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Accepted Paper:
Building meaningful research relationships with First Nations groups in Australia
Sonia Roitman
(The University of Queensland)
Reyna Harrison
(University of Queensland)
Jim Walker
(University of Queensland)
Paper short abstract:
Establishing partnerships is a demanding task that requires commitment, patience, mutual respect, trust and a willingness to share decision-making power. In this paper, we analyse the process of developing research partnerships between First Nations communities in Australia and researchers.
Paper long abstract:
As higher education institutions, universities put strong emphasis on the need to create partnerships and synergies with other sectors, including the private sector, government, and community groups. Establishing partnerships is a demanding task that requires commitment, patience, mutual respect, trust and a willingness to share decision-making power. In this paper, we analyse the process of developing research partnerships between First Nations communities in Australia and researchers. We compare the views of two groups of researchers (Indigenous and non-Indigenous) and how they have established and developed research partnerships and research programmes. Through this discussion, we explore the imperatives and motivations for developing research partnerships with First Nations groups as well as the challenges and opportunities involved. We examine the need to 'negotiate' the existing 'clash' between the expected outputs of the institutions and those of the researchers and communities as well as how to navigate the differences between the institutional research protocols and the community research protocols and cultural systems. We draw on primary data from in-depth interviews with 14 researchers as well as document analysis of research protocols and literature.
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Accepted Paper:
Paper short abstract:
Paper long abstract:
As higher education institutions, universities put strong emphasis on the need to create partnerships and synergies with other sectors, including the private sector, government, and community groups. Establishing partnerships is a demanding task that requires commitment, patience, mutual respect, trust and a willingness to share decision-making power. In this paper, we analyse the process of developing research partnerships between First Nations communities in Australia and researchers. We compare the views of two groups of researchers (Indigenous and non-Indigenous) and how they have established and developed research partnerships and research programmes. Through this discussion, we explore the imperatives and motivations for developing research partnerships with First Nations groups as well as the challenges and opportunities involved. We examine the need to 'negotiate' the existing 'clash' between the expected outputs of the institutions and those of the researchers and communities as well as how to navigate the differences between the institutional research protocols and the community research protocols and cultural systems. We draw on primary data from in-depth interviews with 14 researchers as well as document analysis of research protocols and literature.
Developing equitable Indigenous and non-Indigenous research partnerships
Session 1 Thursday 7 July, 2022, -