Towards Transformative Collaboration: Facilitating Discussions About How We See Research and the World

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Abstract

While we have had countless experiences of talking past—and down—to each other both within and beyond our research communities, the authors of this proposal have also had experiences where epistemological, methodological, and other differences felt generative rather than divisive. We recognize the divisiveness and distrust—both within our research communities and in larger society—as growing problems holding us back from improving education and repairing harm. Drawing on data generated in an early stage of an ongoing project, we argue the first step toward transformative multidisciplinary work is to make visible our taken-for-granted assumptions about the world and about research. In this paper we share our early attempts at creating a protocol for facilitating discussions about positionality, epistemology, ontology, and methodological priorities.

Authors

• Charlotte L. Land, Pennsylvania State University

• Cory Brautigam, Pennsylvania State University

• Kendall R. Mainzer, Pennsylvania State University

• Madiha Noor, Pennsylvania State University

• Jubara AbuSin, Pennsylvania State University

• Yue Tang, Pennsylvania State University

• Ahmad Ali Khalaf Ali, Pennsylvania State University

• Hala Salem, Pennsylvania State University

• Ari Kim, Pennsylvania State University

• Asli Neriman Ogulcuklu Cevik, Pennsylvania State University