ERIC Number: EJ1161097
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Dec
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-1476-718X
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Visual Tools as Mediational Means: A Methodological Investigation
Hilppö, Jaakko; Lipponen, Lasse; Kumpulainen, Kristiina; Rajala, Antti
Journal of Early Childhood Research, v15 n4 p359-373 Dec 2017
In this study, we investigated how Finnish children used photographs and drawings to discuss their preschool day experiences in focus groups. Building on sociocultural perspectives on mediated action, we specifically focused on how these visual tools were used as mediational means in sharing experiences. The results of our embodied interaction analysis highlight the relevance of visual tools for the participants and the task at hand in the moment-to-moment, micro-level flow of interaction and its material environment. More specifically, our analysis illuminates different ways in which the visual tools were relevant for participating children and adults when sharing and talking about their experiences. In all, our study advances present-day understanding regarding how sociocultural and embodied interaction frameworks can guide visual research with children.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Photography, Freehand Drawing, Preschool Education, Focus Groups, Visual Stimuli, Video Technology, Student Experience
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Preschool Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Finland
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