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Tena koe,
RE: Invitation to participate in Masters Research Project, Taimania Rickard
Following our earlier communication I have amended my research proposal and would like to once again extend an invitation to Te Runanga o Ngati Porou to participate. Outlined below is an explanation of the proposed project with relevant documents attached.
As previously mentioned, as part of my Master of Arts (Social Policy) qualification at Massey University I am completing a thesis. Previously this research was to focus on the implementation of Whānau Ora but due to the current progression of the policy I will now be focusing on current policy and practice in iwi social services. As a key organisation involved with the development and delivery of iwi social services in Te Tairawhiti, I would like to formally invite Te Runanga o Ngati Porou to be the focus organisation for this research and seek permission to invite relevant staff to participate in interviews and focus groups.
The aim of this project is now to examine the current policies and practices regarding social service provision within an iwi organisation that is a member of a Whānau Ora Collective. This project will focus on a number of key areas. These include; what services are currently offered by the organisation; what policies and practices are currently in place; how those policies and practices are reviewed and by whom; the methods of obtaining feedback from service users and how this feedback is used and staff expectations and preparations regarding the future implementation of Whānau Ora. It is hoped that this research will provide a place for those involved to constructively discuss their involvement/practice and add to the body of research regarding Māori social services. It is also hoped that this project may pave the way for future research.
Should Te Runanga o Ngati Porou accept this invitation to participate I would like to seek permission to conduct the interviews and focus groups during work hours. I would also like to seek permission to view organisational documents related to social service policy and practice. This may include policy documents, aggregated statistics and government contracts relating specifically to Whānau Ora. This will not include personnel files or personal information beyond workplace contact details such as work email addresses and telephone numbers of research participants. These are both areas that I would like to discuss the details of further with the relevant person or people.
As the next step in this process I would like to speak a relevant person or people to discuss the project in more detail and identify key people to participate in the study. Enclosed with this letter are information sheets intended for potential participants and draft interview and focus group question schedules. Please confirm receipt of this letter by returning a response in the envelope provided or by email to [email protected]. On receipt of your response I will personally contact TRONP. Please feel free to contact me regarding any aspect of this research project.
149 I can be reached during the day on 027 6538271 or in the evenings on 06 867 9936. I can also be reached by email at: [email protected].
My supervisors for this project are Rachael Selby and Awhina English from the School of Health and Social Services at Massey University. Their contact details are as follows:
If you have any queries you would like addressed by a supervisor, please contact Rachael in the first instance.
Thank you for taking the time to consider this invitation. Naku noa
Na, Taimania Rickard
Please note that:
x Interviews will be sound recorded and notes taken throughout. Responses in the interview will only be seen or heard by the researcher, and possibly a transcriber who has signed a confidentiality agreement
x Notes and sound recordings will be stored securely in a locked filing cabinet and in restricted access files on the researcher’s personal computer. A copy of the transcripts will be given to participants for approval before they are used as part of the research findings. At the conclusion of the project the recordings and written transcripts will be destroyed unless participants request that they be returned or agree to them being kept in an official archive.
x The organisation not be named in the research unless permission is granted to the researcher to do so. Participants will likewise not be named without their permission. Where participants do not wish to be identified every effort will be made to keep their identity confidential.
x Once the project is complete you will be sent a summary of the research findings. The final research report will also be available for you to view on request. Should you wish it, the organisation will be given a copy of the final thesis.
Staff members are under no obligation to accept this invitation. If staff members decide to participate they have the right to:
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x withdraw from the study at any time;
x ask any questions about the study at any time during participation;
x ask for the recording device to be turned off at any time during the interview;
x provide information on the understanding that their names will not be used unless they give permission to the researcher;
x be given access to a summary of the project findings when it is concluded.
Committee Approval Statement
“This project has been reviewed and approved by the Massey University Human Ethics Committee: Southern B, Application 11/72. If you have any concerns about the conduct of this research, please contact Dr Nathan Matthews, Acting Chair, Massey University Human Ethics Committee: Southern B, telephone 06 350 5799 x 8729, email [email protected].”
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[original letter of invitation]
Tena koe,
Ko Hikurangi te maunga Ko Waiapu te awa Ko Ngati Porou te iwi
Ko Taimania Rickard toku ingoa
As part of my Master of Arts (Social Policy) qualification at Massey University I am completing a thesis focusing on Whānau Ora and the potential impact it will have on the delivery of social services by Iwi
and Māori organisations. As a key organisation involved with the development and delivery of Whānau Ora I would like to formally invite Te Runanga o Ngati Porou to be the focus organisation for this research and seek permission to invite relevant staff to participate in interviews and focus groups.
The aim of this project is to investigate how the implementation of Whānau Ora will impact upon the delivery and development of social services within an iwi based organisation that is a member of a
Whānau Ora Collective. As Whānau Ora as a specific policyis largely undefined, I am interested in exploring how an organisation shapes the idea of Whānau Ora as they implement it. This project will focus on a number of key areas. These are: the potential impact of Whānau Ora, the extent to which social service practice will or will not change as a result of Whānau Ora, the opportunities that
Whānau Ora provides for improved service delivery, the challenges that Whānau Ora presents and ideas for overcoming these challenges. It is hoped that this research will provide a place for those involved in Whānau Ora to constructively discuss their involvement/practice and add to the body of
research regarding Māori social services. It is also hoped that this project may pave the way for future research.
Should Te Runanga o Ngati Porou accept this invitation to participate I would like to seek permission to conduct the interviews and focus groups during work hours. I would also like to seek permission to view organisational documents related to Whānau Ora. This may include policy documents, aggregated statistics and government contracts relating specifically to Whānau Ora. This will not include personnel files or personal information beyond workplace contact details such as work email addresses and telephone numbers of research participants. These are both areas that I would like to discuss the details of further with the relevant person or people.
As the next step in this process I would like to speak a relevant person or people to discuss the project in more detail and identify key people to participate in the study. Enclosed with this letter are information sheets intended for potential participants and draft interview and focus group question schedules. Please confirm receipt of this letter by returning a response in the envelope provided or by email to [email protected]. On receipt of your response I will personally contact TRONP. Please feel free to contact me regarding any aspect of this research project.
I can be reached during the day on 027 6538271 or in the evenings on 06 867 9936. I can also be reached by email at: [email protected].
My supervisors for this project are Rachael Selby and Awhina English from the School of Health and Social Services at Massey University. Their contact details are as follows:
If you have any queries you would like addressed by a supervisor, please contact Rachael in the first instance.
Thank you for taking the time to consider this invitation.
Naku noa
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Please note that:
x Interviews will be sound recorded and notes taken throughout. Responses in the interview will only be seen or heard by the researcher, and possibly a transcriber who has signed a confidentiality agreement
x Notes and sound recordings will be stored securely in a locked filing cabinet and in restricted
access files on the researcher’s personal computer. A copy of the transcripts will be given to
participants for approval before they are used as part of the research findings. At the conclusion of the project the recordings and written transcripts will be destroyed unless participants request that they be returned or agree to them being kept in an official archive. x The organisation not be named in the research unless permission is granted to the researcher
to do so. Participants will likewise not be named without their permission. Where participants do not wish to be identified every effort will be made to keep their identity confidential.
x Once the project is complete you will be sent a summary of the research findings. The final research report will also be available for you to view on request. Should you wish it, the organisation will be given a copy of the final thesis.
Staff members are under no obligation to accept this invitation. If staff members decide to participate they have the right to:
x decline to answer any particular question; x withdraw from the study at any time;
x ask any questions about the study at any time during participation;
x ask for the recording device to be turned off at any time during the interview;
x provide information on the understanding that their names will not be used unless they give permission to the researcher;
x be given access to a summary of the project findings when it is concluded.
Committee Approval Statement
“This project has been reviewed and approved by the Massey University Human Ethics Committee: Southern B, Application 11/72. If you have any concerns about the conduct of this research, please contact Dr Nathan Matthews, Acting Chair, Massey University Human Ethics Committee: Southern B, telephone 06 350 5799 x 8729, email [email protected].”
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