Whose Voice is It Really? Ethics of Photovoice With Children in Health Promotion

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ID2411181
AutoresTineke Abma (0000-0002-8902-322X), Marieke Breed (0000-0003-3238-948X), Sarah Lip (0000-0003-0860-3562), Janine Schrijver
Año2022
Volumen21
Fecha de publicación2022-04-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Journal of Qualitative Methods (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1609-4069 • E-ISSN: 1609-4069
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/16094069211072419
OpenAlexW4205438508
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas12
Referencias citadas33

Photovoice, a way of conducting research through pictures, is considered a child-friendly method to engage children in participatory research and social change but this practice can raise ethical dilemmas. These dilemmas have rarely been discussed in the literature. The aim of this article is to provide insight into the ethical dilemmas we faced using photovoice with children. It is grounded in a 4-year participatory health research project in two primary schools where we used photovoice alongside other creative and arts-based methods. We reflect critically on pressing ethical tensions and how we dealt with these dilemmas. Our logbooks and reflexive conversations were used as data sources. The findings reveal that everyday ethical dilemmas occurred throughout the project. These were sometimes anticipated but were often unexpected. Questions that arose included: 'Who controls the outcome?'; 'Photos to assess needs or to give voice?'; 'Giving voice or aesthetics?'; 'Who decides who is visible?' and 'Disrespectful and stereotypical representations?' We conclude that ethical dilemmas in using photovoice with children deserve more attention to sensitize researchers and help them live up to the ideals of voice and empowerment

Citizen journalism · Empowerment · Participatory action research · Pedagogy · Photovoice · Political science · Public relations · Reflexivity · Social science · Sociology · The arts · Visual arts · Children's Rights and Participation · Community Health and Development · Participatory Visual Research Methods · Psychology · Law