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He awa whiria —A “Braided River”

An Indigenous Māori Approach to Mixed Methods Research

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ID12811691
AuthorsRhiannon Martel (0000-0002-0828-2415, University of Auckland, corresponding author), Matthew Shepherd (0000-0003-4238-7541, Massey University), Felicity Goodyear‐Smith (0000-0002-6657-9401, University of Auckland)
Year2021
Volume16
Issue1
Pages17-33
Publication date2021-01-07
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Mixed Methods Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1558-6898 • E-ISSN: 1558-6901
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1558689820984028
OpenAlexW3119597369
LanguageEN
Citations received22
References cited37

While literature on mixed methodology predominantly focuses on North American and European philosophical stances, non-Eurocentric worldviews and indigenous philosophies are also relevant to mixed methods research. This article aims to present the indigenous Māori worldview ( te ao Māori) and how this lends itself to mixed methods research, in a New Zealand European and Māori partnership, to conduct bicultural research. The authors use the Māori metaphor He awa whiria (braided river) to describe combining the strengths of two distinct worldviews into a “workable whole.” A framework brings together these two different paradigms as equals, incorporating both numerical and opinion-driven results. The authors illustrate this with a research example of creating a bicultural research framework, underpinned by mixed methods research philosophy

General partnership · Indigenous · Metaphor · Multimethodology · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Health Policy Implementation Science · Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights · Law · Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics · Ecology

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Citations per year4.4
Citation span2021 - 2026 (6)
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