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Using diamond ranking as visual cues to engage young people in the research process

Using diamond ranking as visual cues to engage young people in the research process Purpose The purpose of this article is to describe and consider the use of diamond ranking activities as visual cues to elicit ideas, prompt reflection and promote discussion amongst pupils aged 1013, teachers and other staff in two qualitative research studies.Designmethodologyapproach The activities included nine photographs as visual cues, and participants cut out these pictures and stuck them onto a piece of A3 paper in a diamond shape, ranking them by position where their preferred picture is at the top and the most disliked at the bottom.Findings Importantly, participants also annotated their diamond with qualitative comments and explanations.Originalityvalue This article explores the use of diamond ranking as visual cues a tool within qualitative research that is underdeveloped as a way of engaging participants in the research process. Issues explored include inclusivity, active discussions and applicability to a wide range of people. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Qualitative Research Journal Emerald Publishing

Using diamond ranking as visual cues to engage young people in the research process

Clark, Jill
Qualitative Research Journal , Volume 12 (2): 16 – Aug 3, 2012
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Emerald Publishing
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1443-9883
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10.1108/14439881211248365
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Purpose The purpose of this article is to describe and consider the use of diamond ranking activities as visual cues to elicit ideas, prompt reflection and promote discussion amongst pupils aged 1013, teachers and other staff in two qualitative research studies.Designmethodologyapproach The activities included nine photographs as visual cues, and participants cut out these pictures and stuck them onto a piece of A3 paper in a diamond shape, ranking them by position where their preferred picture is at the top and the most disliked at the bottom.Findings Importantly, participants also annotated their diamond with qualitative comments and explanations.Originalityvalue This article explores the use of diamond ranking as visual cues a tool within qualitative research that is underdeveloped as a way of engaging participants in the research process. Issues explored include inclusivity, active discussions and applicability to a wide range of people.

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Qualitative Research Journal – Emerald Publishing

Published: Aug 3, 2012

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