Exploring the Foundations of Visual Methods Used in Research with Children

Autor/inn/en	Lipponen, Lasse; Rajala, Antti; Hilppö, Jaakko; Paananen, Maiju
Titel	Exploring the Foundations of Visual Methods Used in Research with Children
Quelle	In: European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 24 (2016) 6, S.936-946 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1350-293X
DOI	10.1080/1350293X.2015.1062663
Schlagwörter	Vignettes; Young Children; Early Childhood Education; Research Methodology; Visual Learning; Preschool Children; Foreign Countries; Finland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Frühe Kindheit; Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Visual education; Visuelles Lernen; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Ausland; Finnland
Abstract	The growing interest in researching and documenting young children's perspectives and experiences, has led to an increasing use of visual methods, such as photographs and videos. Studies to date, however, have seen artifacts as neutral tools, and have not revealed the differences between the functions of visual artifacts in the research process, and their functions in children's lives more broadly. In view of this, we scrutinize the function of visual artifacts, using Wenger's notion of reification, Vygotsky's idea of mediation, and Wartofsky's historical epistemology. We enliven the theoretical discussion by featuring illustrative vignettes from our previous study conducted at a Finnish preschool. We then discuss the consequences of our analysis in terms of documentation, and joint reflections that capture and construct the children's experiences. A number of educational implications are highlighted. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01