Navigating Complex Research Terrains : The Experiences of Social Researchers in the Global South / edited by Oliver Mutanga, Faith Mkwananzi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mutanga, Oliver.

Series:

Education Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education--Research.

Education.

Archaeology--Philosophy.

Archaeology.

Education, Higher.

Knowledge, Theory of.

Ethnology.

Research Methods in Education.

Global South Methods and Theory.

Higher Education.

Epistemology.

Ethnography.

Local Subjects:

Research Methods in Education.

Global South Methods and Theory.

Higher Education.

Epistemology.

Ethnography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (244 pages)

Edition:

1st ed. 2025.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2025.

Summary:

This edited book explores the lived experiences of researchers in the Global South, navigating complex terrain and the struggle for epistemic contribution and recognition both inside and outside the academy. Throughout the chapters, researchers provide accounts of their lived research experiences, and explore alternative worldviews in which Southern and Northern epistemologies find common ground. The book will be of interest to students and scholars interested in research methodology, knowledge creation, international development and the wider social sciences. Oliver Mutanga is Assistant Professor in the Graduate School of Education at Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan, and Research Associate in the College of Education at the University of South Africa. Faith Mkwananzi is Associate Professor in the Centre for Development Support at University of the Free State, South Africa.

Contents:

Part 1: Researchers’ Lived Experiences

Chapter 1: Researcher Reflexivity: Decolonising Social Research Through the Global South Lens

Chapter 2: Experiences of Conducting Decolonial, Participatory Action Research in a Transdisciplinary Team in Cape Town, South Africa

Chapter 3: Social Scientists and Their Ancestors

Chapter 4: When the Other ‘Infiltrates’ the Ivory Tower

Chapter 5: ‘Leaving Becomes the Only Way Out’: The False Promise of Academic Freedom for Emerging Global South Scholars

Chapter 6: Learning Perceptions and Learning Adaptation: A Case Study Using the Language Convergence/Meaning Divergence Analysis

Part 2: Empirical Experiences

Chapter 7: Transdisciplinary and Transregional Experiences of Research with Street-Involved Children in Harare, Zimbabwe

Chapter 8: Positionality and Power: Reflections of Non-Disabled Researchers Working with Women with Disabilities in Botswana

Chapter 9: Navigating the Research Terrain in Zimbabwe and South Africa: An Autoethnographic Study

Chapter 10: Conclusion: Thinking Differently.

Notes:

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ISBN:

3-032-03642-9

9783032036421

OCLC:

1550454439