Using methods that matter: the impact of reflection, dialogue, and voice.
Am J Community Psychol
; 36(3-4): 275-91, 2005 Dec.
Article
en En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-16389500
ABSTRACT
In recent years, the field of community psychology has given considerable attention to how research and evaluation methods should be designed to support our goals of empowerment and social justice. Yet, as a field, we have given much less attention to whether the use of our methods actually achieves or supports our empowerment agenda. With the primary purpose of beginning to establish the norm of reporting on the impacts of our methods, this paper reports on the findings from interviews of 16 youth and adults who had participated in one participatory evaluation method (Photovoice). Two specific questions were examined (1) What is the impact of participating in a Photovoice effort; and (2) How does the method of Photovoice foster these impacts? Overall, participants noted that they were significantly affected by their experiences as photographers and through their dialogue with neighbors during Photovoice group sessions. Impacts ranged from an increased sense of control over their own lives to the emergence of the kinds of awareness, relationships, and efficacy supportive of participants becoming community change agents. According to participants, Photovoice fostered these changes by (a) empowering them as experts on their lives and community, (b) fostering deep reflection, and (c) creating a context safe for exploring diverse perspectives. The implications of these findings for the science and practice of community psychology are discussed.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Voz
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Fotograbar
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Participación de la Comunidad
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Redes Comunitarias
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Anécdotas como Asunto
Tipo de estudio:
Evaluation_studies
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Qualitative_research
Aspecto:
Equity_inequality
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Community Psychol
Año:
2005
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos