Indigenizing Research via Talanoa: Vā in Higher Education
ABSTRACT In the tradition of approaches that call for decolonizing research, this study demonstrates how talanoa , an Indigenous research methodology, exceeds the scope of Collaborative Auto‐Ethnography (CAE) by embedding cultural authenticity, relationality, and reciprocity within the research process. By framing talanoa, the authors examined the sociocultural phenomenon and practice of “nurturing vā ”, as a core concept of Pacific Indigenous research. Hence, this study can help to inform academic research and advance scholarly knowledge beyond CAE's framework.
Authors
- Ruth Faleolo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0074-0490)
- Heena Akbar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0630-3032)
- Dion Enari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3239-699X)
- Sarah Ohi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0223-5420)
- Levi Fox (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1300-3775)
- Jioji Ravulo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5195-7513)
- Maryanne Pale (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0385-6077)
- Eseta Tualaulelei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8393-7015)
- Inez Manu-Sione (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4479-5509)
- B. J. Williams
- Rita Seumanutafa‐Palala (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-6611-9604)
Institutions
- Griffith University (AU)
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- Deakin University (AU)
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- University of Southern Queensland (AU)
- La Trobe University (AU)
- Western Sydney University (AU)
- Victoria University (AU)
- Unitec Institute of Technology (NZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Anthropology & Education Quarterly
- Published
- 2025-10-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/aeq.70053
- Primary Topic
- Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00