RESEARCH METHOD
65 Picture Cards
Picture cards contain images and words that help people think about and tell true stories of their life experiences, grounded in context and detail.1
Picture cards are an artifact-based interview method, providing an anchor around which participant conversations can take place. As with guided tours, people are generally put at ease when interviews are facilitated through concrete, visual reference points. Picture cards as a methodology stem from activity theory, which holds that, “the human mind is the product of our interaction with people and artifacts in the context of everyday activity.”2
Picture cards are ...
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