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Take a Walk: A Critical Reflection on Data Gathering in Remote Island Communities
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Title: | Take a Walk: A Critical Reflection on Data Gathering in Remote Island Communities |
Authors: | Mosby, V.P. |
Keywords: | Torres Strait, out-migration, remove surveying, third party data collection |
LC Subject Headings: | Indigenous peoples--Periodicals. Social work with indigenous peoples--Periodicals. |
Date Issued: | Dec 2014 |
Publisher: | Myron B. Thompson School of Social Work, University of Hawaii at Manoa |
Citation: | Mosby, V. P. (2014). Take a Walk: A Critical Reflection on Data Gathering in Remote Island Communities. Journal of Indigenous Social Development, 3(2). |
Abstract: | This paper is an account of a critical refection on the process of data gathering in remote island communities by phone as an insider-outsider. The purpose of the study was to contribute to my PhD research question: What factors influence successful contemporary migration of Torres Strait Islanders who are moving to the Australian mainland? To achieve this I had to contact remote Island communities in the Torres Strait and evolve a process that was relevant, reliable, and appropriate to Torres Strait Islander people and their communities. Semi-structured phone surveys where completed with key informants for each Island community. The process involved walking beside the participants on a virtual tour, house-by-house, and street-by-street. The process uncovered hidden nuances that surround accessing and retrieving information. The findings are useful, relevant and transferable for advancing research methods for collecting information in remote areas. |
Pages/Duration: | 11 pages |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10125/34474 |
ISSN: | 2164-9170 |
Appears in Collections: |
JISD Volume 03, Issue 02. Papers From the Second International Conference of Indigenous Voices in Social Work |
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