Appraising the Ingredients of the Interpreter/Researcher Relationship

A Reflexive Qualitative Exploration

Forfattere

  • Supriya Baily George Mason University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7577/njcie.2762

Emneord (Nøkkelord):

qualitative research, interviews, reflexivity, translators, interpreters

Sammendrag

The interview remains a highly powerful and valued method of data collection. Oftentimes, in cross-language studies, at the nexus of the interview between the researcher and the participant lies a critical third component: the translator or the interpreter.  The relationship between the researcher and participant, especially in the construction of critical studies on voice and agency, depends on the relationship both the researcher and participant have with the interpreter.  How does that relationship affect the ‘translation’ of voice in a study?  What are the ethical and linguistic considerations that need to be made to ensure methodological fidelity? Using data collected with participants in rural India and Indonesia, this paper provides a lens through which a critical third participant plays a vital role in the voice and power of academic research.

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Supriya Baily, George Mason University

Associate Professor

Supriya Baily is Associate Professor at George Mason University where she teaches courses in international and comparative education, qualitative research methods and teacher education.  She is also the Associate Director for the Center for International Education. Her research interests focus on gender, education and empowerment, the role of teacher agency towards social justice, and theorizing qualitative research methods.

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2018-12-17

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Baily, S. (2018). Appraising the Ingredients of the Interpreter/Researcher Relationship: A Reflexive Qualitative Exploration. Nordic Journal of Comparative and International Education (NJCIE), 2(4), 53–69. https://doi.org/10.7577/njcie.2762

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