The Participatory Potential of Photovoice as a Relational In Vivo Research and Training Method: The Case of a Community-based Prevention Program on Early Communication and Language Disability in Underserved Rural Sub-Saharan Africa

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Autoren

  • Kirsten Beta
  • Chantal Polzin
  • Afizai Vuliva
  • Julia Wu
  • Ulrike Lüdtke

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Externe Organisationen

  • Universität Bremen
  • Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (KCMC)
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OriginalspracheEnglisch
Titel des SammelwerksHandbook of Speech-Language Therapy in Sub-Saharan Africa
UntertitelIntegrating Research and Practice
Herausgeber/-innenUlrike M. Lüdtke, Edward Kija, Mathew Kinyua Karia
Seiten265–282
Seitenumfang18
ISBN (elektronisch)978-3-031-04504-2
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 4 Feb. 2023

Abstract

Background: In rural areas of sub-Sahara Africa (SSA), many children are at risk of developmental disorders because of poverty, illness, and other obstacles related to their care and nurturing. Providing children living in rural underserved areas in SSA with support and resources, and reducing barriers in early communication and language development to prevent speech, language, and hearing difficulties are vital tasks for speech–language therapists. To achieve a sustainable prevention program, projects need to consider community perspectives. To include the voices and perspectives of the rural community, we implemented photovoice as a participatory research and training method in a community-based and participatory project in Northeast Tanzania. In this project, nine well-respected women with local knowledge about child care and development were trained as counselors of early communication and language development in villages. Methodology: In this chapter, we ask whether photovoice can increase community participation. We present the phases of the photovoice method and evaluate the method using criteria gleaned from the literature. Results: The photovoice method revealed and extended the women’s understanding of communication and language development, their training, their work, and their future aims to disseminate the knowledge they acquired. Discussion: Photovoice, as an in vivo and participatory research method, can effectively increase participation in culturally appropriate training and community-based counseling networks that can reach underserved rural areas. The participants’ and community involvement is discussed in light of power-related aspects focusing on the aspect of joint decision-making in the context of community-based projects.

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The Participatory Potential of Photovoice as a Relational In Vivo Research and Training Method: The Case of a Community-based Prevention Program on Early Communication and Language Disability in Underserved Rural Sub-Saharan Africa. / Beta, Kirsten; Polzin, Chantal; Vuliva, Afizai et al.
Handbook of Speech-Language Therapy in Sub-Saharan Africa: Integrating Research and Practice. Hrsg. / Ulrike M. Lüdtke; Edward Kija; Mathew Kinyua Karia. 2023. S. 265–282.

Publikation: Beitrag in Buch/Bericht/Sammelwerk/KonferenzbandBeitrag in Buch/SammelwerkForschung

Beta, K, Polzin, C, Vuliva, A, Wu, J & Lüdtke, U 2023, The Participatory Potential of Photovoice as a Relational In Vivo Research and Training Method: The Case of a Community-based Prevention Program on Early Communication and Language Disability in Underserved Rural Sub-Saharan Africa. in UM Lüdtke, E Kija & MK Karia (Hrsg.), Handbook of Speech-Language Therapy in Sub-Saharan Africa: Integrating Research and Practice. S. 265–282. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-04504-2_13
Beta, K., Polzin, C., Vuliva, A., Wu, J., & Lüdtke, U. (2023). The Participatory Potential of Photovoice as a Relational In Vivo Research and Training Method: The Case of a Community-based Prevention Program on Early Communication and Language Disability in Underserved Rural Sub-Saharan Africa. In U. M. Lüdtke, E. Kija, & M. K. Karia (Hrsg.), Handbook of Speech-Language Therapy in Sub-Saharan Africa: Integrating Research and Practice (S. 265–282) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-04504-2_13
Beta K, Polzin C, Vuliva A, Wu J, Lüdtke U. The Participatory Potential of Photovoice as a Relational In Vivo Research and Training Method: The Case of a Community-based Prevention Program on Early Communication and Language Disability in Underserved Rural Sub-Saharan Africa. in Lüdtke UM, Kija E, Karia MK, Hrsg., Handbook of Speech-Language Therapy in Sub-Saharan Africa: Integrating Research and Practice. 2023. S. 265–282 doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-04504-2_13
Beta, Kirsten ; Polzin, Chantal ; Vuliva, Afizai et al. / The Participatory Potential of Photovoice as a Relational In Vivo Research and Training Method: The Case of a Community-based Prevention Program on Early Communication and Language Disability in Underserved Rural Sub-Saharan Africa. Handbook of Speech-Language Therapy in Sub-Saharan Africa: Integrating Research and Practice. Hrsg. / Ulrike M. Lüdtke ; Edward Kija ; Mathew Kinyua Karia. 2023. S. 265–282
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