‘Pacific research in Aotearoa New Zealand: An Introduction’ by Tim Baice and Dr Tanya Wendt Samu.
‘Research methods for education and the social disciplines in Aotearoa New Zealand’ (2023).
Chapter 9 presents an introduction to Pacific research. It is broken into six sections and driven by six key questions:
- Section 1: Who are Pacific peoples and communities?
- Section 2: What is Pacific research?
- Section 3: How did Pacific research as a field develop?
- Section 4: What are Pacific research methodologies/methods (PRMs)?
- Section 5: What are the key features and ongoing considerations
required when undertaking Pacific research? - Section 6: What are some useful resources for further reading?
The book is available in paperback and as ebook. The chapter can be downloaded from here.
Baice, T. & Samu, T. W. (2023). Pacific research in Aotearoa New Zealand: An introduction. In Meyer, F. & Meissel, K. (Eds.), Research Methods for Education and the Social Disciplines in Aotearoa New Zealand. (pp. 134-154). NZCER Press.
In Aotearoa New Zealand, the past 50 years have witnessed a growing demand by government, and its various agencies, for evidence-based ethical and more culturally appropriate research (Anae, 2019)…
Pacific research has emerged and evolved over the past 50 years as a distinctive field of research (Baice & Samu, 2023, p.134).
These are the five key questions that Baice and Samu (2023) answer in their book chapter:
