Considers problems and advantages of minority field researchers in the context of recent critiques. Argues that minority researchers have certain empirical and methodological advantages, but also face unique problems in simultaneously addressing ethical, methodological, and political concerns. Utilizes illustrations from field research experience…

The topic of how reflexivity ought to be utilized in the global aspect of research is yet to be fully theorized in educational research. Through the use of rigorous reflexivity, this paper examines a "halfie" researcher's negotiation of insider and outsider identities within his transnational home/field site of Nepal. By examining how…