Examining the Meaning of Training Animals: A Photovoice Study With At-Risk Youth

Understanding the Role of Prosocial Behavior in Youth Mental Health: Findings from a Scoping Review

“…Prosocial behavior impacted the way young people felt about others, by evoking emotional responses to others in need [73], and empathy [74][75][76][77]. Williams & Metz [78] found that prosocial behavior was beneficial for youths who were at risk of negative outcomes (criminal activity). Emam [79] found that children with low levels of prosocial behavior were more likely to display higher levels of emotional and behavioral challenges.…”

Turning the herding lifestyle into a learning opportunity: Experiences from Lesotho

“…Most importantly, it enabled me to have first-hand experience of entering a maledominated cattle post area, which is renowned for safety and security threats for females. Williams and Metz (2014) opine that the photovoice technique gives the voiceless members of the society an opportunity to voice issues of concern to their lives. In my study I had initially planned to purchase at least 30 disposable cameras that were to be left with each herder so that they could take pictures of things that mattered most in their herding life at their own time.…”

“…The article used semi-structured interviews in both the participatory data collection techniques of photovoice and the transect walk. Photovoice enabled the herders to express and reflect their unknown realities into the public arena to facilitate policy change (Williams & Metz 2014). While the transect walk empowered the local communities such as Basotho herders with context-specific problem-solving skills (Shar et al 1999) it also helped the researcher to probe the herders' perspective on the historical background of the local resources, how the resources were used and distributed and how they foresaw the future of their land use.…”