Depth of Field: Using photographs and narratives to explore and reflect on ageing

Brand, Gabrielle; Miller, Karen; Wise, Steve; Saunders, Rosemary; Dugmore, Helen; Etherton‐Beer, Christopher

doi:10.1080/14623943.2016.1206878

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“…This photovoice experiment allowed students to express beliefs, values and perceptions, and to develop empathy regarding citizen awareness on sustainability and responsible water use. These findings are in line with several studies, in which photography is a good tool to stimulate these skills (Aranda et al , 2015; Brand et al , 2016). Moreover, this experiment allowed us to promote reflection and change.…”

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Using photovoice to explore the impact on a student community after including cross-sectional content on environmental sustainability in a university subject: a case study

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Purpose Higher education institutions have a significant impact in preparing future generations for the creation of a sustainable society. By formulating appropriate curricula, the university can shape student personality with sustainability concerns. This study aims to present the results of a teaching approach on environmental sustainability using the photovoice methodology. A guided visit to the sewage treatment plant of A Coruña was included as a teaching activity in the “Microbiology and Parasitology” classes of the podiatry degree at University of A Coruña. The teaching objectives were to reinforce contents through observation and to introduce citizen awareness on sustainability and responsible water use in a cross-sectional manner. Design/methodology/approach In this case study, different steps of photovoice as a qualitative participatory action methodology were developed. A total of 43 university students willingly participated with their photographs. Qualitative data were collected from the students’ photovoice visit reports and a subsequent discussion group. Thematic content analysis was performed manually. Findings This study explored the impact of an environmental sustainability teaching activity on the university student community. Six main categories emerged from the qualitative analysis: savings/waste of water, misuse of the water closet, disposing of used oil, solid waste/trash, reuse of clean water and reuse/reduction of the use of plastics. The cross-sectional findings on the needs of education and awareness of sustainability in the community and companies are presented. Originality/value The findings provide evidence of the ability of photovoice method as a pedagogical tool to promote reflection and change in the university community and to introduce sustainability cross-sectional content in green campus curricula. This photovoice experiment is simple and feasible to implement and has a very low economic cost, as long as there are qualified educators.

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confidence: 92%

Using photovoice to explore the impact on a student community after including cross-sectional content on environmental sustainability in a university subject: a case study

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“…The main aim of the resource is to stimulate in-depth discussion and challenge health professions students through reflection to consider new perspectives around ageing that move ‘beyond diagnosis’ to a more humanistic model of care for older people [16]. The learning outcomes for DOF include students’ being able to:

Identify and examine their personal perceptions of older persons.

Express their views to their peers in a shared reflective learning journey.

Explore and reflect on their role as a health profession student working with older people.

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Do photographs, older adults’ narratives and collaborative dialogue foster anticipatory reflection (“preflection”) in medical students?

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BackgroundIn changing higher education environments, medical educators are increasingly challenged to prepare new doctors to care for ageing populations. The Depth of Field: Exploring Ageing resource (DOF) uses photographs, reflective questioning prompts, older adults’ narratives and collaborative dialogue to foster anticipatory reflection or ‘preflection’ in medical students prior to their first geriatric medicine clinical placement. The aim of this research is to explore whether photographs, narratives and small group collaborative dialogue fosters reflective learning, enhances reflective capacity and has the potential to shift medical students’ attitudes towards caring for older adults.MethodsThis study used a mixed method evaluation design, measuring attitudes using pre and post questionnaire responses and individual written reflections drawn from 128 second year medical students, exploring their perceptions toward older adults.ResultsQuantitative and qualitative data indicated that the DOF session generated reflective learning that resulted in positive shifts in medical students’ perceptions towards older adults. The qualitative reflections were captured in four main themes: the opportunity provided to Envision working with older adults; the Tension created to challenge learners’ misinformed assumptions, and the work of Dismantling those assumptions, leading to Seeing older people as individuals.ConclusionsThese findings highlight how visual and narrative methodologies can be used as an effective reflective learning tool to challenge medical students’ assumptions around ageing and how these may influence their care of older adults.

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“…The questioning prompts drawn from Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) (Housen, 2002) aim to foster aesthetic development, reflective observation and empathetic understandings through careful and collaborative viewing of the fine art portraiture. The power of using photographic portraits and VTS strategies was twofold: first to create an aesthetic contrast from the diagnostic clinical language with visual symbols and lay language that is grounded in lived experiences of BPD; second, was to draw from previous Depth of Field research (Brand et al, 2016) that deliberately juxtaposes photographs and consumer narrative in a way that either affirms or challenges existing mis/understandings around stigmatized patient groups. This learning activity creates the tension required for deep reflection and a shift in perception and attitudes that lies at the heart of transformational learning.…”

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A dis‐ordered personality? It’s time to reframe borderline personality disorder

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Accessible summary What is known on the subject Integrating strengths‐based, co‐produced, consumer‐driven resources into mental health workforce education has the potential to dissolve hierarchical mental health care relationships. What the paper adds to existing knowledge Humanities‐based pedagogy that draws from photography and multi‐voiced narratives is a powerful reflective learning tool to bridge clinical and human experiences of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). The Depth of Field reflective learning methodology aims to provoke, prod, reveal and challenge assumptions and/or unconscious bias towards BPD and stimulate raw and reflective discussions that have the potential to inspire critical reflection and move health professionals towards more humanistic, recovery centred models of mental health care. What are the implications for mental health nursing At the core of co‐production in research, education and practice lies a reciprocal, transformational learning experience. This relationship needs to be further explored in order to reframe mental health education that honours and legitimizes consumers as experts of their own lives and recovery experiences.

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Depth of Field: Using photographs and narratives to explore and reflect on ageing

Cited by 11 publications

References 5 publications

Using photovoice to explore the impact on a student community after including cross-sectional content on environmental sustainability in a university subject: a case study

Using photovoice to explore the impact on a student community after including cross-sectional content on environmental sustainability in a university subject: a case study

Do photographs, older adults’ narratives and collaborative dialogue foster anticipatory reflection (“preflection”) in medical students?

A dis‐ordered personality? It’s time to reframe borderline personality disorder

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