W5 Creative Research Methods

Question 1

Why do researchers use creative methods in research?

Answer 1

It’s clear about it’s own subjectivity, it’s emotionally engaging, it resonates with people making it accessible, and it’s spiritual.

Question 2

What is Logan’s methodology and methods, and why are these a good choice for his research interests?

Answer 2

Methodologies: Kaupapa Māori

Semi-structured interviews Exploring whakapapa, te reo me ōna tikanga masculinity, and whanaungatanga.

Using poetry as a form of analysis with his
research.

Question 3

How can poetry and pūrākau can form the foundations of qualitative analysis in Psych research

Answer 3

Transcribe his interviews with young people and
the key stakeholders, and use these to form data
poems

These data poems form part of the analysis for
his PhD, alongside the pūrākau of Tāwhaki and
Māui

Question 4

What are the issues with Science being the only way of doing research?

Answer 4

Denial of non- Western ways of knowing and being,

Dominance of Eurocentric methods,

De-legitimisation of non-cognitive ways of knowing and being,

Minimisation of relationality and holism

Question 5

What are the issues with Science being the only way of doing research?

Answer 5

Denial of non- Western ways of knowing and being,

Dominance of Eurocentric methods,

De-legitimization of non-cognitive ways of knowing and being,

Minimization of relationality and holism