IND723 - Indigenous Research: Ways of Knowing and Doing
| Year: | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Community Based Delivery (CBD)* |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Study commitment | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus | NIKERI (CBD): 3 x 1-week on-campus intensive (lectures, seminars and fieldtrips) per trimester |
| Note: | *Community Based Delivery (CBD): only for students of the National Indigenous Knowledges, Education, Research and Innovation NIKERI Institute (located at the Waurn Ponds campus) |
Content
This subject evaluates traditional western academic approaches to research in comparison with Indigenous epistemologies (ways of knowing) and methodologies (ways of doing). Qualitative methods covered include yarning up, participant observation, unstructured interviewing (focus groups, in-depth), digital/online research, and mixed method approaches. Quantitative methods covered include survey design, statistical analysis, sampling techniques and strategies, measuring social variables, administration of questionnaires and response rates.
The benefits and limitations of various methods will be examined from multiple research perspectives or contexts. Students will be trained in devising tools to conduct research and data analysis from an Indigenous epistemological perspective.
Unit Fee Information
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