A scoping review of the Photovoice method: Implications for occupational therapy research

Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 181-190

  Lal, Shalini ^a   Jarus, Tal ^a   Suto, Melinda J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Community based participatory research; Photo elicitation; Photography; Photovoice; Visual studies

Indexed keywords

GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHOTOGRAPHY; RESEARCH; REVIEW;

GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHOTOGRAPHY; RESEARCH;

EID: 84862521974     PISSN: 00084174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2182/cjot.2012.79.3.8     Document Type: Review

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