Take a Walk: A Critical Reflection on Data Gathering in Remote Island Communities
Take a Walk: A Critical Reflection on Data Gathering in Remote Island Communities
dc.contributor.author | Mosby, V.P. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-01-21T19:53:59Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-01-21T19:53:59Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2014-12 | |
dc.description.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. | |
dc.format.extent | 11 pages | |
dc.identifier.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). | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2164-9170 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10125/34474 | |
dc.publisher | Myron B. Thompson School of Social Work, University of Hawaii at Manoa | |
dc.subject | Torres Strait, out-migration, remove surveying, third party data collection | |
dc.subject.lcsh | Indigenous peoples--Periodicals. | |
dc.subject.lcsh | Social work with indigenous peoples--Periodicals. | |
dc.title | Take a Walk: A Critical Reflection on Data Gathering in Remote Island Communities | |
dc.type | Article | |
dc.type.dcmi | Text |
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