Indigenous research aims to decolonize traditional Western research methods and make them more appropriate for local settings and cultures. It responds to the tendency of Western psychology to delimit and impose imperialistically. Key proponents in the Philippines include Enriquez, Santiago, Bulatao, and Jocano. Indigenous methods consider how Western approaches can produce intellectual dependency, have numerous discrepancies, and use inappropriate instruments that vary across response styles and are limited in less developed settings. The document discusses indigenous approaches to research including observation, intuition, questioning, testing, visiting, monitoring, participation, and involvement.