Bell Stephen, Aggleton Peter, Lockyer Andrew, Ferguson Tellisa, Murray Walbira, Silver Bronwyn, Kaldor John, Maher Lisa, Ward James
UNSW Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.
Qual Health Res. 2021 Jan;31(1):16-28. doi: 10.1177/1049732320961348. Epub 2020 Oct 3.
In a context of ongoing colonization and dispossession in Australia, many Aboriginal people live with experiences of health research that is done "on" rather than "with" or "by" them. Recognizing the agency of young people and contributing to Aboriginal self-determination and community control of research, we used a peer research methodology involving Aboriginal young people as researchers, advisors, and participants in a qualitative sexual health study in one remote setting in the Northern Territory, Australia. We document the methodology, while critically reflecting on its benefits and limitations as a decolonizing method. Findings confirm the importance of enabling Aboriginal young people to play a central role in research with other young people about their own sexual health. Future priorities include developing more enduring forms of coinvestigation with Aboriginal young people beyond data collection during single studies, and support for young researchers to gain formal qualifications to enhance future employability.
在澳大利亚持续存在殖民化和剥夺土地的背景下，许多原住民经历的健康研究是在他们“身上”进行，而非与他们“一起”或“由”他们开展。认识到年轻人的能动性，并为原住民的自决以及社区对研究的掌控做出贡献，我们采用了一种同伴研究方法，让原住民年轻人作为研究者、顾问和参与者，参与澳大利亚北领地一个偏远地区的定性性健康研究。我们记录了该方法，同时批判性地反思其作为一种去殖民化方法的优点和局限性。研究结果证实了让原住民年轻人在与其他年轻人开展的关于自身性健康的研究中发挥核心作用的重要性。未来的优先事项包括在单次研究的数据收集之外，与原住民年轻人发展更持久的共同调查形式，以及支持年轻研究者获得正式资格以提升未来的就业能力。
