Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-7-2016

Publication Title

Gateways: International Journal of Community Research and Engagement

Publisher

UTS ePRESS

Volume

9

Issue

1

First page number:

145

Last page number:

158

Abstract

As novice researchers, Community Psychology doctoral students encounter fresh challenges when they attempt to facilitate participation by members of the community in their dissertation projects. This article presents the merit in adopting fundamental researcher attributes, which have been described in published academic literature as personal characteristics that facilitate participation by members of the community in research studies. The value of these researcher attributes is exemplified in the discussion of one of the author’s experiences in the early stages of his dissertation research process. This article also presents new researcher attributes for facilitating participation by community members that the author recognised after critical reflection on his experiences during the same research process. Cultural humility, shared vulnerability, reflexivity, methodological flexibility, academic assiduity and creative resourcefulness are researcher attributes doctoral students should consider adopting and developing if they intend to facilitate participation by members of the community in their dissertation projects.

Keywords

Researcher attributes; Graduate students; Doctoral dissertation; Participatory research, Participation continuum

Disciplines

Community Psychology | Higher Education

File Format

pdf

File Size

155 KB

Language

English

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