Lesa, R. (2019). Personal experience of using a case study for a doctorate. Kai Tiaki Nursing Research, 10(1), 68–70.
Abstract: Draws on personal experience us using a case study for doctoral research. Presents practical insights into the process of designing a credible research case study based on the author's research into the experiences of third-year nursing students in simulation and clinical practice.
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MacKenzie, M. (2021). Using trans-disciplinary research to explore solutions to 'wicked problems'. Kai Tiaki Nursing Research, 12(1), 73–76.
Abstract: Explores the challenges and opportunities for enrolled nursing in NZ. Employs trans-disciplinary research (TDR) methodology to approach the question of how enrolled nurses (EN) might become more visible in the health workforce by means of potential innovations arising from collaboration between stakeholders in health-care delivery.
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McGregor, J. (2021). Historical Trauma Theory: The implications for nursing in Aotearoa New Zealand. Master's thesis, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland.
Abstract: Presents the findings of an integrative literature review exploring the possibility of applying Historical Trauma Theory to nursing practice. Uses Kaupapa Maori research methodology to apply Historical Trauma Theory to health care practice, in a Maori context. Considers how trauma theory can be used to support Wilson and Barton's Te Kapunga Putohe nursing model.
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Manson, L. M. (2021). Te Ao Maori: Maori nurses' perspectives on assisted dying and the Te Ao Maori cultural considerations required to guide nursing practice. Master's thesis, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland.
Abstract: Explores, through kaupapa Māori (Māori ideology) research principles, the fundamental concepts guiding ten Māori nurses working in end-of-life care settings. Identifies the concepts of whanaungatanga (establishing connections), manaakitanga (generosity and care for others), and kaitiakitanga (guardianship) as central to the practice of these Māori nurses along with the ethical principles of tika (the right way), pono (honesty) and aroha (generosity of spirit). Describes how these concepts and principles shape how these Māori nurses cared for their Māori patients and whānau, and for themselves. Stresses the need for the health system to better understand the Maori world view on death and dying.
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Gray, N. (2020). Privileging Matauranga Maori in nursing education: Experiences of Maori student nurses learning within an indigenous university. Master's thesis, University of Auckland, Auckland.
Abstract: Investigates factors supporting Maori student engagement, retention and success in nursing education. Explores the experiences, perceptions and insights of Maori nursing students enrolled in Te Ohanga Mataora: Bachelor of Health Sciences Maori Nursing at Te Whare Wananga O Awanuiarangi. Conducts semi-structured face-to-face interviews with 12 full-time Maori undergraduate nursing students, highlighting both positive and negative factors in academic engagement.
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Henry, A. (2020). Staying at home: A qualitative descriptive study on Pacific palliative health. Master's thesis, University of Otago, Christchurch.
Abstract: Develops an understanding of the experiences of, and barriers for Pacific peoples in Canterbury utilising palliative care services. Considers the strengths and enablers for Pacific peoples accessing palliative care services and how such services, including home based palliative care, could better serve this community. Undertakes interviews using a semi-structured question guide, with nine family members who had provided palliative care within the last three years.
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Tipa, Z. (2021). Mahi Ngatahi: Culturally-responsive ways of working with whanau accessing Well Child/Tamariki Ora services. Ph.D. thesis, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland.
Abstract: Highlights the perspectives of Maori families using health services provided by Well Child/Tamariki Ora (WCTO), citing institutional racism and unconscious bias. Interviews 18 families with children under five years, about their experiences of WCTO services. Employs a Kaupapa Maori research methodology to develop Mahi Ngatahi, a theory for culturally-responsive WCTO services.
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Giddings, D. L. S. (2006). Mixed-methods research: Positivism dressed in drag. Journal of Research in Nursing, 11(3), 195–203.
Abstract: The author critiques the claim that mixed method research is a third methodology, and the implied belief that the mixing of qualitative and quantitative methods will produce the 'best of both worlds'. The author suggests that this assumption, combined with inherent promises of inclusiveness, takes on a reality and certainty in research findings that serves well the powerful nexus of economic restraint and evidence-based practice. The author argues that the use of the terms 'qualitative' and 'quantitative' as normative descriptors reinforces their binary positioning, effectively marginalising the methodological diversity within them. Ideologically, mixed methods covers for the continuing hegemony of positivism, albeit in its more moderate, postpositivist form. If naively interpreted, mixed methods could become the preferred approach in the teaching and doing of research. The author concludes that rather than the promotion of more co-operative and complex designs for increasingly complex social and health issues, economic and administrative pressures may lead to demands for the 'quick fix' that mixed methods appears to offer.
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