Baraza as method: Adapting a traditional conversational space for data collection and pathways for change. (September 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Chubb, Laura A.; Fouché, Christa B.; Sadeh Kengah, Karen
• Is Part Of: Qualitative social work. Volume 21:Number 5(2022)
• Page Start: 914
• Page End: 931
• Publication Date: 2022-09
• Subjects: Community -- culture -- knowledge -- research methods -- decolonising -- cultural responsiveness; Social service -- Periodicals; Social service -- Research -- Periodicals; Social service -- Evaluation -- Periodicals; 361.305
• DOI: 10.1177/14733250211029346
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1473-3250

Abstract

The call to decolonise research processes and knowledge produced through them has spawned a powerful shift in working relationships between community researchers and members of local communities. Adaptation of a traditional conversational space in a community-based participatory research study offers a context-specific example of a decolonising method for data collection and as pathways for change. This article reports on learnings encountered while adapting the space and highlights the relevance for other cultural contexts. We present principles to adapt traditional conversational spaces both for collecting data and as a means of working in partnership with indigenous communities to enable different ways of knowing and action.