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Autoethnography and stakeholder engagement
In this blog post I report on my Winston Churchill Foundation research fellowship study on the adultification of Black girls in state care in 2023 (Ikomi, 2024). Adultification can occur in ...
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Editorial: Beyond ‘navel gazing’: Autoethnography as a catalyst for change
Autoethnography holds significant relevance as a methodology in social justice work within educational research and practice (Boylorn, 2006; Ellis, 2002; Skousen, 2022). It is defined as ...
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Ripple effects: From the ‘auto’ to wider narratives of social purpose
Historically, self-reflective work has been disparaged as narcissistic or uncritical. In this blog post, I outline two ways, drawn from my own research and practice, in which starting from ...
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Narrating self, narrating us: Autoethnography in black women’s storytelling
Telling stories has been part of my upbringing since birth. My Jamaican immigrant grandparents used stories to shape my identity, build character, and share their histories – stories of ...