Tēnā koe,
We are already into another year and things are looking bright. After taking a bit of a break, heading to the beach and spending time with family, we are now ready to get back into the mix of things.
Congratulations to the many Action Researchers who have been working alongside Whānau Ora Collectives to document their journey, gather information about their work and provide evidence of the changes that are occurring as a result.
We are looking forward to seeing a series of video clips from the Whānau Ora symposium held in Whangarei (September 2013) where whānau talked about their whānau ora journey, participants reflected on what is unique about a Taitokerau approach to whānau ora and local resource people shared insights about Maori leadership.
We look forward to another year working collaboratively with the Community Research team, which act as the host site for the Whānau Ora Research Website.
With a year packed with new and different projects we send out an invitation once more to Upload your Research or past projects. We look forward to contributions in particular from Action Researchers about the methods they have been using and reflections on the kinds of research approaches that have worked well in the Whānau Ora context. We also invite Whānau Ora Provider Collectives to share their experiences of action research. The recent uploads have proved to be of great value and interest.
Kia ora anō,
Whānau Ora Research website
What do you know about…?
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In a post from Fiona Cram, she shares her experiences and frustration with different service providers not asking the right questions in order to determine the type and detail of information that you need.
Recently I was on my way to a community research hui (meeting) with some colleagues and we got talking about how change happens for people, including for whānau (Māori families) and communities. In this particular instance our focus was on how public health people can influence and support people to change their lifestyles to include healthier eating and exercising habits.
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Whānau Ora action research is providing tangible evidence of transformation following whānau planning and engagement.
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A report on Whānau Ora action research states that,
as part of the wider measurement activity for the Whānau Ora approach– is focused on providing evidence of provider practice, developing improved whānau -centred service delivery and the impact on whānau. The key research question is ‘how could agencies and providers most usefully contribute to best outcomes for whānau?’
The action research process requires researchers to work with Whānau Ora provider collectives to in-stil the notion of building ‘learning organisations’.The purpose and intent is to create a ‘change’ methodology within organisations. Therefore, a substantive amount of information in the initial stages of the action research implementation is focused on the provider collective shift towards transformation and collaboration.
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Talking with Heather Gifford
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Dr Heather Gifford is Research Director of Whakauae Research for Maori Health and Development, based in Whanganui. Whakauae is dedicated to broadening the research capacity of Ngāti Hauiti and providing Kaupapa Māori research services nationally and internationally. Whakauae have had the privilege of working as action researchers with three of the Whānau Ora collectives; Taranaki, Whanganui.
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Writer’s Toolkit #7: Providing Directions for Readers
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Fiona Cram shares another tool for easy and effective writing.
I’ve talked in previous toolkit posts about getting a focus for your writing and using tools like the SmartArt tool in Microsoft Word to figure out a layout or map of the topics and sub-topics you’ll cover in your writing of a report or section of a report (e.g., methodology). In this post I talk about how to use this focus and map to spell out clearly for readers where they’re being taken by your report and, perhaps more importantly, what they should take away from reading it.
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Open Access Journals Page
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We now feature an Open Access Journals page. This page shares which online indigenous focused journals are freely accessible. Visit the Open Access Journals page and find out more.
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An invitation for feedback on the Whānau Ora Research Website
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Kia ora koutou, we from the Whānau Ora Research Website team are looking to hear feedback from you on the website and what your experience has been with us. The Survey will only take a couple of minutes.
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Over at the Community Research Website
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Exciting things are happening over at the Community Research Website as they have just had their first webinar, hosted by Liz Weaver. The theme of the webinar was Collective Measurement. More than a hundred people from around the country tuned in. You can now find resources and recordings from the webinar on the Community Research Website.
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