Doing Cross-Cultural Research with Integrity Collected Wisdom from Researchers in Social Settings

Though all research is steeped in methodological and ethical quandaries, it is further complicated when a researcher crosses cultural borders. Given the increasingly multi-cultural nature of research populations and of recent global collaborations, researchers often find themselves working with those unlike themselves. Seventy cross-cultural researchers from multiple disciplines, from mainstream academia and from marginalized groups in six nations and four continents address the overarching question: 'How can one do cross-cultural research with integrity?' Author and researcher narratives comprise a substantial portion of the book; stories, many humorous, some heart-wrenching, some heart-warming, contextualize complex concepts and explore the richness that cross-cultural research and collaborations can bring to the researcher, to the knowledge base surrounding real world problems, and to those researched. These contextualized insights, covering all phases of the research process, allow the reader to inductively construct their own research beliefs and plans.

LINDA MILLER CLEARY is a Morse Distinguished Professor at the University of Minnesota.

Nothing Stands StillInitiating Research: Whose Question? Whose Benefit? Whose Knowledge? Getting Started: Questions, Community Agreements, Consent, Institutional Approval, and FundingChoosing MethodsUnderstanding Identity, Discourse, and Language to Inform ResearchEntering Another CultureGathering Data while Respecting ParticipantsComplexities of Analysis in Cross-Cultural ResearchDissemination: Reciprocity as an Imperative for ActionThe Two Way Bridge: Doing Cross-Cultural Research with Integrity