As part of an interdisciplinary research project on South Pacific fisheries, we recognized children as one of the relevant categories of stakeholders whose perspectives on fishing and fisheries management need to be considered. We used drawings to explore how, in Fiji and New Caledonia, children perceive their marine environment, including the fishing practices and the connections between these and local ways of ‘being-in-the-world.’ Our methodology involved drawing workshops in local schools, followed by short interviews with the participants. This methodological paper aims to identify the advantages and limitations of this drawing-based approach to research with children compared to conventional ethnographic and ethnoecological methods. Therefore, it focuses primarily on how this approach was designed and implemented and on the epistemological discussions it generated, especially concerning children’s involvement in the study and the use of drawing as a research tool.
Fache E., Sabinot C., Pauwels S., Riera L., Breckwoldt A., David G., Matairakula U. and Carrière S.M. (2022) Encouraging Drawing in Research with Children on Marine Environments: Methodological and Epistemological Considerations. Human Ecology. 10.1007/s10745-022-00332-6
@article{Fache2022,
Title = {Encouraging Drawing in Research with Children on Marine Environments: Methodological and Epistemological Considerations},
Author = {Fache, Elodie and Sabinot, Catherine and Pauwels, Simonne and Riera, Léa and Breckwoldt, Annette and David, Gilbert and Matairakula, Ulamila and Carrière, Stéphanie M.},
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Journal = {Human Ecology},
Year = {2022},
Doi = {10.1007/s10745-022-00332-6},
Abstract = {As part of an interdisciplinary research project on South Pacific fisheries, we recognized children as one of the relevant categories of stakeholders whose perspectives on fishing and fisheries management need to be considered. We used drawings to explore how, in Fiji and New Caledonia, children perceive their marine environment, including the fishing practices and the connections between these and local ways of ‘being-in-the-world.’ Our methodology involved drawing workshops in local schools, followed by short interviews with the participants. This methodological paper aims to identify the advantages and limitations of this drawing-based approach to research with children compared to conventional ethnographic and ethnoecological methods. Therefore, it focuses primarily on how this approach was designed and implemented and on the epistemological discussions it generated, especially concerning children’s involvement in the study and the use of drawing as a research tool.},
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TY - JOUR
AU - Fache, Elodie
AU - Sabinot, Catherine
AU - Pauwels, Simonne
AU - Riera, Léa
AU - Breckwoldt, Annette
AU - David, Gilbert
AU - Matairakula, Ulamila
AU - Carrière, Stéphanie M.
TI - Encouraging Drawing in Research with Children on Marine Environments: Methodological and Epistemological Considerations
T2 - Human Ecology
PY - 2022
DO - 10.1007/s10745-022-00332-6
AB - As part of an interdisciplinary research project on South Pacific fisheries, we recognized children as one of the relevant categories of stakeholders whose perspectives on fishing and fisheries management need to be considered. We used drawings to explore how, in Fiji and New Caledonia, children perceive their marine environment, including the fishing practices and the connections between these and local ways of ‘being-in-the-world.’ Our methodology involved drawing workshops in local schools, followed by short interviews with the participants. This methodological paper aims to identify the advantages and limitations of this drawing-based approach to research with children compared to conventional ethnographic and ethnoecological methods. Therefore, it focuses primarily on how this approach was designed and implemented and on the epistemological discussions it generated, especially concerning children’s involvement in the study and the use of drawing as a research tool.
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