Seven Strategies for Recruiting Pacific People as Research Participants in a Post-COVID World

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aut.publication.placeAuckland
dc.contributor.authorOfe-Grant, Betty
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-27T02:09:49Z
dc.date.available2024-09-27T02:09:49Z
dc.date.issued2024-07-27
dc.description.abstractCOVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted research regarding data collection methods during lockdowns and border closures. Consequently, online methods have become the present-day benchmark. This article shares our experiences adapting to COVID-19 while conducting focus groups and online interviews. Guided by the Samoan methodology Teu le va that recognises the special relationships between people from a Samoan context and the Talanoa method of storytelling of the Pacific people, we provide insights concerning the practical and cultural challenges of collecting data during lockdowns that strengthened the continuation and completion of the project. We demonstrate the importance of flexibility in the research design regarding apprehension, health, and research in New Zealand. We highlight the value of a multifaceted approach to recruiting participants, incorporating the services of Pacific leaders, and utilising telephone calls and letter writing for participants without digital access. Furthermore, we reveal an unexpected side-effect of COVID-19 regarding the 'Pacific digital divide.' The paper concludes with several avenues for future research on redesigning data collection methods during COVID-19. The original article is Ofe-Grant, B. (2022). Rethinking Oceanic-Pacific methods of data collection during COVID-19: Insights from the field. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, https://doi.org/10.1177/16094069221111119.
dc.identifier.citationOfe-Grant, Betty, Seven Strategies for Recruiting Pacific People as Research Participants in a Post-Covid World (January 25, 2023). The University of Auckland Business School Research Paper Series, Aotearoa Business and Economics Research Translation Competition 2023, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4905448 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4905448
dc.identifier.doi10.2139/ssrn.4905448
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10292/18066
dc.publisherThe University of Auckland Business School Research Paper Series
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dc.rights© 2024 by the authors. Submitted for possible open access publication under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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dc.titleSeven Strategies for Recruiting Pacific People as Research Participants in a Post-COVID World
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