ISSR Methodology Workshop | Facilitating Photovoice Focus Group Discussions (Online)

Instructor: Brittni Howard

In this workshop, participants will be introduced to the layers of Photovoice focus groups discussions. Photovoice is a qualitative research method and community organizing tool that uses a specific type of photo elicitation and focus group discussions (Photo + Voice). In this 2.5-hour workshop (on zoom), you will be introduced to the process of preparing for, setting up, and facilitating a Photovoice focus group discussion. We will workshop Photovoice slideshows and Photovoice focus groups discussion facilitation. You will have the opportunity to play the roles of facilitator and participant in a brief Photovoice focus group discussion based on photos that we take for the workshop (preparation before the workshop sent via email).

Learning Objectives: 

1. Understand the basics of facilitating Photovoice focus group discussions
2. Practice creating focus group discussion slide shows with our own photos
3. Practice the SHOWeD Photovoice focus group discussion questions 
4. Unpack the challenges, complexities, and ethical considerations of facilitating Photovoice focus group discussions from a participant’s and facilitator’s perspective

Prerequisite: Either the Preparing for Photovoice: Design Basics workshop, the ISSR summer workshop Photovoice: Visual Elicitation meets Participatory Action Research or prior  experience creating a Photovoice research design. 

Photo credit: Brittni Howard. Image is of Howard's Photovoice project exhibition in Ghana highlighting young people's experiences and perspectives of working, learning, and playing.