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Over the past decades 'photovoice' has emerged as a participatory and creative research method where participants capture and discuss their reality through photographs. This unprecedented 'how-to' book takes novice and experienced researchers through the practicalities and ethics of applying this approach.

BackgroundIn studies involving people with intellectual disabilities, photovoice is increasingly used to include the voice of participants. Analysing existing literature, the present authors found that photovoice was used in various forms with different outcomes. These studies describe both obstructing and facilitating factors. The present authors designed a more standardized approach of photovoice and developed an alternative strategy: "guided photovoice."MethodThe "guided photovoice" approach was tested on fourteen participants with intellectual disabilities. The outcomes of the approach were evaluated.ResultsThe effectiveness of the approach varied with the participants' capabilities and needs. Some participants were talked more while taking photographs, others told their story easily during the interviews. The use of follow‐up questions was helpful to deepen the interview.ConclusionsA more standardized, guided photovoice approach is a helpful addition to the various options for using photovoice; it is important to decide which approach best fits the needs and capabilities of the participants.

Photovoice predstavlja inovativni metod participatornog akcionog istraživanja, zasnovan na teorijskim konceptima vizuelne i kritičke kriminologije i saznajnim vrednostima dokumentarne fotografije. On omogućava da se određeni socijalni problem sagleda iz perspektive onih koji su njime najviše pogođeni, a u cilju njegovog rešavanja i iniciranja pozitivnih društvenih promena. Photovoice je osmišljen tako da učesnicima istraživanja omogućava psihološku podršku, osnaživanje i lični razvoj posredstvom kreativnog izražavanja kroz fotografisanje. Photovoice doprinosi tome da zajednica i donosioci odluka sagledaju i razumeju potrebe učesnika iz njihovog sopstvenog ugla – kroz njihove fotografije i propratne tekstove. Imajući u vidu sve učestaliju primenu photovoice metoda u društveno-humanističkim naukama, a posebno u kontekstu istraživanja i osnaživanja marginalizovanih grupa, autor najpre analizira teorijske osnove photovoice metoda, a potom i primere njegove primene u cilju sagledavanja potreba i unapređenja resocijalizacije prestupnika u inostranstvu. U zaključnim razmatranjima, autor diskutuje prednosti i ograničenja photovoice metoda, ukazujući na postojanje potrebe za njegovom primenu u istraživanjima posvećenim resocijalizaciji i postpenalnom prihvatu prestupnika u našoj zemlji.

Today's youth are faced with a number of different "roadblocks" on their way to becoming successful adults. Navigating adolescence is often difficult in its own right, but many youths have to deal with issues such as, poverty, unsafe neighborhoods and schools, drug/alcohol addiction, and disjointed homes to name a few. Although not all youth are faced with the same obstacles, these abovementioned obstacles can detract youth from becoming socially productive. Using Photovoice, a process by which participants identify, represent and enhance their community using a specific photographic technique, this study connected Belizean youth to their community through the process of identifying and taking photos of community strengths and weaknesses. After completing shared data analysis, the photos and a description of the meanings behind the photos were presented to a number of dignitaries in the community. The main themes presented were Responsibility and Support. This presentation gave youths voice in their community and allowed them to discuss strategies on how to increase community strengths as a way to reduce community weaknesses. Upon completion of the presentation, the dignitaries answered questions posed by the youth and offered collaborative strategies on how to promote social change.

Gesunder Schlaf ist ein relevanter Faktor für die physische und psychische Entwicklung von Kindern. In bisherigen Studien wurde in der Regel eine pathogenetische Betrachtungsweise von gestörtem oder insuffizientem Schlaf fokussiert. Bevölkerungsbezogene Interventionen, die insgesamt noch selten sind und eher auf einem edukativen Ansatz basieren, scheinen wenig wirkungsvoll. Zur Entwicklung nachhaltiger und effektiver Interventionen der Gesundheitsförderung ist es bedeutsam, Einflussfaktoren zu kennen und diese gemeinsam mit den Adressat:innen zu erarbeiten. Partizipative Gesundheitsforschung mit Kindern ist nach wie vor selten und weist methodische und ethische Fragen auf. Als vielversprechender Ansatz wird Photovoice im Kontext qualitativer Forschung mit Kindern diskutiert. Im vorliegenden Beitrag werden Ergebnisse einer Pilotstudie zu Einflussfaktoren auf gesunden Schlaf aus der Perspektive von Grundschulkindern dargestellt. Zudem wird die partizipative Erarbeitung der Ergebnisse in Bezug auf das methodische Vorgehen mit Photovoice reflektiert.

Photovoice is a type of participatory inquiry, which is a methodological and onto-epistemological stance that seeks to emancipate marginalized individuals, confront inequity, and work for social transformation. Photovoice incorporates Paulo Freire's problem-posing education, documentary photography techniques, and feminist thought as an approach for community members to identify shared concerns and construct collective knowledge. It also seeks to challenge unequal power relations by disrupting hegemonic structures in the production of knowledge and policy, as photographs and accompanying descriptions can communicate powerfully about community needs and demands for change. University-based researchers or practitioners facilitate this communication by bringing community perspectives to the attention of government officials and others in positions of power. In this paper, we describe how we adapted this approach for virtual use during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. We offer examples of two projects that engaged photovoice in virtual spaces: Courageous Conversations, a youth participatory action research project which Meagan conducts with youth in the United States, and Melissa's dissertation, conducted with Syrian students who are refugees enrolled in higher education in Turkey. Through these examples we draw out methodological lessons learned as well as challenges of conducting photovoice in virtual spaces. We conclude that whether researchers and practitioners use photovoice as a method in virtual or face-to-face settings, we must remember the emancipatory goals of participatory inquiry, always relying upon and anchoring our methodological decisions in the ontologies and epistemologies of genuine participation that undergird photovoice.

The first five years of a child's life represent critical windows in physiological, social-emotional, and cognitive development. Administrators of early childhood (EC) programs play a pivotal role in determining the quality of experiences that unfold for young children in center-based care. Using photovoice, semi-structured administrator interviews, and participant-observation, we aimed to identify the factors contributing to one center's atypically excellent outcomes with diverse children and families. Our textual and photographic analyses revealed three findings. First, administrators saw themselves as embedded within a larger system of barriers characterized by low positionality within an educational caste system that is marked by pervasive resource scarcity. Second, with external supports marginal at best, they leveraged multiple internal supports and resources, including agency, interdependence, and advocacy. Third, administrators operationalized literacy leadership by building and sustaining a climate of professional support for teachers within a "25 Books a Day" guiding philosophy.

Zusammenfassung
Hintergrund
Im Rahmen eines hochschulinternen Seminars wurden Photovoice-Studien von Studierenden geplant, durchgeführt und ausgewertet. Die Studien befassten sich mit dem Verständnis von Gesundheitsförderung im Alltag von Studierenden aus physischer, psychischer und sozialer Perspektive. Das Ziel des Projekts war die Anwendung der Methode und die kritische Reflexion dieser im Kontext der Chancen und Herausforderungen partizipativer Ansätze.

Methode
In Kleingruppen wurden 3 Photovoice-Studien durchgeführt. Die Identifizierung der Forschungsfragen erfolgte in einem partizipativen Prozess. Daran wurde eine einwöchige Feldphase angeschlossen, in der Fotos zu den jeweiligen Fragestellungen aufgenommen wurden. Nach der Feldphase folgten die Diskussion sowie die Auswertung der Ergebnisse in den Kleingruppen. Die Anwendung der Methode wurde abschließend reflektiert.

Projektbeschreibung
Die Teilstudien fokussierten die Themenbereiche Stressmanagement, Bewegung und Freundschaft. Im Rahmen dieses Artikels werden die Umsetzungsphasen der Methode Photovoice dargestellt. Die Realisierung der Teilstudien erfolgte anhand von sieben Umsetzungsphasen. Die Darstellung der Ergebnisse fokussiert sich primär auf die Planung, Umsetzung und Reflexion des Gesamtprojekts.

Reflexion
Die Anwendung der partizipativen Methode Photovoice förderte durch den stattfindenden Austausch die Auseinandersetzung mit den thematisierten Untersuchungsgegenständen. Die Umsetzung des gesamten Projekts führte zu einer Selbstreflexion über mögliche Forschungs- und Praxisansätze.

Schlussfolgerung
Photovoice als partizipative Forschungsmethode bietet die Möglichkeit, Menschen in ihren Lebenswelten zu erreichen. Wichtig ist dabei die transparente Arbeitsweise aller Forschenden und Beteiligten. Für einen umfassenderen inhaltlichen Einblick sollte sich die Feldphase in ähnlichen Projektvorhaben über einen längeren Zeitraum erstrecken.

In this article, we discuss Indigenous epistemology that ensures research is inclusive of Māori cultural values, such as collectivity and storytelling. We explain an adapted photovoice methodology used in research investigating Māori (the Indigenous peoples of Aotearoa/New Zealand) patient's perspectives on rongoā Māori (traditional Māori healing) and primary health care. Traditional photovoice theoretical frameworks and methodology were modified to allow Māori participants to document and communicate their experiences of health and the health services they utilised. Moreover, we describe the necessity for cultural adaptation of the theoretical framework and methodology of photovoice to highlight culturally appropriate research practice for Māori.

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to examine and reflect upon the value of using a camera with young people in the research process. In particular, the paper discusses the opportunities that a camera can bring when researching young people's lives, subsequently encouraging the use of photovoice with young people in ethnographic research.


Design/methodology/approach
The paper examines how photovoice can be a beneficial method of data collection when researching young people's lives. By adopting a qualitative participatory approach, and employing photovoice as one of the main methods, rich and meaningful data were gathered that traditional qualitative methods alone would not have captured.


Findings
Photovoice was used alongside traditional methods to explore how young people experienced and perceived policing, safety and security in a coastal resort. Using a camera, captured rich images which alongside the narratives given by the young people, provided profound and detailed accounts.


Originality/value
Using innovative participatory qualitative research methods with young people and adapting to the research setting allowed for deep and meaningful explorations of young people's lives to be gathered. Carefully considering the use of appropriate methods of data collection and selecting methods that are "fun" and "interesting" empowered young people and provided the researcher with an insight into their social worlds.