Shooting your voice

Challenging power relations at school through Photovoice

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ID2932074
AuthorsAvy Dwight Hemy (0000-0003-2973-0114, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, corresponding author), Assaf Meshulam (0000-0001-6139-9834, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev)
Year2022
Volume43
Issue6
Pages944-960
Publication date2022-11-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueDiscourse Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0159-6306 • E-ISSN: 1469-3739
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01596306.2021.1937944
OpenAlexW3169940868
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited54

Despite the popularity of student voice initiatives, there is ample evidence that they fail to challenge power relations at school or help marginalized students make their voices heard. This paper presents a student voice project based on the Photovoice method. The project was implemented with marginalized youth in an urban high school in Israel. Findings show that students experienced significant improvement in their self-confidence and self-esteem and in their ability to engage in dialogue with the school administration in a way that altered their school life, yet they remained skeptical regarding their ability to change power relations at school

Economic growth · Pedagogy · Photovoice · Political science · Popularity · Public relations · Skepticism · Sociology · Children's Rights and Participation · Participatory Visual Research Methods · Psychology · Social Psychology · Teacher Education and Leadership Studies

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