiences in the early stages of his dissertation research process. This article also presents new researcher attributes for facilitating participation by community members that the author recognised after critical reflection on his experiences during the same research process. Cultural humility, shared vulnerability, reflexivity, methodological flexibility, academic assiduity and creative resourcefulness are researcher attributes doctoral students should consider adopting and developing if they intend to facilitate participation by members of the community in their dissertation projects. Keywords: researcher attributes, graduate students, doctoral dissertation, participatory research, participation continuumhttps://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/ijcre/article/view/4353 |
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