Indigenous research methods and online surveys : designing an online survey to give voice to Māori electoral choices / Lara Greaves, Matthew Waymouth.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Greaves, Lara, author.

Waymouth, Matthew, author.

Series:

SAGE Research methods: diversifying and decolonizing research.

SAGE Research methods: diversifying and decolonizing research

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Māori (New Zealand people)--Politics and government.

Māori (New Zealand people).

Voting registers--New Zealand.

Voting registers.

Research--Methodology.

Research.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

London : SAGE Publications Ltd, 2024.

Summary:

Since 1867 Māori (the Indigenous peoples of New Zealand) have had reserved seats in the national Parliament, and for many decades have been able to choose between the Māori and general electoral rolls. However, despite many studies examining the statistical predictors of roll choice, few researchers have asked Māori why they make the roll choices that they do. In this case study, we discuss the challenges associated with conducting an online survey to do just that: The work aimed to gain a snapshot of the diverse reasons why Māori choose the Māori or general electoral rolls in their own words. However, while qualitative face-to-face work may have been the most culturally appropriate way to conduct the research, it would not fit with the research goals. This led us (a mostly Indigenous research team) to an extensive codesign process with Māori expert advisors, research assistants, pilot participants, graphic/web designers, and te reo Māori (Māori language) translators to create a bilingual online survey tool. We then recruited a large convenience sample (n = 2,000) through social media ads, different online networks, and using various other methods. Unfortunately, challenges occurred as we had to collect the data at a politically charged time and received significant backlash from non-Māori members of the public. This case study reflects on the decisions in our methods process and the issues that arose during data collection.

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ISBN:

1-5296-8856-6

9781529688566

OCLC:

1428170396