The Use of Photo-Elicitation

in the field of ICT4D

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d i f f e r e n t i n s i g h t s

f o s t e r r e f l e c t i o n

o r a l c u l t u r e s

i n c r e a s e e m p o w e r m e n t

r e d u c e p r e p a c k a g e d a n s w e r s

telecentre

community radio

Local Perceptions

1. …something that you like

2. …something that you do not like/that could be

improved

3. …what this place represents to you

3 Broad Spaces

Pillar 1: Services

Pillar 2: Facilities & Tools

Pillar 3: People Managing

Pillar 4: People Using

29 themes

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P4

I c e - b r e a k i n g m e t h o d

E m p o w e r i n g

U n e x p e c t e d p e r s p e c t i v e s

R e p l i c a b i l i t y

R i c h d a t a

Q u i c k a n a l y s i s ( f i r s t l e v e l )

L e v e l o f a b s t r a c t i o n / l a n g u a g e o f i m a g e s

R i s k o f “ o v e r i n t e r p r e t a t i o n ”

c o n c r e t e q u e s t i o n s a r e b e t t e r t h a n

m e t a p h o r i c a l o n e s

t i m e & p l a c e i s s u e s

i n t e r v i e w s a t t a c h e d a r e i m p o r t a n t

d i f f e r e n t f o c u s t h a n i n t e r v i e w s

s h o r t t i m e a v a i l a b l e f o r r e s e a r c h

p a r t i c i p a n t s p e r c e i v e a d i f f e r e n c e i n t h e “ l e v e l

o f p o w e r ” w i t h r e s e a r c h e r s

Thank You!

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