Charishma Ratnam · Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks · 2023
Home is a multilayered setting that is (re)negotiated and (re)created as migrants settle in new tenures. Researchers, especially social scientists, are increasingly employing innovative methods to better understand the assemblage of memories, materialities, and sensory experiences that comprise home. Of these, visual and participatory methods offer valuable insights in/to the field setting. These methods hone in on the sensory and material, person to person, and person to place experiences that create home. Herein, I review scholarship on visual and participatory methods used in the home. To situate these literatures, I draw on findings from research that explored how Sri Lankan refugees (re)created their homes during resettlement in Australia. This research revealed refugees' journeys, stories, and memories. I worked closely with participants to better understand their feelings of being 'at home' - illuminated through practices, sensory articulations, and encounters - that cultivated their resettlement experiences in the host community.
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Sarah Franzen, Joey Orr · 2016
This special issue seeks to examine the role of participation in visual methodologies. It is a collection of essays from members of the Visual Scholarship Initiative at Emory University in which practitioners reflect upon their uses of photography, film, and video as a form of practice-based research. Though the use of visual methods and technologies are integral to all of the projects here, our focus is in the range of participation between photographer, filmmaker, or curator and subject or audience and how this impacts what we understand as scholarship. The photograph, film, or video, then, is a means by which we enter into the social and cultural negotiations of and reflections upon meaning making. In this introduction, we attempt to clarify what we mean by participatory research. Such practices often result in crossing disciplinary boundaries, as we discuss below. Further, morphing the use of visual media into a category of research method that generates scholarship with others means we are also exploring various connections and intersections between public scholarship and socially engaged art. Instead of resolving or precisely pinning down the concept of participatory research, we intend to explore the ways participation can be activated by artistic research and visual methods and the various types of relationships that emerge within this process.
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Erin Brock Carlson · Utah State University eBooks · 2021
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Grady Walker · CentAUR (University of Reading) · 2020
Participatory action research (PAR) is a method of investigation which merges theory with action and participation while challenging institutionalized methods of collecting and curating knowledge. It relies on the accumulation of knowledge through participant action and seeks to advance the interests of underrepresented groups and classes.
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Laura S. Lorenz, Bettina Kolb · Health Expectations · 2009
Health system decision making may be improved by having a broader range of data available. Participant-generated visual data may support data gathered using traditional methods, or provide a reality check when compared with data generated by organizations, researchers and policy makers. The two study examples model innovative ways to surface health and health-care issues as they relate to consumers' real lives and engage vulnerable groups in systems change, even in contexts where expressing opinions might be seen as a risky thing to do.
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Harper, Krista · Scholarworks (University of Massachusetts Amherst) · 2013
Presentation based on my book with Aline Gubrium, Participatory Visual and Digital Methodologies (Left Coast Press, March 2013).
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Christian Stein, Lena J. Jaspersen · 2021
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Laura Simpson Reeves · 2016
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Simpson Reeves, Laura · Queensland's institutional digital repository (The University of Queensland) · 2016
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Maria Warne, Katja Gillander Gådin, Catrine Costenius et al. · 2018
The aim of this workshop is to discuss pros andcons using participatory visual methods in health promotion research. The interest of visual research is growing and it is time to look more critical ...
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Simpson Reeves, Laura · Queensland's institutional digital repository (The University of Queensland) · 2015
Participatory development communication approaches increasingly use visual research methods with little critical reflection. This article challenges the implicit assumption across the community and international development sector that visual research methods are inherently participatory. I analyze a workshop held in Papua New Guinea that explored a visual multimethod approach in a participatory development context. In particular, I review the methods used in respect to the key participatory development communication principles of horizontal dialogue and local ownership. The findings show that visual research methods are not inherently participatory, but require reflection and conscious decision making by the facilitator(s) to ensure high levels of participation.
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Levidow, Les, Berardi, Andrea, Jung, Julia et al. · Open Research Online (The Open University) · 2022
<b>The Covid-19 crisis has revealed the stark inequalities in UK society. Many vulnerable people have had more difficulty accessing food. Simultaneously, people’s social isolation prompted greater interest to continue, join or begin Community Food-Growing (CFG) initiatives. These efforts overlapped with mutual-aid networks; they initially supplied food to vulnerable people and soon expanded to wider cooperative activities.</b> \n<br></br> \n<br></br> \nThe <b><i> ‘Grassroots Visual Storytelling about Community Food-Growing’</i></b> project investigated the expansion of community food growing initiatives during the Covid-19 crisis. The project built skills in digital visual storytelling which would explore and promote participants’ experiences of CFG activities during the pandemic. \n<br></br> \n<br></br> \nThe project’s approach developed Participatory Action Research with \nthird-sector partners which were facilitating CFG initiatives. ‘Community flourishing’ and ‘radical hopefulness’ were the key concepts that stimulated participants to plan their video stories. \n<br></br> \n<br></br> \nThe resulting stories showcased a range of benefits of community \nfood growing activities, namely, enhancing participants’ well-being, \nstrengthening social cohesion, localising food provision, addressing food insecurity, and building future resilience to social, environmental and economic crises. Those multiple benefits depend on staff skills, often called ‘people skills’; these facilitate cooperative, creative relationships among volunteers \n<br></br> \n<br></br> \nThe project impacts included building participants’ skills and confidence in digital storytelling. The process of creating and disseminating the stories generated deeper engagement and reflection amongst participants, directly strengthening their community food-growing initiatives.
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Salva Balbale, Andiara Schwingel, Wojtek Chodzko-Zajko et al. · Health Communication · 2013
Mass communication health campaign messages play critical roles in public health, yet studies show mixed effectiveness in reaching and impacting underserved populations. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the benefits of using visual and participatory research techniques toward health message development targeting older Hispanic women. Demographic information and levels of physical activity were first obtained in a sample of older Mexican women (n = 23; ages 71.9 ± 7.6 years) living in the city of Chicago. Perceptions of physical activity were then assessed using a visual research method known as photo-elicitation. Health message concepts promoting physical activity were developed with a subsample of the target population using a participatory approach. Photo-elicitation helped develop a unique understanding into the many factors impacting physical activity among older Mexican women. Follow-up in-depth interviews provided detailed narratives that (a) built upon visual data and (b) identified characteristic differences between physically active and inactive women. Ultimately, these findings were beneficial in constructing new, culturally tailored message concepts. Findings suggest that this method may be a valuable tool in the development of mass communication health messages, extracting rich and meaningful data from target audiences while fostering a sense of partnership between researchers and community members. Tailoring and improving the message design process around the needs of underserved populations is essential in the effort to eliminate the burden of health disparities. This study uses innovative interdisciplinary research techniques to explore new approaches to public health communication in underserved populations.
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Kusdemir, Sibel, Oudshoorn, Abe · Open Science Framework · 2023
Participatory methodologies have a valuable place within addiction studies. A growing number of participatory projects that have been implemented in health studies and have prompted a variety of systematic and scoping reviews focused on participatory methods including arts-based methods given the participatory nature of creating art, however no reviews have been identified looking at the particularities of working in the broader context of substance use disorders. The aim of this study is to identify and map the current literature regarding the use of participatory visual and digital methods in conducting research with people who use substances. The search strategy will be developed in consultation with the study's principal author and committee members who will support the review. The search will be restricted to English language, peer-reviewed journals. The following electronic databases will be used: Medline (Ovid), CINAHL, Embase, Apa PsycInfo, PubMed, And Scopus.
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Gillian F. Black, Alun Davies, Dalia Iskander et al. · Global Bioethics · 2017
There is a growing body of literature describing conceptual frameworks for working with participatory visual methods (PVM). Through a global health lens, this paper examines some key themes within these frameworks. We reflect on our experiences of working with with an array of PVM to engage community members in Vietnam, Kenya, the Philippines and South Africa in biomedical research and public health. The participants that we have engaged in these processes live in under-resourced areas with high prevalence of communicable and non-communicable diseases. Our paper describes some of the challenges that we have encountered while using PVM to foster knowledge exchange, build relationships and facilitate change among individuals and families, community members, health workers, biomedical scientists and researchers. We consider multiple ethical situations that have arisen through our work and discuss the ways in which we have navigated and negotiated them. We offer our reflections and learning from facilitating these processes and in doing so we add novel contributions to ethical framework concepts.
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Gillian F. Black, Liezl Dick, Leif Petersen et al. · 2023
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Joanne Hill · Loughborough University Institutional Repository (Loughborough University) · 2013
Research with young people and children has developed over a number of\nyears an argument for researching with, rather than on, younger participants\n(Thomson, 2008; Valentine, 1999). In qualitative research, the ways in which\nwe carry out empirical research, the relationships that are developed between\nresearchers and participants, the knowledge that is produced and the epistemological\nand theoretical foundations can be affected by how as powerful\nresearchers we aim to observe and analyse. Where age, gender and ethnicity\nintersect in creating something of a “difference” between researcher and participants,\nthese issues can need greater consideration. This paper presents\nsome methodological background to the choices made concerning data production\nduring a project in which a white, female, late-20s researcher with a\nfeminist theoretical background investigated physical activity engagement by\na diverse cohort of 13-14 year old students in an inner city secondary school\nin the Midlands, UK. By combining visual ethnography, interviews and collaborative\nphotography, the project aimed to address concerns about student\nvoice in research with young people on their school and sport experiences\n(O’Sullivan & MacPhaill, 2010). The paper considers some possibilities and\nchallenges of using this methodology within school-based studies. Reflections\nfrom this project are offered on the ways in which participants retained power\nover content and meaning of their photographic contributions, and researcher\nrelationships in the field. Visual methods are argued to offer an additional tool\nin tackling traditional power relations and encouraging participant investment.
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Alison Brown, Rebecca Spencer, Jessie‐Lee D. McIsaac et al. · International Journal of Qualitative Methods · 2020
Researchers are increasingly using participatory visual methods (PVM) to gain a deeper understanding of newcomer children’s experiences, sense of identity, relationships, needs, strengths, and aspirations. By taking photos, producing digital stories, creating maps, drawing, sculpting, and other visual-based practices, children can help us understand how they navigate their complex worlds. We conducted a scoping review to explore what is known about participatory visual research with newcomer children. We searched nine databases, screened 692 articles, and included 21 articles for synthesis and analysis. Five common and connected areas were identified as important for consideration when envisioning, planning, and conducting this type of research with newcomer children: PVM provides an opportunity for children to communicate complex feelings and disrupt deficit discourse; participation in PVM research is highly dependent on varying cultural, economic, and relational factors; providing a range and choice of data collection activities permits deeper engagement and higher quality data; PVM can enhance meaningful engagement, reduce power asymmetry, and engender confidence and self-awareness; developing and sustaining trusted relationships are integral to the research process. The review reveals the need for more researcher reflexivity with an explicit attention to assumptions, values, and ethical considerations and suggests opportunities for researchers to better ensure newcomer children can share and shape their own stories.
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E. Borrett · UEL Research Repository (University of East London) · 2019
Around 20,000 people per year return to education via HE Access qualifications. For many, this offers the opportunity to enter university and unlock the potential for social mobility. This study aimed to identify the processes leading to educational resilience which contributed to a successful return to education for this group. Twenty students from two Social Mobility Cold Spots (SMCSp) in the East of England acted as co-researchers. The research utilised a participatory method. Participation in the research included refining research questions, collecting and analysing data. Coresearchers gave their views visually through producing collages which described factors throughout the lifespan facilitating a return to education. Co-researchers were taught how to conduct a thematic analysis which they completed. The thematic maps produced demonstrated how these factors interacted throughout their lifespan to form educational resilience processes. Co-researchers identified 11 master themes; these were synthesised into three major processes of educational resilience in this group of returners to education: Support, connectedness and adversarial growth gained through reflection. Co-researchers described transformative change which led to a return to education and the motivation to succeed. The participatory and visual approach to the study highlighted a number of advantages and challenges for use. A critique of the methodology is provided alongside suggestions for improvement and critical reflections for other psychologists considering employing participatory research. The findings from this study suggest the potential for development of a new narrative tool. Several implications are proposed which include how EPs and other stakeholders can support returners to education after taking a break, the importance of work experience and relationships, the role of the EP working with FE and ensuring learners feel supported in high school.
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Rebecka Lundgren · PsycEXTRA Dataset · 2010
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