Since Samoan fa’afaletui (meeting) was first conceptualized as a research methodology, fa’afaletui has experienced an uncomfortable coupling with Western research approaches and methods. This article takes an epistemological turn by looking closely at the Indigenous principles and cultural practices that underpin fa’afaletui as a traditional conversational practice to bring fresh insight into fa’afaletui as a research methodology and method.

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非殖民化萨摩亚fa'afaletui方法：仔细观察

自从萨摩亚fa'afaletui（会议）首先被概念化为一种研究方法，fa'afaletui经历了与西方研究方法和方法的不舒服结合。本文通过仔细研究作为传统对话实践的fa'afaletui的土著原则和文化实践，从认识论上转向了作为研究方法和方法的fa'afaletui 的新见解。