Engaging Youth through Photovoice
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Robert W. Strack, Associate Professor and Department Head (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
Abstract: The photovoice process aims to use photographic images taken by persons with little money, power, or status to enhance community needs assessments, empower participants, and induce change by informing policy makers of community assets and deficits. This article describes a youth photovoice project implemented in an after-school program that attempted to adapt the photovoice method to youth participants, test the effectiveness of the method with youth, and develop and refine a curriculum for replication. A process such as photovoice provides youth the opportunity to develop their personal and social identities and can be instrumental in building social competency. Youth should and need to be given the opportunity to build and confirm their abilities, to comment on their experiences and insights, and to develop a social morality for becoming a positive agent within their communities and society. For more examples of photos taken by the youth during this project, visit http://www.jhsph.edu/youthphotovoice.
Engaging Youth through Photovoice
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Health Promotion Practice, 5(1), 49-58
- Language: English
- Date: 2004
- Keywords
- youth, adolescents, photovoice, empowerment, needs assessment, community assessment, evaluation, community-based programming, university-community collaboration, participatory research