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ERIC Number: EJ957865
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004-Nov
Pages: 19
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ISSN: ISSN-0090-4392
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Methodological Issues in Conducting Research with Refugee Women: Principles for Recognizing and Re-Centering the Multiply Marginalized
Goodkind, Jessica R.; Deacon, Zermarie
Journal of Community Psychology, v32 n6 p721-739 Nov 2004
Many recent efforts in the field of community psychology have been dedicated to moving from values to action in incorporating diversity into our work. An essential aspect of this goal is designing research that provides opportunities for underrepresented perspectives to be heard. The voices of refugee women, in particular, are not typically incorporated in research, planning for service provision, and policy design. This article explores methodological challenges involved in conducting research with refugee women who are marginalized both within broader U.S. contexts and within their own communities. Six guiding principles are presented: 1) develop strategies for involving marginalized refugee women; 2) consider the advantages and limitations of quantitative and qualitative methodologies and be innovative about combining them; 3) prepare for extensive time and effort for quantitative measure construction; 4) consider gendered decision-making structures in the lives of refugee women and their potential impact on the research process; 5) plan for refugee women's common triple burden of working outside of the home, managing their households, and adjusting to life in a new country; and 6) attend to refugee women's cultural norms about and unfamiliarity with the interview process. (Contains 3 footnotes.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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