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Publication Date: 2005-Aug
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Playschool in Pictures: Children's Photographs as a Research Method
Einarsdottir, Johanna
Early Child Development and Care, v175 n6 p523-541 Aug 2005
The paper focuses on children's photographs as a method to use in research with children. Studies using photographs with children are reviewed and compared and a study conducted in one Icelandic playschool is described. The playschool was involved in a project where the purpose was to look at the ways children think about their early childhood educational setting and to develop methods for listening to children's perspectives. The paper describes and compares two approaches where cameras were used. One group used digital cameras to take pictures in their playschool while they showed the researcher important places and things in the playschool. The other group was given disposable cameras that they could use unsupervised for a period of time. The results show that using cameras and childrens photos is a notable method to use when seeking children's perspectives on their life in an early childhood setting.
Descriptors: Photography, Childhood Attitudes, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Research Methodology, Educational Research
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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