Abstract

Research methods to access and engage historically oppressed communities have evolved dramatically. Leisure researchers once aspired to be objective and to remain detached from their participants, but developments in grounded and participatory epistemologies have enabled the development of various kinds of relationships between researchers and study participants. The purposes of this paper were (1) to characterize strategies to build trust and collaborative relationships with historically oppressed populations, and (2) to identify ethical tensions that arise. The paper features vignettes from the coauthors that center on the ways in which historically oppressed communities and researchers have built collaborative relationships that involve a degree of trust while navigating power differentials. The vignettes revealed several themes for effective partnerships and a messy bundle of ethical tensions related to researcher integrity. Ultimately, decisions in research need to be made in a deliberate and transparent manner as the consequences affect everyone involved in the research.

摘要

进入和参与历史上受压迫社区的研究方法已经发生了巨大的变化。休闲研究人员曾经渴望客观并与参与者保持分离，但扎根和参与性认识论的发展使研究人员和研究参与者之间的各种关系得以发展。本文的目的是 (1) 描述与历史上受压迫的人群建立信任和协作关系的策略，以及 (2) 确定出现的伦理紧张局势。该论文以合著者的小插曲为中心，重点介绍历史上受压迫的社区和研究人员建立协作关系的方式，这些协作关系涉及一定程度的信任，同时驾驭权力差异。这些小插曲揭示了有效伙伴关系的几个主题以及与研究人员诚信相关的一系列道德紧张局势。最终，研究决策需要以深思熟虑和透明的方式做出，因为后果会影响参与研究的每个人。