Critically appraising for antiracism
Authors: Naicker, Ramona
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: Racial bias in research impacts a study’s relevancy, validity and reliability, though presently this aspect is not addressed in critical appraisal tools, and consequently appraisers may not take racial bias into account when assessing a paper’s quality. Drawing on critical race theory (CRT) tenets that racism is ubiquitous and race a social construct, this paper discusses concerns regarding racism in research which have been broadly divided into two categories for critical appraisers to consider: the underrepresentation of minoritised ethnic groups in health studies, especially where minoritised populations see higher rates of disease occurrence and; the utilisation of racial/ethnicity data … Show more
Keywords: Critical appraisal, quality assessment, critical race theory, antiracism, bias
DOI: 10.3233/EFI-220052
Citation: Education for Information, vol. 38, no. 4, pp. 291-308, 2022
