Engaging Images for Research, Pedagogy, and Practice: Utilizing Visual Methods to Understand and Promote College Student Development

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kelly, Bridget Turner, 1973- Editor.

Kortegast, Carrie A., 1975- Editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Visual literacy--Study and teaching (Higher).

Visual literacy.

College student development programs.

College teaching--Methodology.

College teaching.

Student affairs services--Methodology.

Student affairs services.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (260 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2023.

Summary:

This book introduces practitioners and researchers of student affairs to the use of images as a means to gaining new insights in researching and promoting student learning and development, and understanding the campus environment. Visual research methods can surface and represent ideas in compelling ways and augment the traditional written word and numerical data methodologies of social science research. The purpose of this book is to provide informative, rich examples of the use of visuals to understand and promote college student development research, pedagogy, and practice.With the increased accessibility of cameras, the ability to engage in image production has become widely available. Individual--including college students, faculty, and administrators--narrate the social world in new ways using visuals. While on the one hand students are using images to mobilize around social issues on campus, on the other, institutionally produced visual artifacts send messages about institutional culture and values. In promoting visual literacy, this book offers new opportunities for student development administrators and faculty to utilize the visual sensory modality and image-based artifacts to promote student success and belonging which are critical outcomes of higher education.The book is divided into three sections: research, pedagogy, and practice. The first makes the case for adding visual methods to the researcher's toolbox, describing past uses and outlining a theoretical approach to visual methods and methodologies in higher education research. The pedagogical section demonstrates different and creative ways for educators to think about how subjects--such as social justice--might be taught and how educators can draw upon new, changing modalities in their existing pedagogies and frameworks; and it illustrates how visual-based pedagogies can prompt students to new understandings about the content of their course of study. The concluding section describes how student development professionals can also utilize visual methods to provide students with out-of-classroom learning opportunities and as a means to stimulate student reflection and identity development. It also explores how visual methods can serve a way for practitioners to reflect on their professional practice and use of theory in their work. Intended for higher education educators, researchers, and practitioners who teach, research, and promote college student development and learning, this book could also be used in student affairs and higher education courses and professional development workshops.

Contents:

Overview of the use of visual methods in research / J. Michael Denton, Carrie A. Kortegast, Carrie Miller

Utilizing photo elicitation to explore belonging and space in campus environments / Katherine Branch & Amanda O. Latz

Using visual research methods to unlock new understandings of student success / David J. Nguyen

Using social media to research student cultures / Chris Linder

Overview of the use of visual methods in pedagogy / Bridget Turner Kelly & Ester U. Sihite

Photovoice and visual life writing : infusing participatory research into graduate pedagogy

Amanda O. Latz & Keri L. Rodgers

Pedagogical strategies for developing visual literacy through social justice / Kathryn S. Jaekel

Enhancing learning processes through technologically mediated digital visualization / Paul Eaton

Digital stories : a critical pedagogical tool in leadership education / Natasha H. Chapman & James McShay

Overview of the use of visual methods in practice / Carrie A. Kortegast

Imagery in civic reflection : a catalyst for student development / Elizabeth A.M. McKee

Using visual methods to explore student affairs practitioners' experiences / Jillian A. Martin

Art resists. Art heals. Art is resilience. : utilizing creativity in postsecondary education / Heather C. Lou

Implications and future directions for visual methods in research, pedagogy, and practice / Bridget Turner Kelly and Carrie A. Kortegast.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781003444480

1003444482

9781000980578

100098057X

9781000974461

1000974464

9781620365908

1620365901

OCLC:

1390712636