In Duavata: Collaborating with Children and Families in an Indigenous Fijian Semi-Rural Community

Abstract

This chapter provides a rich, in-depth account of insights about literacy learning in Duavata. We begin with an introduction to the participating children and their families of Duavata, followed by Duavata findings for each of our study’s four research questions: (1) What are the literacy development contexts for preschool children in Duavata? (2) What are the enablers and constraints that impact on Duavata’s capacity to support their preschool children’s literacy learning? (3) What local resources and strategies can be used to foster preschool children’s literacy in their home languages and English in Duavata? (4) What strategies are effective in developing Duavata’s local capacity to support preschool children’s literacy development in their home languages and English? In addressing these questions in the context of the Duavata community case study, we illustrate literacy learning possibilities and their realisation for young children in Duavata and evidence how Duavata’s community capacity developed to support their children’s literacy.