Criticalities of Non-Verbal Reading Competencies: An Afrocentric Ethnological Approach to Qualitative Research
Body contact and body language reading are unique and existential and, although culturally dependent and socially embodied, they are critical ethno-specific communication forms confined within contextual geo-spaces. The interactive narratives of ethno-specific, non-verbal communication in my qualita...
Published in: | Koers |
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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South African Publ.
2021
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Koers
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Further subjects: | B
ethno-specific cultural embodiments
B Afrocentric non-verbal reading competencies B Trustworthiness B 3 Cs of non-verbal communication B criticalities |
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Summary: | Body contact and body language reading are unique and existential and, although culturally dependent and socially embodied, they are critical ethno-specific communication forms confined within contextual geo-spaces. The interactive narratives of ethno-specific, non-verbal communication in my qualitative research approach were facilitated using e-mails, web blogs and thread observations generated by senior research leaders who shared their views on appropriate Afro ethno-specific qualitative data collection methodologies. Afro ethno-specific qualitative data collection methodology needs a new narrative that focuses on creating Afrocentric research practices and data collection instruments that are validated for African contexts. Research findings indicate that non-verbal reading competencies that take cognizance of the application of the 3 Cs of non-verbal communication; context, clusters and congruence that are group and Afro-ethno specific were often ignored by researchers in South Africa. The article argues that the application of Afro-ethno specific non-verbal reading competencies, knowledges and skills is critical for it takes into cognizance people’s ethnic origin, culture, identity, race, nationality, norms, values, religion or belief systems. |
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ISSN: | 2304-8557 |
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.19108/KOERS.86.1.2486 |