Research on indigenous elders: From positivistic to decolonizing methodologies

Gerontologist

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 117-126

  Braun, Kathryn L ^a   Browne, Colette V ^a   Ka'Opua, Lana Sue ^a   Kim, Bum Jung ^a   Mokuau, Noreen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Activism; American Indian older adults; Conceptual development; Cross cultural studies; Diversity and ethnicity; Life course life span; Methodology; Qualitative research methods; Quantitative research methods; Theory

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; AMERICAN INDIAN; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; GERIATRICS; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEW ZEALAND; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UNITED STATES; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

AGED; AGING; AMERICAN NATIVE CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; MALE; NARRATION; NEW ZEALAND; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESEARCH DESIGN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84892765915     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnt067     Document Type: Article

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