Seeing Beyond Violence: Main report text
Seeing beyond Violence: Children as Researchers
Children in Colombia, India, Nicaragua and
Thailand assisted by Peter Egg, Barbara Schratz-Hadwich,
Gerhild Trübswasser, Rob Walker
Research Management
January 15, 2004
Contents
1 Introduction ............................................. 1
2 Objectives and Methodology ....................... 8
2.1
The Objectives of the study .......................... 8
2.1.1
A world without violence would be ... ? ........... 8
2.1.2
Participation of Children in Research .............. 11
Not only good will ........................................ 13
The Application of Human Rights..................... 14
Children as Fellow Citizens an Attitude............ 14
(Co)-Influencing Control with Children ............. 15
2.1.3
Culture and Gender ...................................... 15
Violence and gender ..................................... 15
Gender and policy......................................... 17
2.1.4
Ethics and inclusion........................................ 18
2.1.5
Reader response and reader responsibility......... 18
2.1.6
Interpretation and Limits of Interpretation: ....... 18
2.2
The Methods: Testing the objectives................. 19
2.2.1
Culture and Communication: creating an intercultural
and gender aware design ................................. 19
2.2.2
Participation methods ...................................... 21
Images of Childhood.......................................... 21
Participatory Research ..................................... 22
Characteristics of Participatory Research ............ 23
The participation aspect of "Seeing beyond Violence"
as regarded from various angles:.......................... 25
Motivation ....................................................... 32
2.2.3
Using photos .................................................... 32
3 Case Studies .................................................. 34
Contents
3.1
Colombia .......................................................... 36
3.1.1
Beginnings ........................................................ 36
3.1.2
Arriving in the Village ......................................... 37
3.1.3
How was the project organised - working conditions? ...... 39
3.1.4
Methods ........................................................... 40
3.1.5
Personal reflections ............................................ 42
3.1.6
Case Study: Photo Part Colombia............................ 44
3.2
Thailand.............................................................. 45
3.2.1
Beginnings .......................................................... 45
3.2.2
Arriving in the Village ........................................... 46
3.2.3
My personal interest in the project ........................ 46
3.2.4
How did you choose technical equipment? ................ 48
3.2.5 Worries and getting into contact ..................... 49
3.2.6
Daily activity rhythms ............................................. 55
3.2.7
Methods .............................................................. 57
3.2.8
Methodical aspects of the application of technical
equipment................................................... 62
3.2.9
Personal reflections ............................................. 68
3.2.10
Case Study: Thailand Photos................................... 70
3.3
India.................................................................. 71
3.3.1
Beginnings .......................................................... 71
3.3.2
Making contact with the children .......................... 72
3.3.3
Working conditions ............................................... 73
3.3.4
Daily activity rhythms ............................................ 74
3.3.5
Methods .............................................................. 74
3.3.6
Reflections ........................................................... 75
3.3.7
Conclusions .......................................................... 76
3.3.8
Research Diary, "The Web Log" ................................ 77
Contents
10th October ........................................................ 78
India: Day 1 ........................................................... 79
Day 2 .................................................................... 84
Day 3 .................................................................... 86
Day 4 .................................................................... 90
Day 5 .................................................................... 91
Day 6 .................................................................... 93
Day 7 .................................................................... 95
Day 8 .................................................................... 96
3.3.9
Case Study: India Photos.................................... 99
3.4
Nicaragua ..............................................................100
3.4.1
Beginnings ............................................................. 100
3.4.2
Arriving in the Village .............................................. 101
3.4.3
How was the project organised - working condition ? .... 102
3.4.4
Travel and visits ........................................................ 103
3.4.5
Methods .................................................................. 104
3.4.6
Personal reflections .................................................. 106
3.4.7
Case Study Photo Part Nicaragua:................................. 109
4 Conclusions .............................................................................. 110
4.1
Researchers general findings and recommendations....... 110
4.2
Researchers conclusion in the field of participation....... 111
4.2.1
Participation methods: .......................................... 111
4.2.2
Additional conclusions ............................................ 112
4.3
SOS Children's Village Hermann Gmeiner Academy conclusion ....... 113
5 Bibliography ....................................................... 116
6 Researchers ....................................................... 118