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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Tā-Vā"”.
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Lalava'i Fonua
… the experience of the Indigenous framework of Tā-Vā theory, the research explores temporal-spatial intersections in the Tongan worldview. As the theory emphasises interconnectedness and mediation, it provides an ideal methodological lens to critically examine how cultural identity may be …
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An Analytical Perspective on Moana Research And the Case of Tongan Faiva
… approach, this thesis develops Māhina’s General Tā-Vā Theory of Reality, with the addition of the Hypothesis of Laumālie, as well as indigenous Moana methodology such as the Metaphor of Kakala, the Metaphor of Noʻoʻanga and Moana research processes such as talanoa, in the study of Tongan Faiva. …
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The difference walls make' : cultural dynamics and implications of change in Sāmoan architectural traditions and socio-spatial practices (1940-2006)
… Sāmoan conceptual terms, such as anoafale, mata, tā, tau and vā. These terms support the integration and advancement of current anthropological theoretical developments in House Society, materiality and agency, habitus, place and space, cultural landscape, and the newly emergent General Tā-Vā …
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Fononga 'A Fakahalafononga: Tongan Students' Journey to Academic Achievement in New Zealand Tertiary Education
… Sociocultural, postmodernism, and the Tongan tā-vā, (time-space) theory of reality were used to interpret the Tongan students’ inter-cultural learning experiences at two levels of reality; the students’ realities, and the global realities. The students’ realities include their individual …