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Ethnicity in research with young children: Invitation/barrier
Citation
Jesuvadian, M. K., & Wright, S. (2014). Ethnicity in research with young children: Invitation/barrier. Early Child Development and Care, 184(11), 1566-1582. https://doi.org/10.1080/03004430.2013.866109
Author
Jesuvadian, Mercy
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Wright, Susan (Susan Kay)
Abstract
This paper explores special issues that a novice, minority researcher encountered at a multi-racial research site. The first author’s personal experiences as a female, Tamil speaking Indian Singaporean shaped the research process and its reception at the research site. In this paper, she observes that, while her ethnic membership operated as a barrier at times, it also shaped the research process in positive and unexpected ways. It invited conversation about ethnicity in a multi-racial setting, creating opportunities for meaningful dialoguing of sensitive topics, culminating in an expansive definition of differences. She also explores the place for researcher subjectivity in qualitative research analysis. The data presented is selected from her dissertation which studied if race and ethnicity affected friendship choices amongst preschool children in Singapore.
Date Issued
2014
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Journal
Early Child Development and Care