Table 1 Initial theoretical concepts informing the research
System levels | Concepts underlying initial programme theories |
|---|---|
Macro-system How are equitable health-related housing and home policies expected to emerge from the inclusion of the diverse experiences of disabled people? | Policy studies accounts related to international expectations and evidence of inequity for housing policy change in NZ—shifting from market-led paradigms to enriched relationships between private, public and community. Explanations stressing the importance of health's social and economic determinants to achieve cross-sector population-level policy and programme development. Includes the potential for needs to change across the life course and broader understandings of the social model of disability. Dynamics for tāngata whaikaha Māori sitting within desires for Māori control and authority as a solution to confronting persistent inequities and honouring Te Tiriti o Waitangi partnership—with initial steps made towards a National Māori Housing strategy developed in partnership with Māori. |
Meso-system How is co-production expected to work to improve outcomes? | Theories that co-production methods strengthen social capital, citizenship and create spaces for dialogue. Realist-based and implementation research on the challenges involved in participatory research. Broader insights linked to social innovation, user-centred design and NZ experiences of co-design. Theories of how a research team of Māori and non-Māori can best operate acknowledging different knowledge systems, each with their own internal logics (e.g., negotiated spaces model). |
Micro-system Recognition of the diversity of individuals involved, and different sense-making with respect to housing and home | Theories related to the diversity and intersectionality of experiences, e.g., Māori, disability and other social experiences relevant to housing and home, such as gender, family, socioeconomics, community and rurality. Growing theoretical and empirical evidence linking the less tangible aspects of housing (‘the psychosocial benefits of home’) to wellbeing. Dynamics for tāngata whaikaha Māori: Kaupapa Māori research on how home is perceived. Frameworks that distinguish between choice, voice and representation as options to support individuals in identifying solutions. |