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This study explored disabled people's reflections and experiences regarding the challenges they faced when negotiating transitioning to adulthood. It was informed by critical disability studies and youth studies. Four focus group interviews were conducted with altogether 21 participants, 10 men and 11 women with different impairments. A constructivist grounded theory approach was applied to categorise and synthesise data. Participants had faced a myriad of barriers while transitioning into adulthood, such as inaccessible environments, ableist ideas about disabled people as being dependent and childlike, lack of expectations and inadequate supports. Participants resisted these ableist ideals but simultaneously underscored their want to aspire transitional norms in order to live a valued adult life. The importance of having real choices and opportunities was pivotal. The findings underline the importance of dismissing the ableist ideas that persistently exclude young disabled people. Acknowledging different ways of being and doing is key at times of transitioning. Points of interest: This article looks at young disabled peoples' transitioning into adulthood from their own perspective. Participants' access to social spaces, activities, and opportunities typical for young people was often restricted or simply denied. Participants faced restricted choices that were not necessarily meaningful to them, did not reflect their lifestyle or identity and undermined the idea of who they wanted to become The young people underscored desired ways of transitioning into adulthood emphasising justice, dignity, and being entitled onés own space, purpose, and opinions. The rigid ableist ideas about adulthood and disability that have persistently excluded young disabled people should be dismissed. Instead, opportunities for multiple ways for being an adult must be provided. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose – Despite the growing interest in the field of supply chain sustainability (SCS), little exploration of new theories exists. Therefore, this paper aims to introduce practice theories to SCS studies through a practice turn. Design/methodology/approach – This is a conceptual paper in nature. Hence, based on theoretical arguments, the authors elaborate on how the practice turn can arise in the SCS field. Findings – The theoretical elaboration is rooted in the understanding that sustainability is not limited to the materiality of environmental and social issues, as often observed. Instead, there is a need to include immaterial, emotional and intangible elements to better comprehend SCS practice. The authors argue that a continuum exists for a practice turn, including practice-based view, practice-based studies and critical practice theory. Research limitations/implications – The authors provide a research agenda with a comprehensive perspective of understanding the application and implications of practice theories to SCS. Practical implications – The practice turn in SCS studies can support managers to better understand their practices not only through recognizing explicit activities but also mainly by reflecting on hidden elements that affect their performance. Social implications – SCS studies can better engage with grand challenges through a practice turn, which helps increase its contribution to solving social problems. Originality/value – Unlike previous literature, the paper elaborates on how practice theories are powerful in supporting both scholars and practitioners in moving away from an extremely economic focus to genuinely embrace sustainability practice. In doing so, the practice turn appears as an important phase for SCS field maturity.

‘Critical’, ‘activist’, or ‘engaged’ forms of social research are influential in many fields today. They insist that researchers ‘critique’ the phenomena being investigated, and they demand that research should be designed to bring about ‘social change’. A variety of political arguments have been used to support this commitment. Among the main ones is that ‘uncritical’ research detached from practical progressive action is either trivial or reinforces the status quo – that any claim to objectivity is inevitably ideological. However, there are three other arguments, of an ethical character, that have also been employed to justify social research being ‘critical’, ‘activist’, or ‘engaged’. These appeal to: urgency of the social issue being investigated; the reciprocity that ought always to operate between researcher and researched; and researchers’ complicity in the status quo, especially where they are taken to be a member of a privileged group. In this paper, I will critically examine these arguments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the field of critical research, there is significant interest about the extent and forms of the researcher's proactive engagement with marginalized and excluded communities being researched. However, it is not always clear what makes this involvement part of the research, or how much it serves as a moral position located in the process of building relationships with the community being researched. Based on a retrospective and reflexive observation of extended ethnographic fieldwork, between 2005 and 2016, with Israel's Mountain Jewish Community, this paper presents an analysis of Research from an Active-Involved Critical Stance (RAICS). In the conceptual-theoretical dimension, this position is anchored in the theory of intersubjective relationships, critical ethnography, and community-based participatory research. With respect to the structural aspect, RAICS will be explicated through the various positions taken up by the researcher within the field, and across three stages in the development of the relationship with the community during the study, namely: the store-windows; behind the scenes; and onstage. Eight principles of RAICS will be presented. Finally, RAICS will be discussed in the context of developments in the critical research field. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Qualitative research methodologies offer many benefits to the counseling field: a thick, vibrant description of a construct or experiences pertinent to a specific group; a critical lens to qualitative research can also propel social justice, advocacy, and systemic change. Despite qualitative research being regularly used in the counseling profession, the majority of this research has been utilized on/with adults, leading to the need for greater guidance specific to youth: children and adolescents. This article is the first in a special issue from The Journal of Child and Adolescent Counseling, on youth-centered qualitative research. In this lead article, we outline concrete, practical strategies for conducting youth-centered qualitative research; this paper is organized according to a qualitative guide by Goodman-Scott, but applied to youth specifically. Given the importance of social justice and advocacy, this article is also grounded in a critical research paradigm. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In 2019, we received a Top Paper Award for a paper presented at a national communication conference, despite our erasure of Black women from the history of midwifery in Alabama. We recognize and acknowledge the logics of white supremacy that informed our initial thinking and offer this essay as reparative work. We begin by describing our original research project. Then, we outline the reflexive, intellectual, and methodological practices that informed our critique. We conclude by questioning what scholarship is valued in the academy and what can be done to prevent similar scholarship from being written and rewarded. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aims: This paper explores two critical feminist methodologies for nursing research: feminist political economy and feminist critical discourse analysis. The aim was to appreciate varied methodological approaches available for nurses to understand complexities in healthcare environments, above and beyond socially normative ways of knowing. Design: Discursive paper. Data Sources: Published articles from nursing databases (CINAHL and ProQuest; no date restrictions) and interdisciplinary databases (Women's Studies International, Sociological Abstracts and Ovid MEDLINE; publication dates between 2017 and 2022). Methods: A discursive paper exploring and critically synthesizing the literature on feminist political economy and feminist critical discourse analysis to demonstrate how each methodological approach can be used in nursing. Results: The findings of this discursive paper suggest there is an opportunity to draw on interdisciplinary studies for creative insights into how these methodologies may be helpful for nurses' scholarship and programmes of research. Although few nursing studies explicitly name a feminist political economy or feminist critical discourse analysis approach, several studies apply principles of these methodological approaches. Conclusion: There is an opportunity for these methodologies to be applied within the same project when there is a fit between the research questions and aims of both methodologies (studies where notions of gender and power are considered central and there are potential insights from exploring social progress, structures and the material, along with the social relations of discourses). Implications for the Profession and/or Patient Care: Feminist political economy and feminist critical discourse analysis offer novel options for methodological analyses. Impact: Application of these methodologies may benefit critical nursing scholars looking for diverse critical methodological avenues to explore and to broaden nursing's methodological toolbox towards meeting social justice aims. Patient or Public Contribution: No patient or public contribution. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In intergenerational family relationships, the respect for the role of the mother has always been emphasized in Iranian-Islamic culture. However, conducting socio-cultural research in Iran with a special focus on the roles of mothers is one of the research gaps that requires more scientific research. The purpose of this study is to examine the social and cultural concerns of mothers in familial and social relationships. The research method used was the critical qualitative method of Carspecken. Research data were collected through in-depth interviews with 15 mothers who had children under the age of two. Findings show categories such as physical and mental exhaustion of the mother, child developmental concerns, increasing needs with child growth, mother's sensitivity due to uncontrollable child, disturbance in housekeeping, gender preference, unstable social status of the mother, etc. were obtained. The results showed mothers' dissatisfaction and disturbance about some social and cultural structures that put pressure on them. Based on the results, there is a need to pass laws to facilitate and improve the supportive and emotional contexts for mothers. Also, the existing capability of Iranian society should be employed more effectively to maintain and promote the status of the mother as a proud role in Iranian-Islamic cul. ‌ Keywords Mother, Intergenerational Family Relations, Socio-Cultural Concerns, Critical Research, Zarand City ‌ ‌Introduction Social and behavioral scientists have seen the pivotal role of the mother as an important agent in reproducing and transmitting social and cultural values to future generations through giving birth to a child, socializing children, forming kinship networks, and establishing new family bonds. The social role of motherhood is often associated with wide-ranging expectations and heavy social responsibilities for the mother. In Iranian families, the mother has played an important role for centuries with a respectable social status in intergenerational family relationships. Historically, Iranian-Islamic culture has emphasized respect for the role of the mother. The present paper aims to examine the socio-cultural concerns experienced by the mother as one of the vital roles in the family and society. Motherhood in human societies is based on dual identity. On the one hand, it is defined by physical and biological processes related to women, and on the other hand, it is defined by very important social and cultural dimensions related to gender. The social and cultural rules and dimensions of motherhood are far more important than the biological dimensions in this dual biological and cultural identity of motherhood. Once women take on the role of motherhood, they confront new multifaceted challenges. Until now, social studies and research in Iran have been less focused specifically on mothers and have commonly studied women as a larger group or have studied motherhood mainly in positivistic or interpretive paradigms. The present study intends to critically examine the lives of mothers and their socio-cultural concerns and complications. In other words, this paper tries to answer the question: what issues and challenges exist for mothers from a social and cultural point of view?. Methodology The present study has been done with a critical ethnographic approach. The purpose of critical ethnography is to explore a cultural experience in the areas of everyday social life that are embedded within larger social and structural contexts. The field of our research is Zarand city, located in the central regions of Iran and in the north of Kerman province. The sample consisted of 15 mothers with children under two years of age, purposefully selected based on various criteria such as socioeconomic status, employment status, education, physical health of the child, etc. In this study, the five-step Carspecken strategy was used. Since the purpose of the Carspecken approach is to explore and identify cultural meanings, as well as to produce first-hand data through the researcher's participation in the field, the data collection of the present study was done by means of a mix of qualitative research techniques. Based on the observational technique and daily field notes from close contact with the participants, an attempt was made to obtain basic and exploratory knowledge of the context of the study. In addition, participants' views and opinions were also collected through in-depth individual interviews. To analyze the data, attempts were made to reconstruct themes and identify cultural relationships between the local context and macro levels of reality through critical analysis models. Findings The study categorized and extracted some of the most important challenges and problems experienced by mothers based on qualitative analysis of field observations and individual interviews with participants. The following themes were obtained from our data analysis: physical and mental exhaustion experienced by mothers, concerns regarding a child's growth and health, raising needs of children as children age increases, mother anxiousness regarding childrearing and expected socialization, demanding all responsibility of childcare from the mother, the power of gender boundaries in practice, decline in leisure time and work-related activity of mother, the consequence of gender preferences in society over the mother, and so on. The themes obtained from the research reflect the complex and multifaceted situation that the mother faces. Some of these themes reflect the social expectations that the normative rules and cultural structures of society impose on the mother and place the burden of responsibility on the mother. The other themes reflect the psychological stress and social pressures that the mother experiences in different ways during the parenting process. Result The results show that the role of motherhood is associated with challenges and limitations. Social structures and cultural norms impact the allocation of tasks and define expectations from the mothering role. Although these rules and structures have longstanding cultural-historical roots, rapid social changes in the modern era have created role conflict, leading to multiplying psychological and social pressures on the mother role. Therefore, conducting more social research is necessary for a better understanding of individual and social concerns of mothers and to maintain and strengthen the respectable dignity of the mother. According to our results, it is necessary to design and formulate social policies to improve the context for emotional and social support for mothers. Also, the existing social and cultural contexts of the society should be employed more effectively to maintain and promote the status of the mother, as a proud role in the Iranian-Islamic culture of our society.

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Despite changes to research and practice, that, to some degree, acknowledge that people are shaped by their contexts, the treatment of mental illness remains largely focused on interventions that take place at the level of the individual. Conceptualizing mental illness as something that resides in individuals can lead to reliance on neurobiological and psychotherapeutic solutions, and away from conversations about not only contextual causes of mental distress, but also sociopolitical solutions to mental distress. Further, it can lead to the use of mental health interventions that focus on the biology of an individual without a consideration for how those interventions themselves may have psychological, social, or political consequences that act to shape an individual's identity, agency, and relationship to their community. This paper examines one medicolegal intervention, the community treatment order, using the philosophical work of Grosz and Foucault to consider how this intervention affects the experience and construction of identity, and the impact of this on an individual's sense of agential membership in a community. This discussion aims to increase understanding of the individual and social implications of interventions for mental illness, and provide a conceptualization of the relationship between identity, agency, and ethics which can inform critical research and nursing practice more broadly. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This paper examines the contributions of mapping research to critical qualitative research methodology. Mapping research is introduced, along with its history, the prevalence of geo- and socio-spatial theoretical frameworks used with the methodology, and the predominant framing of mapping research in the field of education. The main goal of this paper is to share some of the wide variety of approaches to mapping research to help scholars understand where the methodology comes from, where it is going, as well as its scope, strengths, limitations, and possibilities for critical qualitative research. Three diverse examples of mapping research are analysed in detail with attention given to their theoretical and methodological contexts, prompts and generated artefacts, as well as strengths and limitations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The use of digital technology for self-care, such as self-management of chronic diseases, has emerged through mobile applications and wearables, often designed, developed, and used in everyday life outside the healthcare context. The new self-care practices may be beneficial in many ways but can also potentially pose risks, and there is a corresponding need to understand underlying algorithms and biases that may affect users. In this article, we describe the design and development of a mobile app for food nutrition information as part of diabetes self-management and critically discuss its implications for patients and designers. In conclusion, this study highlights the need to carefully consider how self-management tools are designed, developed, and used for self-care. We propose co-design to approach data-driven healthcare in general and data-driven decision-making tools in particular. Our findings show that patients need to balance overreliance and mistrust in augmented data-driven decision-making, which calls for ethical considerations and a critical approach for all future designers.

PURPOSE Sport pedagogy (SP) has established itself as a subdiscipline in Human Movement Studies since the 1970s. It has become an academic labyrinth as a result of its rapid flourishing. Most researchers are extremely confused about this disorderly research complex. This study aimed to evaluate the characteristics of SP in stages in the western (mostly English speaking) countries. METHODS Analysis of literature published in English from 1990 to 2022. RESULTS The developmental versions were divided as follows: SP1.0 is positivistic in nature, SP2.0 is multi-paradigmatic as it includes all paradigms, and SP3.0 (current version). Many academic journals have been launched, and a variety of books on divergent topics are being published. Currently, research has exploded. In SP3.0, research performed by British scholars are notable in terms of number and quality, overpowering those by scholars in the USA and other countries. Youth sport and sport coaching are regarded as new legitimate areas. Additionally, signs for SP4.0 have been indicated. CONCLUSIONS In order to find way outs in the SP labyrinth, it is necessary to recognize the current research trends in international SP.

Theories used in the Information Systems (IS) field come in large majority from authors based in Western countries, a bias that holds for critical theories as well. Such a bias is made more problematic by the mandate of critical theory, which is meant exactly to illuminate the oppressive conditions of the status quo. Against this backdrop, this paper explores the subalternity theory approach – developed by the Subaltern Studies collective from the early 1980s – as an indigenous theory that, proposing a socially and geographically connotated narration of 'history from below', can play a major role in the effort to decolonise critical IS research. By positioning subaltern theory in the IS field, the paper offers an alternative to the Western hegemony of critical theories, exploring the potential of such an alternative to voice systematically silenced and marginalised perspectives. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Using the method of critical and analytic autoethnography (Leon Anderson) and assuming the duties of a humanities scholar toward the social world, the author analyzes her academic practice. She rejects the dichotomy of objective science and engaged science, drawing attention to the form of protectionism resulting from the attitude of a sensitive researcher. The publication of the book was a significant moment in the process of shaping her own research attitude and field testing social engagement, the emergence of “legitimized courage.” The inspiration to track her academic development path was Marcus Miessen’s concept of the critical (independent) practitioner. Analyzing her role as an academic/researcher/practitioner, the author rejects the role of an expert. Considering it critically (after Alfred Schütz), she verifies the attitude of a critical, professional outsider. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Tourism plays a crucial role in delivering and constructing women's heritage values. However, the construction of women's heritage is often carried out in a gendered social and tourism context. Drawing on a critical gender perspective, this study examines how the women's heritage site is constructed in a Chinese context, and how the constructions are experienced by tourists. The heritage site of China's sole woman general, Qin Liangyu, is used as a case. Qualitative data was collected through semi-structured interviews and on-site observations, and thematic analysis was conducted. Findings indicate that the constructed heritage and tourism product emphasises Qin's military prowess as a general; however, its contribution to using this woman heritage tourism product towards gender equality is limited. The research highlights that a gender perspective of heritage construction and heritage tourism is needed in delivering the value of women's heritage for gender equality. • It examines how the women's heritage site is constructed and how the constructions are experienced in a Chinese context. • The heritage site of the sole woman general in Chinese official history, Qin Liangyu, is used as a case. • The existing unbalanced gender power structure affects the transmission of the desired heritage. • A gender perspective is needed in delivering the value of women's heritage for gender equality. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This editorial argues for more research connecting media and communication as a discipline and the Arab Uprisings that goes beyond the mainstream techno-deterministic perceptions. The contributions in this thematic issue can be summarized around three central arguments: First, mainstream media, like TV and journalism, are central and relevant actors in the post-Arab Uprisings phase which have often been overlooked in previous literature. Second, marginalized actors are still engaged in asymmetric power struggles due to their vulnerable status, the precarious political economy, or a marginalized geographic location outside centralized polities. Finally, the third strand of argument is the innovative transnational geographic and chronological synapses that studying media and Arab Uprisings can bring. The editorial calls for more critical and interdisciplinary approaches that follow a region marked by inherent instability and uncertainty.

Bridging Indigenous and Western paradigms in research can offer benefits but it can also be challenging because of the need to navigate power dynamics and differences in perspectives. Amid the Western epistemic norms that dominate most academic spaces in Canada, researchers must endeavour to bridge paradigms in such a way that Indigenous rights to self-determination are upheld, ensuring that Indigenous paradigms or worldviews are not subsumed by or tokenized within Western paradigms. Researchers must also be able to demonstrate the coherence of their project, showing how all aspects fit well together despite the involvement of different perspectives. This article shares lessons learned from a research project in which we aimed to coherently bridge Inuit worldviews and the critical paradigm in a manner that foregrounds Inuit perspectives. We present an accountability framework that supported project planning and decision-making in alignment with our core project intentions by prioritizing requirements for paradigm bridging. This framework was guided by concepts from or based on Inuit knowledge (i.e., piliriqatigiinniq and the Qaggiq Model) and qualitative research (i.e., meaningful coherence). We draw examples from our study to illustrate how we strove to achieve a balanced, dynamic relationship between Inuit and Western epistemologies, which was facilitated by shared points of common ground. Intentional focus was required to continually resist and redress power imbalances. We emphasize the importance of reflexivity and humility to the whole endeavour, highlighting the relevance of researcher positionality from the perspective of the Qallunaaq (White) lead researcher. While acknowledging that any effort to bridge paradigms must be specific to context, we propose that following an iterative, collaborative, reflexive, dynamic and responsive process can enable accountability to Indigenous communities and fidelity to researcher intentions. Such actions support the production of research that is meaningful, valued and useful to the population it intends to serve. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Social work research often requires the exploration of sensitive topics that concern hard-to-reach populations. In order to gain access to these groups, researchers are often forced to rely on gatekeepers during the research process. Gatekeepers become intermediaries who help the researchers to establish this access. In this article, we focus on institutional gatekeepers and the circumstances under which they deny access to research participants. And how the researchers themselves react to this situation in the context of Czech social work research. We used qualitative research, in particular semi-structured interviews with researchers. Based on the research, we identified three main practices of researchers when gatekeepers refuse access. These are conducting research despite denial, making changes to methodology and conducting covert research. The identified procedures bring with them a number of ethical questions that need to be addressed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Many consider academic research an important means to address societal inequality of marginalized groups, such as refugees. However, transformative research arguably requires critically engaged practices that consider and transform dominant exclusive structures permeating both society and knowledge production. This paper discusses challenges and opportunities of such research practices, especially given power and (neoliberal) politics around knowledge production within Dutch academic and refugee research structures. Based on 14 researchers' narratives, the results reveal how critically engaged refugee research is challenged by its marginalized position, academic pressures and culture as well as the recently emerged 'refugee research business'. However, the paper also uncovers various ways in which researchers manoeuvre within challenging and facilitating structures by operating outside or in the margins of academic structures, making use of facilitating spaces and strategically employing dominant discourses. Finally, researchers arguably transform academic structures by challenging dominant research paradigms and transforming the institution of academics itself. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The purpose of this paper is to share an alternative conceptual framework of cross-cultural communication using a theory adaptation critical research design. To achieve this goal, the paper presents a historical overview and discusses the characteristics of both Eastern and Western paradigms and their main principles with a focus on the Arabic-Islamic perspective and how the constructs of culture, communication, and critical cross-cultural communicative competence are theoretically conceptualized and developed from that perspective. Using a modified transactional or subjectivist epistemology critical approach, the paper makes links to valuable contributions that the Arabic-Islamic scholars bring to the field of cross-cultural/ intercultural communication that is found to be deeply rooted in three concepts of self. These types of self are discussed within this alternative conceptual and theoretical framework and are found to be based on shared fundamental values that are social, psychological, and spiritual in nature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This editorial argues for more research connecting media and communication as a discipline and the Arab Uprisings that goes beyond the mainstream techno-deterministic perceptions. The contributions in this thematic issue can be summarized around three central arguments: First, mainstream media, like TV and journalism, are central and relevant actors in the post-Arab Uprisings phase which have often been overlooked in previous literature. Second, marginalized actors are still engaged in asymmetric power struggles due to their vulnerable status, the precarious political economy, or a marginalized geographic location outside centralized polities. Finally, the third strand of argument is the innovative transnational geographic and chronological synapses that studying media and Arab Uprisings can bring. The editorial calls for more critical and interdisciplinary approaches that follow a region marked by inherent instability and uncertainty. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the value of critical research for information and communications technology for development (ICT4D) studies. Most previous IS research on ICT4D projects is interpretive and has focused on the immediate organizational context, but there are very few critical studies that have engaged in macro sociopolitical analyses regarding institutional change. Hence we extend previous IS research on ICT4D by adopting a critical research perspective on the macro sociopolitical context within which most ICT4D projects take place. We illustrate this with an ethnographic study of a project that was intended to improve the education and social welfare of the aboriginal people in Taiwan. On the surface the project was tremendously successful; it became a showcase on national radio and TV showing how ICT could be used to support underprivileged children. However, our research uncovered a different story altogether—a story of the aboriginal people themselves feeling marginalized and without much of a voice. We use concepts from postcolonial theory to make sense of these two contradictory stories. We found that the interrelationship between the macro sociopolitical context and the local organizational context of the ICT4D project is the key to understanding what went wrong, something which we would not have discovered if we had taken the traditional approach. The postcolonial context is powerful and pervasive, hampering any real progress. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Community participation can be considered a pillar for the promotion of social justice and well‐being for immigrants in new countries. Participation may be influenced by different forms of oppression which decrease opportunities for immigrants to be engaged. The present study explores the difficulties that Peruvian immigrants encountered and still encountering to participate in Santiago de Chile through in‐depth qualitative interviews. Eighteen semi‐structured interviews were conducted with Peruvian leaders of Ethnic Community Based Organizations (ECBOs) in Santiago de Chile. Interviews focused on the community engagement of Peruvians highlighting the difficulties they encountered when deciding whether to engage and throughout the process of carrying out their commitment, along with their perceptions when trying to engage their compatriots. The present study contributes to the literature in three aspects. First, it focused on the phenomenon of South–South migration. Secondly, it delved into the psychological and structural barriers that immigrants' experience, considering their disadvantaged conditions. Thirdly, it used Situational Analysis, along with the constructionist drift of Grounded Theory, which is widely used in critical, qualitative research, and is sensitive to producing situated knowledge. Coding and mapping analysis identified experiences related to historical trauma, transnational bonds, and dominant master narratives in both countries as well as challenges due to balancing time and priorities, surviving institutional deterrents, and inter‐organizations competitiveness. Finally, transnational commitments, mechanisms of social disconnection, and under valuated rights that Peruvians may live in Chile were pointed out. These results intend to have practical implications for immigrants and for community psychologists. Highlights: Community participation of immigrants is a pillar for the promotion of social justice.Psychological and structural barriers to community participation of immigrants must be detected.Barriers can be related to historical and transnational connections of immigrants.Barriers can be related to the difficulties of continuing with a community‐based organization.Barriers can be related to the psychological empowerment of immigrants. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Social scientists have long been concerned with using their research to make the world a better place and there are frequently calls within the management studies community for research which does so. In this essay, we consider the extent to which such concerns and calls are reflected in what is published in elite management journals. We coded approximately 5,500 articles published in "top-tier" management journals between 2008 and 2018 and found that only 2.8% of articles critically addressed global "grand challenges"—such as inequality, climate change, racism, and gender discrimination. This essay explores the possible reasons why. We reject the explanation that management academics are uninterested in major problems facing the world. Our argument instead focuses on the relationship between business school practices and journal norms. We term this the business school/elite journal gridlock. To break the gridlock, a number of changes are recommended. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

As a master's student investigating curricular decolonisation at South African tertiary music departments, I found myself in a chain of fear driven by previous contestations of similar critical projects. Despite stringently following the institutional ethics requirements, ethical concerns regarding the critical content of my work were still raised, perpetuating this fear. In this article, I discuss my concerns that the issues raised stemmed from an environment in which moral knowledge has become codified in a template for ethical research. I consider the problems that occur when ethical procedures such as anonymity, protecting ‘vulnerable’ interviewees and member checking become mere tick-boxes on a template for ethical research, as well as how such templates can become a method of imbuing fear into the researcher. In conclusion, I propose the development of an ethical praxis premised on an ethics of care that enables, rather than stymies, critical research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]