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Showing 1 to 20 of 32 for “"talanoa"”.
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Talanoa: A Contribution to the Occupational Health and Safety Management of Pacific Peoples in the Construction Industry?
… Applying the Pacific research methodology talanoa, the aim of the research reported in this thesis was to investigate how best to manage occupational health and safety (OHS) among precariously employed Pacific Island construction workers. Given that orthodox, single-method, survey-based …
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Climate change education in Tongan secondary schools
… in Tonga. This research also examined how talanoa as a form of interactive engagement and communication could help students to learn to understand and address climate change and its impacts. Talanoa, which is a Pacific research methodology, was used in this research to inform and guide its …
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Te Taha Hinengaro: Using Talanoa to Facilitate an Interconnected Analysis of Psychosocial Development Shared by Māori and Pasifika Young Men in Rugby League
… over nine months using a Pasifika method, Talanoa (Vaioleti, 2006). Data was analysed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (Smith, Jarman & Osborn, 1999), as guided by the underpinning collective Māori and Pasifika framework. The results of the research found that each participant …
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Ua Motu le Palefuiono (‘The Crown Has Broken’): The Samoan Aiga and Cultural Responsiveness in Youth Justice in Aotearoa New Zealand
… New Zealand. The study conducted qualitative talanoa sessions with 46 different individual participants. These were either involved in an ‘individual’ talanoa session or in a small group talanoa session, or in a large community fono talanoa setting. Participants of the study were drawn from …
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How Do Evolving Kava Related Practices Impact the Role of Tongan Women Living in Aotearoa?
… framework utilising qualitative methods, with talanoa and tauhi vā methodological approaches ensured this doctoral research aligned with Pacific values and world views. Talanoa and tauhi vā together were found to strengthen the relationship between participant and researcher by prioritising the …
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Weaving the mat: Enablers for Pasifika midwifery students
… a qualitative approach, informed by the Pacific Talanoa Research Methodology (TRM), the sources of support that contributed to Pasifika midwives’ successful completion of their undergraduate degree were investigated. Talanoa/informal interviews were conducted with 10 participants, who qualified …
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Fa'alavelave: Samoan Gift Exchange
… Auckland. To respond to this inquiry, the filmed talanoa captures the perspectives of two elderly siblings, a brother and a sister, who are the migrant generation of an aiga spanning five generations in South Auckland, New Zealand. The artefact of a short documentary of sixteen minutes and the …
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Fijian students’ perceptions of their science learning environment in New Zealand secondary schools
… to suit the learning needs of Fijian students. Talanoa, a Pacific research methodology, informed and guided this study. It is based on Pacific cultures and is primarily used to study Pacific peoples. A mixed-method approach was adopted to respond to the research questions. Talanoa method with a …
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Violence Against Women in Papua New Guinea: The Representation of Women in Anti-violence Campaigns
… Papua New Guinean journalism into a more talanoa style of reporting where the people’s voices matter (Robie, 2014, 2019; Vaioleti, 2013/2014), particularly in a country when 80 percent of the population live in the rural areas. With most of the participants unsure of the media’s role in …
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An Exploratory Approach to Understandaing Food Insecurity Among Vulnerable Pacific Youth: A Focus on a Low-income Community in East Auckland, New Zealand
… among Pacific adolescents. Pacific frameworks of Talanoa (dialogue) and Lalanga (weaving) were utilised. The Fala (mat) provided a foundation for the three case studies in this research. RESULTS: The first case study explored food insecurity in the Tāmaki community and with Pacific via a survey. …
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He Vā: Possibilities in Moana Relationships: Pūrākau with five Pacific educators
… The participants and I use narrative methods of talanoa (Samoa/Tonga/Fiji) and pūrākau (Māori) to bring to life day-to-day practices that exemplify care and nurture (the cultural-ethical) and negotiation (the political) potentials of the vā. Five philosophical lenses assist in the writing of the …
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Ko e Fungani Mo'onia 'o e Faiako Ma'a Tonga: Understanding the professional attitudes of the valued teachers of Tonga
… professional attitudes. A presurvey, survey and Talanoa Fungani Mo’onia were the major data collection instruments employed. This study relies mainly on a qualitative data collection to answer the research questions. The main findings of the study revealed that the Faiako Ma’a Tonga understood …
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An Analytical Perspective on Moana Research And the Case of Tongan Faiva
… Noʻoʻanga and Moana research processes such as talanoa, in the study of Tongan Faiva. To do this it also analyses the impact of imposing a Western paradigm on Moana languages and discusses the Moana concepts that are still contained within vocabularies associated with Tongan Faiva. It takes a …
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Navigating national priorities, regionalism and internationalisation in National Universities of Moana Oceania
… multiple descriptive case studies, drawing on talanoa, tok stori, and storian as culturally grounded, responsive, and relational knowledge-sharing, supported by collaborative sensemaking and critical policy analysis. The findings revealed three interrelated insights. First, national …
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The Laei Samoa Framework: Exploring the Long-Term Impacts of Samoan Bilingual/Immersion Education on the lives of Samoan Graduates
… culturally sensitive methodologies such as talanoa/talanoaga and Teu le va, the study sought to answer the question: “How have Samoan Bilingual/Immersion Education schooling experiences impacted graduates’ subsequent life journeys?” The findings revealed that SBIE graduates transitioned …
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Constellations of alternative education tutor essences: A phenomenological poetic inquiry
… criticality, wh!nau, guidance, poiesis, talanoa, holism, thoughtful pedagogy, inspirational pedagogy, epiphany, movement, transformation, and mystery. The constellations navigated my return to the ancient tutors we once knew, albeit refreshed for a new age. I discovered that the tutor is …
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