Browsing by Author "Fa'avae, David Taufui Mkiato"
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Fakakoloa as embodied mana moana and agency: Postcolonial sociology within Oceania
(2022)The coupling of mana moana is grounded in inspiration from and through Indigeneity and Moana sense-making (intimate understanding through our sensibilities within Oceania). Tongan meaning-making is centred on talanoa-vā, ... -
"Getting beneath the skin": A tok stori approach to reviewing the literature of leadership in Solomon Islands, Tonga, and Marshall Islands
(2021)A literature review is generally a compendium of written material on a topic presented as research background. It functions to describe what is known in academic circles and to justify research questions that step beyond ... -
Grounding our collective Talanoa, Enabling open conversations
(Wilf Malcolm Institute of Educational Research, 2021)As co-editors in this special issue of the Waikato Journal of Education (WJE), we share our talanoa thoughts and open conversations from the University of Waikato in Kirikiriroa (Hamilton), a place and space that has a ... -
Grounding Pacific practice: Fono at the fale and Veiqaraqaravi Vakavanua
(Wilf Malcolm Institute of Educational Research, 2021)Pacific practice is grounded in vanua and fonua, Fijian and Tongan terms encapsulating notions of land, culture and people. Fono at the Fale and Veiqaraqaravi Vakavanua are expressions of vanua and fonua cultural practice ... -
Imua: reflections on imua, talanoa-vā and leadership in the ongoing strategic journey of a New Zealand university.
(Wilf Malcolm Institute of Educational Research, 2021)The appointment of the University of Waikato’s first Assistant Vice-Chancellor Pacific in February 2019 was an important milestone, not only recognising years of work and dedication by numerous Pacific and Māori staff, but ...
