RESEARCH METHODS: Oh yeah, you’re already doing this.

Smith, L. (2012). Decolonizing Methodologies:

Research and Indigenous Peoples. New York: Zed Books.

Pulitano, E. (2003). Toward a Native American Critical Theory. Lincoln: University of Nebraska University Press

Nancy Van Leuven, Ph.D. – AIS 230 – Fall 2013 – University of Washington

First, notes from the field

Native American tribes challenge Oklahoma gay marriage ban

Triangulation!

One valuable way to improve the credibility reliability of a research study.

Involves incorporating multiple data sources, types, and methods to arrive at conclusions.

• Creswell, J., & Clark, V. (2011). Designing and conducting mixed methods research. Los Angeles: Sage.

YOUR FAVORITE SHAPE

First point of our triangle:

CONTENT ANALYSIS (You used it to infer cultural aspects and change in your culture paper)

“Content analysis is a summarizing, quantitative analysis of messages . . .”Krippendorff, K., & Bock, M. (2008). The Content Analysis Reader. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Now adding:

MORE SECONDARY RESEARCH

• PRIMARY: In the field, first-hand

• SECONDARY (Desk): Collecting information that already exists from reports, books, etc.

Next: PRIMARY RESEARCH

INTERVIEWS

Asking participants questions in a one-on-one or small group setting

SURVEYS

Asking participants about their behaviors and opinions through a short questionnaire

Team assignment: Assign a leader to start running list of questions to ask representatives of your tribes and casinos

Here’s another favorite shape.

TEAM ASSIGNMENTS

• Assign a leader to start running list of survey or interview questions to ask representatives of your tribes and casinos

• Assign a leader to start thinking of ways to combine your data, e.g. table of mission statements, etc.

• REPORT BACK ON MONDAY!

NOW: PEER REVIEW(include comments to help your colleague)

WRITE NOTES ON PAPER PLUS A NOTE TO ME ABOUT HOW YOU’D GRADE IT:

FORMAT: 3 POINTS

Formatted per guidelines (cover page with summary, etc., background, findings, conclusion)APA citation of all research Minimum of three pages not counting cover page and references 12’ Times New Roman double spacedPage numbers in lower right corner

CONTENT: 4 POINTSDepth of analysis, organization/clarity of writing, strength of critical thinking

Policy and Political Issues: State/federal intervention, caps, issues of sovereignty, guidelines regarding use of revenues, mandates about gambling, etc.Regulatory, legal issues: Licensing, compacts, rights of tribes against states (and vice versa) taxation, accounting, etc.

Deja Vu: TEAM ASSIGNMENTS

PLUS

pps. 83-95 in text (beginning economic topics)

• Assign a leader to start running list of survey or interview questions to ask representatives of your tribes and casinos

• Assign a leader to start thinking of ways to combine your data, e.g. table of mission statements, etc.

•REPORT BACK ON MONDAY!