TY - JOUR
T1 - The Gudaga research program : a case study in undertaking research with an urban Aboriginal community
AU - Comino, Elizabeth J.
AU - Knight, Jennifer
AU - Grace, Rebekah
AU - Kemp, Lynn
AU - Wright, Darryl C.
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - This paper presents the Gudaga Research Program as a case study describing the practice principles used to implement a successful research partnership with an urban Aboriginal community in south-western Sydney. This is one of few papers that address research issues unique to working with urban Aboriginal communities, in which the Aboriginal culture of the community is not homogenous. The authors argue that the relationships between the researchers and key community members and research participants underpin the research success. Throughout, the authors show that ongoing processes to nurture and reaffirm these relationships are important and require ongoing investment. A proposed practice framework demonstrates the relationship between knowledge and understanding of Aboriginal history and culture, the underpinning values including trust, respect, and reciprocity, and shared skills and communication. Examples of how these were built into the research are provided. These are important skills that have application beyond the research process.
AB - This paper presents the Gudaga Research Program as a case study describing the practice principles used to implement a successful research partnership with an urban Aboriginal community in south-western Sydney. This is one of few papers that address research issues unique to working with urban Aboriginal communities, in which the Aboriginal culture of the community is not homogenous. The authors argue that the relationships between the researchers and key community members and research participants underpin the research success. Throughout, the authors show that ongoing processes to nurture and reaffirm these relationships are important and require ongoing investment. A proposed practice framework demonstrates the relationship between knowledge and understanding of Aboriginal history and culture, the underpinning values including trust, respect, and reciprocity, and shared skills and communication. Examples of how these were built into the research are provided. These are important skills that have application beyond the research process.
KW - Australian Aboriginals
KW - children
KW - communities
KW - culture
KW - research
UR - http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/uws:34404
U2 - 10.1080/0312407X.2015.1131842
DO - 10.1080/0312407X.2015.1131842
M3 - Article
SN - 0312-407X
VL - 69
SP - 443
EP - 455
JO - Australian Social Work
JF - Australian Social Work
IS - 4
ER -