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seek out diversity (i.e., recognizing that there are multiple realities, types of
knowledge and ways of knowing),
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develop agency (i.e., by providing equal status to participants and to that what they
bring to the study and to help serve the needs of all participants by allowing them to
co-frame the research and the underlying questions),
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promote reflexivity of all involved (i.e., by raising critical questions, soliciting
feedback, creating a community of (co)learners).
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