Open AccessResearch as Improvisation: Dancing among Perspectives
Author(s) -
Glenda-mae Greene,
Shirley Freed
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the qualitative report
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2160-3715
DOI - 10.46743/2160-3715/2005.1850
Subject(s) - improvisation , dance , identity (music) , sociology , psychology , autoethnography , epistemology , aesthetics , visual arts , gender studies , art , philosophy
This article captures the way research methods were intertwined with core identities to understand the success development of Caribbean-Canadian women. It highlights the importance of researchers experimenting with a blend of perspectives to fit their problem as well as their identity. Viewing the research process through the eyes of the researcher and her dissertation chair, issues of validity and collaboration emerge. Ultimately both authors listen to family voices as they dance among research perspectives.