Re-examining the ‘culture of silence’ through peer-based Pasifika pedagogies in a New Zealand tertiary environment

Boon-Nanai, Juliet; Manuel, Theo; Lagolago, Wesley; Lefono, Tainafi; Zaveri, Vedant; Seleni, Sauniuni; Ponton, Vaoiva

doi:10.1080/1360080x.2022.2037274

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“…The risk of this umbrella term, however, is that identities are undermined by the impression that it is one homogenous group (Wendt Samu 2015). On the other hand, the term Pasifika helps illustrate how the identities of Pacific peoples are evolving as they find expression in their adopted country as a dynamic and adaptable group of people who can operate as a collective force (Wendt Samu 2015), and can challenge an education system which has been dominated by Eurocentric practices (Boon-Nana et al 2022). In this article, we have chosen to adopt the term Pacific as its use helps clarify our discussion about how we, as non-Pacific researchers, have engaged with participants of Pacific heritage.…”

Section: Pacific People Of Aotearoa New Zealandmentioning

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Engaging in research with Pacific communities as a non-Pacific researcher: reflecting on lessons learnt

Flavell

Cunningham

2022

Kōtuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online

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A key challenge for the cross-cultural researcher is how to maintain authenticity in the stories of participants, paying careful attention to any inherent power imbalances. In this article, we share our respective experiences of conducting research with Pacific students and their families in Aotearoa New Zealand as non-Pacific researchers. We discuss tensions we encountered regarding power and positionality, highlighting the importance of engaging with Pacific perspectives and methodologies to help counter these tensions. In our respective studies, we aimed to promote the voices of our participants and conduct research which prioritised Pacific values. We further appreciated that we must not let our own research agenda override the needs of our participants. We explain why we believe these ideas to be so important and draw tentative conclusions on ways to engage in research with Pacific families based on what we have learnt. The data presented from our respective studies highlight our approaches and present some of the challenges, as well as our efforts to engage in reciprocal, respectful relationships with our participants and their families. We hope that, in sharing our reflections, we may offer some useful insight to other researchers embarking on a similar journey to us.

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Section: Pacific People Of Aotearoa New Zealandmentioning

confidence: 99%

Engaging in research with Pacific communities as a non-Pacific researcher: reflecting on lessons learnt

Flavell

Cunningham

2022

Kōtuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online

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The journey: Leadership through relationships

Mata’utia¹

2022

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When we battle through adversity and uncertainties such as Covid, a Pacific lens brings cultural responsiveness where resilience, determination, and grit is evident. The power in ‘talanoa’ and ‘whanaungatanga’ is the driver for deliberate and intentional acts to ‘shifting the system’. A vision of ‘Equity and Excellence’ is achievable when we understand ‘what we do’ and ‘why we do it’ as opposed to ‘what we say’. My talanoa in this article highlights my journey as a Principal in South Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand and how I have drawn on my family and ancestral dispositions to ‘walk the talk’. Importantly, I discuss how my cultural heritage and values empower and influence my leadership as a Pacific Principal in shifting the system.

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Re-examining the ‘culture of silence’ through peer-based Pasifika pedagogies in a New Zealand tertiary environment

Cited by 2 publications

References 23 publications

Engaging in research with Pacific communities as a non-Pacific researcher: reflecting on lessons learnt

Engaging in research with Pacific communities as a non-Pacific researcher: reflecting on lessons learnt

The journey: Leadership through relationships

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