Monteblanco Adelle Dora, Moya Eva M
Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN, 37132, USA.
Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX, USA.
Br J Soc Work. 2020 Dec 3;51(2):712-732. doi: 10.1093/bjsw/bcaa154. eCollection 2021 Mar.
Research skills are vital to students' professional careers and must be cultivated in the social work curriculum. While students and faculty may hesitate to participate in a course-based research project, the authors believe that the Photovoice method is easily adapted to a variety of class and student needs. Photovoice is a field-oriented and qualitative research method that visually documents and communicates community assets and needs. The first purpose of this article is to offer Photovoice as a potential model for instructors to implement a course-based research project. The second purpose is to quantitatively assess changes in students' reported confidence in social work topics and research activities. Data revealed that the students reported increased confidence in the majority of the content and research evaluated; content examples include economic justice and determinants of social inequalities; research examples include analysing data for patterns and identifying the limitations of research methods. The data illustrate the pedagogical power of Photovoice.
研究技能对学生的职业生涯至关重要，必须在社会工作课程中加以培养。虽然学生和教师可能会对参与基于课程的研究项目有所犹豫，但作者认为，摄影声音法很容易适应各种课堂和学生的需求。摄影声音法是一种以实地为导向的定性研究方法，通过视觉记录和传达社区资产与需求。本文的第一个目的是提供摄影声音法，作为教师实施基于课程的研究项目的一种潜在模式。第二个目的是定量评估学生报告的对社会工作主题和研究活动的信心变化。数据显示，学生报告称，在大多数评估的内容和研究方面信心有所增强；内容示例包括经济正义和社会不平等的决定因素；研究示例包括分析数据中的模式以及识别研究方法的局限性。这些数据说明了摄影声音法的教学力量。
