RT Article
T1 Criticalities of Non-Verbal Reading Competencies: An Afrocentric Ethnological Approach to Qualitative Research
JF Koers
VO 86
IS 1
SP 1
OP 12
A1 Nyoni, Jabulani
LA English
PB South African Publ.
YR 2021
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1785477064
AB 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.
K1 3 Cs of non-verbal communication
K1 Afrocentric non-verbal reading competencies
K1 criticalities
K1 ethno-specific cultural embodiments
K1 Trustworthiness
DO 10.19108/KOERS.86.1.2486