Photovoice: a methodological guide

Photovoice, a method developed by Caroline Wang and Mary Ann Burris,? engages people in taking photos of their community to identify local problems and strengths and to develop ideas for change. vocational empowerment is an exhibit of Photovoice creations, in which the Photovoice work that participants have produced in class are hung for all to enjoy, celebrate, and be Vocational Empowerment Photovoice Leader's Guide Photovoice for Community Development 5 1.3 Photovoice as a Tool for Community Development Community development is all about building relationships in the community, sharing values and creating a vision between individuals and organizations. Photovoice is a method of doing all of these things through sharing pictures, stories and conversation. This how-to, practical and insightful guide on Photovoice is much needed and will be savored by educational researchers, particularly for the potential the methodology holds for giving voice to marginalized populations in society. Photovoice centers the oppressed and showcases the power these voices have to affect change. Photovoice is a method to collect images/pictures/photo's together with their underlying stories. This is a workable method to give voice to the so-called 'silent voices' or 'tacit voices' in a given social context. Photovoice can be used as an intervention instrument to empower people in marginal positions. Framing Photovoice Using a Social--?Ecological Logic Model as a Guide.By: Robert Strack, Kay Lovelace, Toshia Davis Jordan and Anita Holmes . Strack RW, Lovelace K, Jordan TD, Holmes A, (2010) Framing Photovoice Using a Social--? Photovoice is a participatory action research strategy that may offer unique contributions to women's health. It is a process by which people can identify, represent, and enhance their community through a specific photographic technique. Emergent within the field of photovoice research have been health studies embracing diverse illness issues. The goal of this scoping review article was to describe the use of photovoice in mental illness, paying particular attention to the following: (1) the study design and methods, (2) empirical findings, and (3) dissemination strategies. Photovoice, which falls under the methodological umbrella of participatory action research (PAR), is a method of inquiry used to visually document and honor the knowledge(s), voices, and experiences of community members about particular issues affecting their lives. The first credited use of the photovoice method or process occurred in 1992 with women in the Yunnan Province of China as part of a Ford-Foundation-supported Yunnan Women's Reproductive Health and Development Program (YWRHDP)1,2. This initiative recognized the limited Rutgers works with Photovoice as an innovative method to measure the impact of our work on people's sexual and reproductive health and rights. Originally envisioned to be a good way to monitor and evaluate what people have learned, Photooice gives individuals the opportunity to speak out, to generate data for research, advocacy or communication purposes. Photovoice is a form of participatory action research, which has been gaining use and momentum since its inception in the mid-1990s. Within the enactment of this methodology, research participants are invited to document aspects of their lives through photography and then provide written or oral accounts of the images they create. Photovoice is a form