Intruders with questions and fears - TUPDD0105 Team A Team B REFLEXIVITY? A process of accounting for the influence of researchers on research outcomes.

Intruders with questions and fears- TUPDD0105

Team A

Team B

REFLEXIVITY?A process of accounting for the influence of researchers on research outcomes through critical, pro-active, iterative reflection by the researchers.

How we were ‘others’

Entering participants’ worlds (physical and lived)

• Our subtle otherness, intruding into peoples’ worlds

• The way we speak: Dialect accents Academic lingo (familiarity)

• The way we dressed: Uniforms Clean shoes Sunglasses

• Who we are: University employees

• What we are asking: Questions different from

those of day-to-day living

Our experiences in the data

LIZO

PARTICIPANTS

KELLY

(above): The standing position of experts

(left): Outsiders looking in

• Marked as ‘targets’ Victims of crime Solicited for help finding employment Local politicking

• Grounds for building relationships: Taking time to explain to these strange strangers Teasing us about our fear of certain areas in the

community