Australian Eating Disorders Research and Translation Centre Research Hub

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Ethics considerations
Building relationships
Developing the research idea
Designing the study and seeking agreement
Data collection
Analyse the data and make sense of the findings
Report Writing
Sharing and translating results into action
Learning from experience

Developed from Keeping Research on Track II

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TOGETHER

Food/body disconnection (eating disorder) doesn’t discriminate. You might be a saltwater or freshwater person. You might be from the city, the Islands or from the desert. This disconnection can affect anybody.

But TOGETHER with the right tools, the right people and understanding the underlying issues. Together we can build strength, wellbeing and confidence.

It’s about honouring First Nations ways of knowing, being, and doing. This is what research and evaluation look like for First Nations people. It represents wisdom gathered in one place, knowledge sharing and living well.

Research has not always been good for First Nations peoples. This story is about collective wisdom and cultural governance, shared with non-Indigenous people.

Researcher's Tasks

  • Look at the information that has been collected to see what it means
  • Prepare the findings in a clear statement that everybody can understand
  • Hold community meetings and get feedback on the analysis

Community/organisational involvement

  • Attend community meetings to make sure that there is understanding about the findings gained from the data
  • Talk about whether the findings are important to communities and organisations and if these align with the community’s research priorities and aspirations
  • Make sure any meanings that are important to communities are included in the findings