PhotoVoice
1997
Link to the resource: https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/handle/2027.42/67790/10.1177_109019819702400309.pdf;jsessionid=F5EFEA5FD0986AAB7C37022EB1887081?sequence=2
- Format:
- Scientific article
- Target population:
- General population and population in vulnerable situations
- Objetive:
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Collect information, which is often invisible or difficult to access, about perceptions of the everyday environment, the problems, needs and desires of different groups in the community through a participatory technique that combines the use of photographs and narratives.
- Methodology:
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Photovoice is a qualitative technique based on the idea that images and words can, together, effectively express the needs, problems and aspirations of individuals and communities.
Participants are asked to express their views or represent their communities on the topic of study through photographs taken by themselves, accompanied by narratives explaining how these photographs illustrate or highlight the topic. These photographs are then collected and serve as a resource for interviews and focus groups, to interpret the perceptions, problems and needs of the community.
The ultimate goal is to mobilize and help administrations and other actors to better understand the problems and needs of communities.
- Opportunities and limitations:
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This is a widely tested and validated tool in the field of public health and community justice.
Communication does not depend exclusively on verbal language, so this technique has the potential to overcome possible social, cultural and linguistic barriers of verbal communication.
It is applicable with very diverse participants in terms of age, level of education, language, gender, ethnicity or cognitive ability.
It can reveal previously invisible problems or needs and give voice to minority or disadvantaged groups, which are generally underrepresented in the public sphere.
- Indicators:
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Percentage of people who feel they belong in the neighbourhood/community. Percentage of people who feel they can influence their environment. Access to public social and health services. Number of dwellings for social rent at an affordable price. Level of accessibility of housing, common areas and immediate surroundings. Distance from the dwelling to an open public space (green/not green). Frequency of use of public facilities (e.g. library, cultural centre, sports facilities).
- Thematic:
- Housing and neighbourhood communities Public space Green infrastructure Mobility and accessibility Equipment and services Cohesion and social capital
- Link to health:
- Physical Mental Social
- Scale of the field of study:
- Housing / street / building / bounded public space Block - set of buildings or spaces Neighbourhood (or higher)
- Implementation phase:
- Diagnosis / pre-project Implementation Monitoring and evaluation
- Methodological approach:
- Qualitative / Participatory
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