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Indigenizing Research via Talanoa: Va in Higher Education

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Title: Indigenizing Research via Talanoa: Va in Higher Education
Language: English
Authors: Maryanne Pale (ORCID 0000-0003-0385-6077), Dion Enari (ORCID 0000-0002-3239-699X), Eseta Tualaulelei (ORCID 0000-0001-8393-7015), Heena Akbar (ORCID 0000-0002-0630-3032), Ruth L. Faleolo (ORCID 0000-0003-0074-0490), Jioji Ravulo (ORCID 0000-0001-5195-7513), Sarah Ohi (ORCID 0000-0003-0223-5420), Inez Fainga'a-Manu Sione (ORCID 0000-0002-4479-5509), Levi Fox (ORCID 0000-0002-1300-3775), Rita Seumanutafa-Palala (ORCID 0009-0006-6611-9604), Bronwyn Williams
Source: Anthropology & Education Quarterly. 2026 57(1).
Availability: Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: https://www.wiley.com/en-us
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 14
Publication Date: 2026
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Ethnography, Research Methodology, Decolonization, Indigenous Knowledge, Pacific Islanders, Scholarship, Cultural Relevance
DOI: 10.1111/aeq.70053
ISSN: 0161-7761
1548-1492
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 "va"", 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.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2026
Accession Number: EJ1496091
Database: ERIC
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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 "va"", 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.
ISSN:0161-7761
1548-1492
DOI:10.1111/aeq.70053