In the lead up to Easter, Whakauae joined colleagues from the Health Services Research Centre (Victoria University) in a two-day wānanga at Rātā Marae. Organised by Dr Amohia Boulton, the wānanga focused on exploring the synergies between Indigenous theories and critical realist research approaches. Participants wanted to better understand what a realist approach might have to offer their HRC-funded project, A Population Lens: Raranga tāngata, oranga tāngata: Integrated care for Māori health and wellbeing. This project is one of five comprising the HRC-funded programme grant Enhancing Primary Health Care Services to Improve Health in Aotearoa, hosted by Victoria University of Wellington.
Associate Professor Margaret Cargo (Slovenian, Canadian), of the Centre for Research and Action in Public Health at the University of Canberra, facilitated the critical realist component of the workshop. A pōwhiri to welcome Margaret, along with Victoria University's Dr Kirsten Smiler (Te Whānau-a-Kai, Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki, Rongowhakaata, Te Whakatōhea), Nora Parore (Te Ati Awa), Dr Lynne Russell (Kāi Tahu, Kāti Mamoe, Ngāti Kahungungu, Ngāti Porou) and Lynne's mokopuna, Mereana was led by Ngāti Hauiti kaumatua, Neville Lomax.
Dr Boulton is working with the Victoria University team on the fifth project in the programme grant however, together the Māori team are also contributing to the wider Enhancing Primary Health Care Services programme by bringing a Māori lens to the programme grant as a whole. Whilst the programme is taking a realist approach, the Māori research team are committed to ensuring kaupapa Māori theory and methodology inform programme work. Exploring ways of drawing on a realist approach, under the broader umbrella of kaupapa Māori theory and methodology, therefore inspired the two-day wānanga. Whakauae would like to thank Associate Professor Cargo for taking the time to facilitate our hui; the participants for their active and robust engagement with the kaupapa; and the hau kainga for once again hosting us so well throughout our two days.
In the lead up to Easter, Whakauae joined colleagues from the Health Services Research Centre (Victoria University) in a two-day wānanga at Rātā Marae. Organised by Dr Amohia Boulton, the wānanga focused on exploring the synergies between Indigenous theories and critical realist research approaches. Participants wanted to better understand what a realist approach might have to offer their HRC-funded project, A Population Lens: Raranga tāngata, oranga tāngata: Integrated care for Māori health and wellbeing. This project is one of five comprising the HRC-funded programme grant Enhancing Primary Health Care Services to Improve Health in Aotearoa, hosted by Victoria University of Wellington.
Associate Professor Margaret Cargo (Slovenian, Canadian), of the Centre for Research and Action in Public Health at the University of Canberra, facilitated the critical realist component of the workshop. A pōwhiri to welcome Margaret, along with Victoria University's Dr Kirsten Smiler (Te Whānau-a-Kai, Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki, Rongowhakaata, Te Whakatōhea), Nora Parore (Te Ati Awa), Dr Lynne Russell (Kāi Tahu, Kāti Mamoe, Ngāti Kahungungu, Ngāti Porou) and Lynne's mokopuna, Mereana was led by Ngāti Hauiti kaumatua, Neville Lomax.
Dr Boulton is working with the Victoria University team on the fifth project in the programme grant however, together the Māori team are also contributing to the wider Enhancing Primary Health Care Services programme by bringing a Māori lens to the programme grant as a whole. Whilst the programme is taking a realist approach, the Māori research team are committed to ensuring kaupapa Māori theory and methodology inform programme work. Exploring ways of drawing on a realist approach, under the broader umbrella of kaupapa Māori theory and methodology, therefore inspired the two-day wānanga. Whakauae would like to thank Associate Professor Cargo for taking the time to facilitate our hui; the participants for their active and robust engagement with the kaupapa; and the hau kainga for once again hosting us so well throughout our two days.
