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Showing 1 to 20 of 30 for “"talanoa"”.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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The Influence of Community Cultural Wealth and Tauhi Va on the Navigation of Pacific Islanders in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)
… artifact elicitation interview using talanoa. The main finding of this study was that the navigation of PIs in STEM was influenced by familial, aspirational, social, navigational, and resistant capital. After facing barriers such as inadequate advising, stereotype threat, and …
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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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Fofola e Kakala: Weaving a Culturally Resonant Tongan Leadership Framework
… and cultural practices. Data collection utilised Talanoa (structured dialogue) and Nofo (immersive observation) as culturally congruent methods, complemented by qualitative questionnaires and autoethnographic reflection. This methodological choice reflects the researcher's positioning as an …
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Exploring Volunteer Tourism for Happiness in Fiji: A Decolonising Methodology Perspective
… on the Fijian Vanua Research Framework and the talanoa method, the research was conducted remotely in collaboration with two Indigenous Fijian research assistants across four villages. Data was collected through storytelling dialogues, photo elicitation, and semi-structured online interviews …
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