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Researcher Positionality in Qualitative Research With a Reflexive Dive With the Santals: A Dissertation Case Report

Researcher Positionality in Qualitative Research With a Reflexive Dive With the Santals: A Dissertation Case Report
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Author(s): Parimal Kumar Roy (Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre, Bangladesh)
Copyright: 2025
Pages: 20
Source title: Qualitative Research Methods for Dissertation Research
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Robin Throne (University of the Cumberlands, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3693-3069-2.ch021

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Abstract

This case report presents the experiences through a PhD thesis and highlights the researcher's positionality. The researcher's positionality and reflexivity were interconnected to accomplish an ethnographic study with the Santals of Bangladesh. Against this backdrop, a qualitative research design was utilized that involved participant observation, a type of qualitative approach for data collection from the Santals hamlet of northern Bangladesh. One component of the methodology demonstrated how the researcher is embedded with the target population and illustrates the embedded context via a lengthy involvement prior to the qualitative research to demonstrate the use of reflexivity and positionality.

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