1. The Journey of Scholarship Connecting Teaching & Student Scholarship By Considering Indigenous Research Methodologies Based on the work of Shawn Wilson, PhD

2. Imagine an Island

3. The Island - Above and Below = data (surface culture - language, clothing, food, etc.) - what may be more easily observed and analyzed) = related to development of new knowledge, use, action, new wisdom = related to deep culture (underlying concepts, beliefs, assumptions, etc.), perhaps less apparent; worldview

4. Research Paradigm Concepts http://micheltriana.com/tag/ontology/ Epistomology - Nature of Knowing (How do I know what is real?) http://teaminfocus.com.au/a-response-to-kent-brandenburgs-post-on-epistemology/ Methodology - How Knowledge is Gained (How do I find out more about this reality?) http://www.acewithus.com/ourmethodologypage.htm Axiology - Ethics, morals, values and worth associated with knowledge (What is worth finding out, and how will I use it?) http://shrewddoveapologetics.com/2012/11/10/theistic-analytics-an-analysis-of-god/ Ontology - Nature of Reality (What is real?)