Cross-cultural social research with indigenous knowledge (IK): some dilemmas and lessons.

dc.contributor.author	Islam, M. Rezaul
dc.contributor.author	Banda, Dennis
dc.date.accessioned	2020-07-13T09:22:51Z
dc.date.available	2020-07-13T09:22:51Z
dc.date.issued	2011
dc.description.abstract	This paper looks at many contemporary issues in cross-cultural social research with indigenous knowledge (IK). The paper draws some practical examples and experiences based on two PhD research works done in two countries in the South – Zambia (Banda, 2008) and Bangladesh (Islam, 2009). The paper argues that this is the Eurocentric assumption which holds that no body of knowledge can be owned by a tribe or group of people and that alternative knowledge to universal knowledge is ignorance. Finally, this paper highlights the need for more research in IK by researcher from both the North and the South, but taking into account the peculiarities and complexities conducting research in IK	en
dc.identifier.issn	2068-9861
dc.identifier.uri	http://dspace.unza.zm/handle/123456789/6178
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Journal of Social Research & Policy	en
dc.subject	Qualitative research.	en
dc.subject	Cross-cultural social research.	en
dc.subject	Indigenous knowledge.	en
dc.subject	Ethics in social research.	en
dc.title	Cross-cultural social research with indigenous knowledge (IK): some dilemmas and lessons.	en
dc.type	Article	en