Michelle Schaaf
Biographic Data
| ID | 1208176 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michelle Schaaf |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michelle |
| FAMILY NAME | Schaaf |
| SIGNATURE | SCHAAF M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Otago |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Unseen citizens
Pacific Island children
Children's voices have been little heard in the Pacific research. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989 asserts the child's right to have a say on matters that affect them and for their views to be considered. There has been massive growth in technologically assisted participative research; however, we argue the value of hand drawn maps should not be underestimated in the rush to engage with more advanced techniques. We pr…
Identity, belonging and place attachment amongst Pacific Island children
This paper explores the intersection between place, culture and identity as evidenced through photographic narratives of Pacific Island children, based in Samoa and a diasporic community in New Zealand. The study was undertaken with 71 children aged 6–14 in Samoa (35) and New Zealand (36). A Talanoa/fa’afaletui (conversation-based) Pacific research approach was used to analyse 1285 children’s photos of ‘things that matter to them’. Most photos sh…
Kinship and belonging
Our study with 71 children aged 6-14 living in New Zealand and Samoa, provides a new child-centred perspective on transnational diasporic families. We use the Pacific concept vā to frame the study, in which children's transnational-kinship connections reflect relational rather than physical approaches to space. Familial habitus surpasses spatial habitus as children's primary reference point. For diasporic children, family keeps alive their sense …
Pacific Island children
Children's voices have been little heard in the Pacific research. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989 asserts the child's right to have a say on matters that affect them and for their views to be considered. There has been massive growth in technologically assisted participative research; however, we argue the value of hand drawn maps should not be underestimated in the rush to engage with more advanced techniques. We pr…
Identity, belonging and place attachment amongst Pacific Island children
This paper explores the intersection between place, culture and identity as evidenced through photographic narratives of Pacific Island children, based in Samoa and a diasporic community in New Zealand. The study was undertaken with 71 children aged 6–14 in Samoa (35) and New Zealand (36). A Talanoa/fa’afaletui (conversation-based) Pacific research approach was used to analyse 1285 children’s photos of ‘things that matter to them’. Most photos sh…
Kinship and belonging
Our study with 71 children aged 6-14 living in New Zealand and Samoa, provides a new child-centred perspective on transnational diasporic families. We use the Pacific concept vā to frame the study, in which children's transnational-kinship connections reflect relational rather than physical approaches to space. Familial habitus surpasses spatial habitus as children's primary reference point. For diasporic children, family keeps alive their sense …
Identity, belonging and place attachment amongst Pacific Island children
This paper explores the intersection between place, culture and identity as evidenced through photographic narratives of Pacific Island children, based in Samoa and a diasporic community in New Zealand. The study was undertaken with 71 children aged 6–14 in Samoa (35) and New Zealand (36). A Talanoa/fa’afaletui (conversation-based) Pacific research approach was used to analyse 1285 children’s photos of ‘things that matter to them’. Most photos sh…
Kinship and belonging
Our study with 71 children aged 6-14 living in New Zealand and Samoa, provides a new child-centred perspective on transnational diasporic families. We use the Pacific concept vā to frame the study, in which children's transnational-kinship connections reflect relational rather than physical approaches to space. Familial habitus surpasses spatial habitus as children's primary reference point. For diasporic children, family keeps alive their sense …
Pacific Island children
Children's voices have been little heard in the Pacific research. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989 asserts the child's right to have a say on matters that affect them and for their views to be considered. There has been massive growth in technologically assisted participative research; however, we argue the value of hand drawn maps should not be underestimated in the rush to engage with more advanced techniques. We pr…
Unseen citizens
Anthropology (3 works) · Children's Rights and Participation (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Ethnic group (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Kinship (2 works) · Samoan (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work)