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Methodological Decisions In Context: The Dilemmas And Challenges Of Novice African Scholars, Justin Lupele, Mweru Mwingi, Felistus Kinyanjui, Christine Kisamba, Joyce Kimani
Methodological Decisions In Context: The Dilemmas And Challenges Of Novice African Scholars, Justin Lupele, Mweru Mwingi, Felistus Kinyanjui, Christine Kisamba, Joyce Kimani
Institute for Educational Development, East Africa
This paper emerges out of a panel discussion during a PhD week and subsequent 8th International Environmental Education Invitation Seminar held at Rhodes University in 2004 and 2005 respectively.
It illuminates some insights into our struggles (as novice African researchers) in trying to respond to contextual realities as we research education and social change in African contexts, seeking insight into what counts as legitimate research in this context.
The paper considers our struggles at conceptual, methodological, analytical and data generation levels, and in a politics of research. This is done by means of examples drawn from five current doctoral research …