Journal article
Empowering children through photography and drawing
Visual Studies, Vol.37(1-2), pp.69-83
2022
Abstract
This paper discusses two methods used to collect information about children’s aspirations in My Tertiary Education Day (MyTED), a primary school-based programme in low socioeconomic status (SES) areas of Queensland, Australia. The researchers hypothesised that when children are encouraged to think positively about their future, they become aware of a wide range of choices and opportunities. Of specific interest was the capacity of primary school children to aspire to a tertiary education. To learn more about children’s aspirations and how these changed by taking part in the MyTED program, photo elicitation and drawing were employed. This paper investigates the ways in which drawings (MyVoice) and photo elicitation can reveal aspirations among primary school children aged 8- to 12-years. The two methods applied helped to provide a better understanding of the students emotions, their views of present world and their dreams for the future, more effectively than relying on verbal and text-based information.
Details
- Title
- Empowering children through photography and drawing
- Authors
- Uwe Terton (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Creative Industries - LegacyRuth Greenaway (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Centre for Support and Advancement of Learning and TeachingSandra Elsom (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Tertiary Access - LegacyRichard Burns (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation)
- Publication details
- Visual Studies, Vol.37(1-2), pp.69-83
- Publisher
- Routledge
- DOI
- 10.1080/1472586X.2020.1798279
- ISSN
- 1472-5878
- Organisation Unit
- Sustainability Research Centre; Centre for Support and Advancement of Learning and Teaching; Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation); School of Creative Industries - Legacy; School of Education and Tertiary Access; School of Tertiary Access - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99469108602621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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