Fa’afaletui: A Pacific Research Framework

Goodyear‐Smith, Felicity; Ofanoa, Malakai

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“…This research whanau is a collective approach that places greater value on the research because of the shared vision and support of all members (researcher, community workers and community members). 9 This principle supports the Pasifika framework in the weaving together of different skills and perspectives within the research team to work towards a shared goal. Overall, the use of Kaupapa Māori ensures that everyone involved in this study are working towards creating positive health outcomes for Māori communities.…”

Section: Methods and Analysismentioning

confidence: 75%

“…This is derived from the Pacific philosophy of connectiveness and a collective holistic approach. 9 Our team reflects this research framework as it is led by a Senior Research Fellow of Samoan and Māori descent and includes Māori researchers to advise in Māori research, senior researchers with expertise in codesign and in research aimed at reducing obesity, and researchers from a marketing background bringing experience in social media data analyses, in collaboration with BBM staff as coresearchers. Each person brings a different body of knowledge that is woven together to create this protocol.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…First, the use of a mixed methods approach with a range of different types and sources of data fits with the Pacific Fa’afaletui research framework,7 8 whereby different perspectives are woven together to create new knowledge (from ‘ways of’ (fa’a) ‘weaving together’ (tui) deliberations of different groups or ‘houses’ (fale)). This is derived from the Pacific philosophy of connectiveness and a collective holistic approach 9. Our team reflects this research framework as it is led by a Senior Research Fellow of Samoan and Māori descent and includes Māori researchers to advise in Māori research, senior researchers with expertise in codesign and in research aimed at reducing obesity, and researchers from a marketing background bringing experience in social media data analyses, in collaboration with BBM staff as coresearchers.…”

Section: Methods and Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

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Process evaluation of in-person, news and social media engagement of a community-based programme Brown Buttabean Motivation (BBM): a research protocol

Savila

Bamber²,

Smith

et al. 2022

BMJ Open

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IntroductionThe community group Brown Buttabean Motivation (BBM) initially began to assist Auckland Pasifika and Māori to manage weight problems, predominantly through community-based exercise sessions and social support. BBM’s activities expanded over time to include many other components of healthy living in response to community need. With advent of the COVID-19 pandemic, BBM outreach grew to include a foodbank distributing an increasing amount of donated healthy food to families in need, a community kitchen and influenza and COVID-19 vaccine drives. A strong social media presence has served as the main means of communication with the BBM community as well as use of traditional news media (written, radio, television) to further engage with vulnerable members of the community.Methods and analysisThe study aims to conduct mixed method process evaluation of BBM’s community engagement through in-person, social and news media outreach activities with respect to the health and well-being of Pasifika and Māori over time. The project is informed by theoretical constructs including Pacific Fa’afaletui and Fonofale and Māori Te Whare Tapa Whā Māori research frameworks and principles of Kaupapa Māori. It is further framed using the concept of community-driven diffusion of knowledge and engagement through social networks. Data sources include in-person community engagement databases, social and news media outreach data from archived documents and online resources. Empirical data will undergo longitudinal and time series statistical analyses. Qualitative text thematic analyses will be conducted using the software NVivo, Leximancer and AntConc. Image and video visual data will be randomly sampled from two social media platforms. The social media dataset contains almost 8000 visual artefacts.Ethics and disseminationEthics approval obtained from University of Auckland Human Participants Ethics Committee UAHPEC 23456. Findings will be published in peer-reviewed publications, disseminated through community meetings and conferences and via BBM social network platforms.Trial registration numberACTRN 12621 00093 1875

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Section: Methods and Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Methods and Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

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Process evaluation of in-person, news and social media engagement of a community-based programme Brown Buttabean Motivation (BBM): a research protocol

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Bamber²,

Smith

et al. 2022

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“…Traditionally a Samoan conversational practice relating to serious discussions, fa'afaletui was first introduced as a research method by Tamasese and colleagues as a way of facilitating the gathering and critical validation of different knowledge types [12,13]. It centres on fa'a, the ways of sharing and validating knowledge from different groups or fale (houses), and tui, weaving these together to reach a consensus [14]. Tuia and Cobb emphasise that understanding the cultural practices and social structures in a traditional fa'afaletui can strengthen its use as a research method [13].…”

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Co-designing an intervention to prevent rheumatic fever in Pacific People in South Auckland: a study protocol

Tu’akoi

Ofanoa

et al. 2022

Int J Equity Health

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Background Rheumatic fever is an autoimmune condition that occurs in response to an untreated Group A Streptococcus throat or skin infection. Recurrent episodes of rheumatic fever can cause permanent damage to heart valves, heart failure and even death. Māori and Pacific people in Aotearoa New Zealand experience some of the highest rates globally, with Pacific children 80 times more likely to be hospitalised for rheumatic fever and Māori children 36 times more likely than non-Māori, non-Pacific children. Community members from the Pacific People’s Health Advisory Group, research officers from the Pacific Practice-Based Research Network and University of Auckland researchers identified key health priorities within the South Auckland community that needed to be addressed, one of which was rheumatic fever. The study outlined in this protocol aims to co-design, implement, and evaluate a novel intervention to reduce rheumatic fever rates for Pacific communities in South Auckland. Methods This participatory mixed-methods study utilises the Fa’afaletui method and follows a three-phase approach. Phase 1 comprises a quantitative analysis of the rheumatic fever burden within Auckland and across New Zealand over the last five years, including sub-analyses by ethnicity. Phase 2 will include co-design workshops with Pacific community members, families affected by rheumatic fever, health professionals, and other stakeholders in order to develop a novel intervention to reduce rheumatic fever in South Auckland. Phase 3 comprises the implementation and evaluation of the intervention. Discussion This study aims to reduce the inequitable rheumatic fever burden faced by Pacific communities in South Auckland via a community-based participatory research approach. The final intervention may guide approaches in other settings or regions that also experience high rates of rheumatic fever. Additionally, Māori have the second-highest incidence rates of rheumatic fever of all ethnic groups, thus community-led approaches ‘by Māori for Māori’ are also necessary. Trial registration The Australian New Zealand Clinical Trial Registry has approved the proposed study: ACTRN12622000565741 and ACTRN12622000572763.

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“…Goodyear-Smith and ‘Ofanoa (2022), with affiliations in general practice and primary care and health sciences have introduced to the mixed methods community an even more expansive Pacific worldview called Fa’afaletui . Described as a Samoan research framework meaning “‘ways of’ [ fa’a ] ‘weaving together’ [ tui ] deliberations of different groups or ‘houses’ [ fale ] (p.35)”, this worldview emphasizes both connectiveness and collective holistic approach.…”

Section: Pacific Worldviewsmentioning

confidence: 99%

In This Issue: Pacific Worldviews to Frame Mixed Methods Research, Advances in Integration, and a Novel Venn Diagram Joint Display

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Journal of Mixed Methods Research

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Fa’afaletui: A Pacific Research Framework

Cited by 20 publications

References 38 publications

Process evaluation of in-person, news and social media engagement of a community-based programme Brown Buttabean Motivation (BBM): a research protocol

Process evaluation of in-person, news and social media engagement of a community-based programme Brown Buttabean Motivation (BBM): a research protocol

Co-designing an intervention to prevent rheumatic fever in Pacific People in South Auckland: a study protocol

In This Issue: Pacific Worldviews to Frame Mixed Methods Research, Advances in Integration, and a Novel Venn Diagram Joint Display

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