Who reveals what to whom? Critical reflections on conducting qualitative inquiry as an interdisciplinary, biracial, male/female research team Academic Article

abstract

• If qualitative inquiry seeks to understand and explain the meaning of social phenomena, then what is the influence of social interactions between researchers in this process? In seeking to understand social constructions of reality, how do racial and gender identities influence qualitative fieldwork? What unique insights can be gained by conducting qualitative research in interdisciplinary research teams? Does a biracial, male/female research team confer legitimacy when the research seeks to uncover experiences related to race and gender? The authors address these questions as they critically reflect and report on their experiences while conducting qualitative research as an interdisciplinary, biracial, male/female research team for a university retention study.

authors

• Slattery, G. Patrick
• Stanley, Christine

published proceedings

• QUALITATIVE INQUIRY

author list (cited authors)

• Stanley, C. A., & Slattery, P.

citation count

• 39

complete list of authors

• Stanley, CA||Slattery, P

publication date

• January 2003

publisher

• SAGE Publications  Publisher

published in

• Qualitative Inquiry  Journal

keywords

• Biracial
• Critical
• Fieldwork
• Interdisciplinary
• Qualitative

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1177/1077800403253004

start page

• 705

end page

• 728

volume

• 9

issue

• 5

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1077800403253004