(Canberra, ACT: Dept. of Pacific Affairs, Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs, The Australian National University, 2023-06-23) Young, Cameron D.; Filoi, Rosa; Tabangcora, Beatrice; Tabiru, Whitmon; Tonga Mohenoa Taka, Tevita
Pacific research that explores sensitive health topics like domestic violence would benefit from a new approach to participant recruitment. Few Pacificcentred recruitment methods exist, and standard recruitment practices may not reflect the cultural contexts of researched communities. This In Brief presents a niu (‘coconut’ in many Pacific languages) metaphor for inclusive Pacific recruitment that explicitly centres the needs of the most vulnerable within a research project.
