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| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | 1333900 |
| Pages | 1-22 |
| Number of pages | 22 |
| Journal | International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2017 |
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Copyright the Author(s) 2017. Version archived for private and non-commercial use with the permission of the author/s and according to publisher conditions. For further rights please contact the publisher.Keywords
- children
- visual representations
- socio-economic status
- photovoice
- community mapping
- Western Cape
- South Africa
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Children's representations of nature using photovoice and community mapping : perspectives from South Africa. / Adams, Sabirah; Savahl, Shazly; Fattore, Tobia.
In: International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being, Vol. 12, No. 1, 1333900, 2017, p. 1-22.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
TY - JOUR
T1 - Children's representations of nature using photovoice and community mapping
T2 - International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being
AU - Adams, Sabirah
AU - Savahl, Shazly
AU - Fattore, Tobia
N1 - Copyright the Author(s) 2017. Version archived for private and non-commercial use with the permission of the author/s and according to publisher conditions. For further rights please contact the publisher.
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - The aim of the study was to explore children’s representations and perceptions of natural spaces using photovoice and community mapping. The sample consisted of 28 children aged 12–14 years residing in urban and rural communities in the Western Cape, South Africa. Data were collected by means of a series of six focus groups interviews (three photovoice discussion groups and three community mapping discussion groups). For the photovoice missions, children were provided with a 28-exposure disposable camera and given 1 week to complete their missions. Thematic analysis was employed to analyse the data. Three key themes emerged, namely: safe spaces in nature, unsafe spaces in nature, and children’s favourite places in nature. Socio-economic status (SES) was found to be a determining factor in how children make sense of natural spaces. Children from low SES communities indicated being more constricted in their mobility, and were unable to access to safe natural spaces compared to the children from the middle SES community. It is recommended that an expedient starting point would be to work towards and build environmentally and child-friendly communities for children, with children as key contributors in the planning process using a child participation framework.
AB - The aim of the study was to explore children’s representations and perceptions of natural spaces using photovoice and community mapping. The sample consisted of 28 children aged 12–14 years residing in urban and rural communities in the Western Cape, South Africa. Data were collected by means of a series of six focus groups interviews (three photovoice discussion groups and three community mapping discussion groups). For the photovoice missions, children were provided with a 28-exposure disposable camera and given 1 week to complete their missions. Thematic analysis was employed to analyse the data. Three key themes emerged, namely: safe spaces in nature, unsafe spaces in nature, and children’s favourite places in nature. Socio-economic status (SES) was found to be a determining factor in how children make sense of natural spaces. Children from low SES communities indicated being more constricted in their mobility, and were unable to access to safe natural spaces compared to the children from the middle SES community. It is recommended that an expedient starting point would be to work towards and build environmentally and child-friendly communities for children, with children as key contributors in the planning process using a child participation framework.
KW - children
KW - visual representations
KW - socio-economic status
KW - photovoice
KW - community mapping
KW - Western Cape
KW - South Africa
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U2 - 10.1080/17482631.2017.1333900
DO - 10.1080/17482631.2017.1333900
M3 - Article
VL - 12
SP - 1
EP - 22
JO - International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being
JF - International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being
SN - 1748-2623
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M1 - 1333900
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