Talatalanoa-vā
Indigenising professional development in higher education
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19223040 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sonia M Fonua (0000-0001-6626-6715, University of Auckland, corresponding author), Ema Wolfgramm-Foliaki (University of Auckland) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 683-692 |
| Publication date | 2026-05-19 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | AlterNative An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1177-1801 • E-ISSN: 1174-1740 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/11771801261445640 |
| OpenAlex | W7161644980 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 18 |
While Māori (Indigenous peoples of Aotearoa New Zealand) and Pacific pass rates remain low across Aotearoa New Zealand’s education sectors, focus persists on students changing rather than on whether educators are equipped to engage and support Māori and Pacific students. Many higher education (HE) educators in Aotearoa New Zealand have limited familiarity with Māori and Pacific onto-epistemologies, affecting their embracing of knowledge systems and pedagogies that enable these students’ success. He Vaka Moana Talatalanoa (HVM-Talatalanoa) is a professional development (PD) approach that explores changing educator practice by centring relationality through vā (relational space). We illustrate our approach using qualitative data collected using online talanoa with participants ( N = 24). We offer talatalanoa-vā to understand how relational space focused on Māori and Pacific student success supports authentic PD. Our research demonstrates how sustained and authentic engagement and experiential learning can assist HE educators to transform their teaching and learning approaches to improve Indigenous student engagement
Aotearoa · Experiential learning · Faculty Development · Higher education · Indigenous · Professional development · Professional learning community · Qualitative research · Higher Education Practises and Engagement · Indigenous and Place-Based Education · Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights
Talanoa Research Methodology
Transformative Learning
Possibilities and complexities of decolonising higher education
Talanoa vā
Lalanga ha kaha’u monu’ia – Helping science educators to embed Indigenous knowledge, values and cultures in their courses for Māori and Pacific science student success
Tatala ‘a e Koloa ‘o e To’utangata Tonga
He Vaka Moana – Navigating Māori and Pasifika student success through a collaborative research fellowship
Fata ho poto
From good to great
The Centrality of Relationships for Pedagogy
| Highly cited | No |
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