Two researchers reflect on navigating multiracial identities in the research situationPosted in Articles, New Media, Social Science on 2010-02-15 22:52Z by Steven |
Two researchers reflect on navigating multiracial identities in the research situation
International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education
Volume 23, Issue 3 (June 2010)
pages 259 – 281
DOI: 10.1080/09518390903196609
Erica Mohan
University of British Columbia
Terah T. Venzant Chambers, Professor of Education and Human Development
Texas A&M University
Despite the increasing interest in the experiences of multiracial individuals, as evidenced by the emergent body of literature and research related to multiracial experiences, we lack an understanding of methodological concerns related to research with multiracial individuals. Here, we seek to (1) investigate the applicability of theories of insider/outsider status to research conducted by and with multiracial individuals, (2) interrogate our own research experiences as multiracial scholars conducting research with multiracial students, and (3) identify implications from our analysis for other researchers. We conclude that understandings of methodological terms related to monoracial populations are limited in their applicability to research with multiracial individuals. Additionally, we conclude that navigating multiracial identities in research situations is a particularly complicated process aided less by a shared sense of identity or community between researcher and participants and more by experiences that stem from a similar need to engage in micronegotiations of racial and ethnic identities.
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