The promise of Appreciative Inquiry as a tool to developing home–school relationships for secondary Pacific students

Flavell, Margaret

doi:10.1007/s13384-021-00497-x

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“…Over three terms of the school year, I discovered perceptions of participants through interviews which were conducted individually, in pairs or in groups. Appreciative Inquiry influenced the way interviews were conducted so participants could share what they perceived to be successful about the way school and families communicated, and what they perceived might strengthen relationships (Flavell 2021).…”

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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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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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“…Strong home-school partnerships are critical to Pacific student success within the school system. Teachers and schools that are able to build and nurture these relationships will enable much higher levels of educational success (Flavell, 2017(Flavell, , 2021.…”

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Polyfest–Polysuccess: Collaborative critical autoethnographic reflections of Pacific cultural festivals and the success of Pacific students in Aotearoa New Zealand

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Lemalie³

2022

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This paper connects the collaborative critical autoethnographic (CCAE) reflections of three authors who story and examine their own personal experiences of being part of the organising bodies for secondary school Polyfests across Aotearoa, New Zealand: the ASB Polyfest in Auckland, HuttFest in Lower Hutt and the Canterbury Polyfest in Christchurch. We contend, the Polyfest experience provides a platform for Pacific students to develop and share cultural expertise, exhibit pride in their cultural identities and cultivate leadership skills. As critical spaces and sites of cultural knowledge generation and sharing, communication, and innovation, the three aforementioned polyfests highlight the vibrant nature of Pacific flourishing in Aotearoa New Zealand, which can strengthen educators’ and schools’ appreciation of what matters and is deemed as success in the eyes and stories of Pacific/Pasifika people themselves. When used by teachers and schools for active education, Polyfest as a critical entity and site can provide a lever that encourages Pacific students to engage positively with school and experience improved academic success.

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“…During the interview, the interviewees discussed some experiences that they believe can help children in Pacific countries achieve better learning outcomes. There is evidence that both teachers and parents are providing assistance for students' learning [3]. The above literature only provides issues and challenges in home school communication, without providing feasible suggestions.…”

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Collaborative Governance of College Student Management and Home School Communication Strategies

2023

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The management of higher education institutions is the fundamental guarantee for promoting higher education to get on track and achieving educational goals. In the new era, the coordinated interaction between student management and teaching management in universities would greatly improve the overall management level of universities, thereby better adapting to the development of the times. It is of great practical significance to carry out moral education work in universities and strengthen research on students' mental health education based on new media technology. There are also various problems in higher education, and the biggest impact is on their families. The creation of a disharmonious family atmosphere among parents often leads to a series of psychological problems for their children. At the same time, children often exhibit a negative attitude when facing family problems, which means that students themselves cannot intervene and change the problem, but can only accept, digest, and transfer negative emotions. This article discusses the collaborative governance plan for student management in universities and conducts a questionnaire survey on this issue. The survey results prove that WeChat platform is a common communication method recognized by teachers and parents, and 91.2% of teachers believe it is helpful or more helpful.

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The promise of Appreciative Inquiry as a tool to developing home–school relationships for secondary Pacific students

Cited by 6 publications

References 29 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

Polyfest–Polysuccess: Collaborative critical autoethnographic reflections of Pacific cultural festivals and the success of Pacific students in Aotearoa New Zealand

Collaborative Governance of College Student Management and Home School Communication Strategies

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