Photovoice: A Participatory Methodology by Counselor Researchers for Capturing Minor Client’s Perceptions and Experiences as Reflections of Their Self-Concepts
In-depth exploration on children’s self-concept is crucial because self-concept is able to show how a person thinks about, evaluates or perceives themselves. Children’s self-concept has largely been perceived through the adult’s lenses whereby previous research with children has fundamentally been...
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Faculty of Cognitive Science and Human Development
2014
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| Online Access: | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/6765/1/2.%20Photovoice-%20A%20Participatory%20Methodology%20by%20Counselor%20%20%20Researchers%20for%20Capturing%20Minor%20Clientu2019s%20Perceptions%20and%20Exper.pdf http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/6765/ |
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| Summary: | In-depth exploration on children’s self-concept is crucial because self-concept is able to show how a person thinks
about, evaluates or perceives themselves. Children’s self-concept has largely been perceived through the adult’s
lenses whereby previous research with children has fundamentally been on children due to them being viewed as
inadequate and incomplete therefore unreliable sources. However, this view of childhood has changed with the
emergence of the ‘new social studies of childhood’ and the children’s right discourse (the United Nations
Conventions on the Rights of the Child, 1989; the Children’s Act, 2004). Children are now viewed as social actors
who are ‘experts’ on their own lives with a competence to communicate a unique insight into their experiences and
perspectives. Therefore appropriate approaches to include children’s viewpoints are necessary.
This paper discusses the concept, methodology, benefits and ethics consideration in using Photovoice to investigate
children’s self-concepts. Photovoice is a participatory research methodology with children where children take their
own photographs to be used later to elicit discussion or dialogue, enabling their ‘voice’ to be heard. Their own
photographs are probably more likely to capture what matters to them thus may yield a more accurate reflection of
their self-concepts. A few self-concept theories, development of a concept of self, and self-concept of components
are also discussed. In addition, recommendations for future research are suggested. |
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