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Te Wāhi Whangai methodology: A nurturing space for storytelling, achievement and research

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Jackson (Te Ātiawa), Suzette Claire, Chubb, Laura Ann, Paris (Ngāphui), Simone, de Haan, Irene·2025·Qualitative Social Work
DOI 10.1177/14733250241300217
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Te Wāhi Whangai (the nurturing space) is an innovative methodological approach informed by concepts rooted in a Māori worldview. Co-developed by a doctoral student, a kaiako raranga (weaving teacher), and a doctoral supervisory team, it integrates storytelling and healing into research within a therapeutic environment, addressing the necessity for culturally sustaining methodologies that invite wāhine (women) to openly share their stories. Developed for inquiry into wāhine’s experiences with substance use and their experiences during 6 months of a residential programme integrating parenting education with alcohol and drug treatment, Te Wāhi Whangai created a distinctive research environment within the treatment setting. The authors present concepts informing the development of Te Wāhi Whangai, including Kaupapa Māori, Mana Wāhine, Indigenous Storywork and Wānanga methodologies alongside design and conditions for application. Embracing a slower paced research environment, the methodology encourages participants to exercise agency in guiding conversations and envisioning the future to open possibilities for a different life. Its emphasis on cultural connection, doing while researching, and prioritising participant voices holds broader implications for Indigenous, Mana Wāhine (often referred to as Māori feminist discourses) and arts-based research methodologies, as well as other sensitive research settings.

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Authors
Jackson (Te Ātiawa), S. C., Chubb, L. A., Paris (Ngāphui), S., & de Haan, I.
Affiliations
  • University of Auckland
  • University of Auckland (NZ)
  • Te Wānanga o Aotearoa
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Venue
Qualitative Social Work
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2024-11-07
Volume
24
Issue
2-3
Pages
242-263
ISSN
  • 1473-3250 (ISSN-L)
  • 1741-3117
DOI
10.1177/14733250241300217
OpenAlex
W4404136686
Cited by
5
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Citations by year
2026: 4 · 2025: 1
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2.27
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journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Qualitative Social Work (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • ResearchSpace (University of Auckland) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Health › Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Participatory Visual Research Methods
Keywords
Kaupapa Māori, mana wahine, Indigenous storywork, Māori worldview, indigenous women, substance use, parent education, alcohol and other drug treatment, storytelling, healing, participant agency, arts-based research

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