The Use of Visual Methods and Reflexive Interviews in the Research with Children Living in Foster Care

2017 ◽  
pp. 211-227 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex Sandro Gomes Pessoa ◽  
Jaqueline Knupp Medeiros ◽  
Débora Belizário da Fonseca ◽  
Linda Lienbeberg
Keyword(s):  
Foster Care ◽  
Visual Methods ◽  
Research With Children

scholarly journals An Exploration of the Practical and Ethical Issues of Research Using Multi-Visual Methods with Children Affected by Chronic Pain

Societies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 81
Author(s):  
Ana Patrícia Hilário ◽  
Fábio Rafael Augusto
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Pain ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Meaning Making ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Photo Elicitation ◽  
Visual Methods ◽  
Vulnerable Group ◽  
Sensitive Topics ◽  
Research With Children ◽  
Conducting Research

This paper intends to encourage further reflection on the research methods and approaches used to enhance the voices of children with chronic conditions. Visual methods (e.g., ‘draw, write, and tell’ and photo elicitation interviews) have been described as the most appropriate ways to develop research with children as they allow room for children to share their lived experiences in their own terms and to actively participate in the research process, by giving them the opportunity to act as co-researchers. In fact, the use of these methods also contributes to empowering children and mitigating the power differences that exist between the adult researcher and young participants. Drawing on an ongoing study on the experience and management of chronic pain in childhood, this paper provides insights on the usefulness of using these multi-methods to address (potentially) sensitive topics with a (potentially) vulnerable group. The ethical and methodological challenges faced by the researcher when conducting research with ill children in the healthcare context are addressed. The paper looks at the dilemmas of studying chronic pain in childhood and highlights the ways in which multi visual methods can help children in the meaning making of chronic pain.

Replaying Our Process: Video/Art Making and Research

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (10) ◽  
pp. 775-785 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wendy Luttrell ◽  
Emily Clark
Keyword(s):  
Doctoral Student ◽  
Video Art ◽  
Children And Youth ◽  
Methods Course ◽  
Visual Methods ◽  
Art Making ◽  
Visual Research ◽  
Knowing That ◽  
Research With Children

This article charts a collaborative and multimodal inquiry practice between a professor and a doctoral student who met during a visual methods course, Doing Visual Research With Children and Youth. Our collaboration focused on blurring the border between art making and research as a means to analyze and re-represent photographs taken by children. In stepping outside our comfort zones as researchers, we shared the same preoccupation: How much creative/artistic license would we exert regarding our use of the children’s photographs? This article explores the making of a video montage in ways that created new ways of seeing and knowing that took us by surprise and helped us rethink the interplay between methodological and ethical imperatives. We hope the article invites other professors and students to fashion collaborations that support such creative experimentation and reflection.

Exploring the foundations of visual methods used in research with children

2015 ◽  
Vol 24 (6) ◽  
pp. 936-946 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lasse Lipponen ◽  
Antti Rajala ◽  
Jaakko Hilppö ◽  
Maiju Paananen
Keyword(s):  
Visual Methods ◽  
Research With Children

The Effect of Symbol Background Color on the Speed of Locating Targets by Adults Without Disabilities: Implications for Augmentative and Alternative Communication Display Design

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (6) ◽  
pp. 1482-1488
Author(s):  
Jennifer J. Thistle
Keyword(s):  
Augmentative And Alternative Communication ◽  
Reaction Times ◽  
The Other ◽  
Background Color ◽  
Alternative Communication ◽  
Display Design ◽  
Line Drawings ◽  
Research With Children ◽  
Study Participants ◽  
Perceptual Factors

Purpose Previous research with children with and without disabilities has demonstrated that visual–perceptual factors can influence the speech of locating a target on an array. Adults without disabilities often facilitate the learning and use of a child's augmentative and alternative communication system. The current research examined how the presence of symbol background color influenced the speed with which adults without disabilities located target line drawings in 2 studies. Method Both studies used a between-subjects design. In the 1st study, 30 adults (ages 18–29 years) located targets in a 16-symbol array. In the 2nd study, 30 adults (ages 18–34 years) located targets in a 60-symbol array. There were 3 conditions in each study: symbol background color, symbol background white with a black border, and symbol background white with a color border. Results In the 1st study, reaction times across groups were not significantly different. In the 2nd study, participants in the symbol background color condition were significantly faster than participants in the other conditions, and participants in the symbol background white with black border were significantly slower than participants in the other conditions. Conclusion Communication partners may benefit from the presence of background color, especially when supporting children using displays with many symbols.

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