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DESCRIPTION:Researcher positionality is often conceptualised through inside
 r-outsider distinctions\, where insider researchers are assumed to possess
  privileged access\, trust\, and cultural understanding within the communi
 ties they study. However\, these classifications can overlook the fluid\, 
 contextual\, and relational processes through which researchers and partic
 ipants position one another throughout the research encounter. Drawing on 
 methodological reflections from a qualitative doctoral study examining fam
 ily-school partnerships among South Sudanese Australian families\, this pa
 per explores how researcher positionality was continuously shaped and resh
 aped through relationships with participants\, community networks\, and in
 stitutional contexts.\n\nAs a South Sudanese Australian researcher\, I fou
 nd that shared cultural background\, language\, and community connections 
 facilitated access\, recruitment\, and initial trust-building with partici
 pants. However\, these markers of insider status did not produce a fixed i
 nsider position. Instead\, my positionality shifted across different resea
 rch interactions as participants also interpreted my identity through othe
 r social and institutional locations\, including my affiliation with a uni
 versity\, my status as a doctoral researcher\, my professional background\
 , and my access to educational and social capital. These intersecting posi
 tions influenced expectations\, disclosures\, relationships of trust\, and
  the power dynamics embedded within the production of knowledge.\n\nThroug
 h reflexive analysis of recruitment\, interviewing\, translation\, and int
 erpretation processes\, this paper examines how researcher positionality e
 merged relationally rather than as a predetermined identity category. It a
 rgues that understanding positionality requires attention to the ongoing i
 nterplay between trust\, power\, and relationships within the research con
 text. By moving beyond fixed insider-outsider positions\, the paper contri
 butes to methodological discussions on reflexivity\, ethics\, and knowledg
 e production in qualitative research with culturally and linguistically di
 verse communities. It highlights the importance of recognising positionali
 ty as an evolving relational process shaped by the multiple identities\, r
 elationships\, and contexts that researchers and participants bring into t
 he research interaction.
DTSTAMP:20261102T131137Z
LOCATION:Drawing Room
SUMMARY:Beyond Fixed Insider-Outsider Positions: Exploring Relational Posit
 ionality through Power and Trust in Research with South Sudanese Australia
 n Families - Dr John Jok
URL:https://conferences.acspri.org.au/2026/talk/HGGZN8/
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