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Voicing and exploring young pupils’ motivation for learning is a central ambition within the field of education research, which can be strengthened through the use of visual methods. Based on a specific research project on motivation for learning and participation in and outside of school, this article explores both analytical opportunities and cha...
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... An elicitation technique aims to access unfiltered perceptions and feelings by projecting it onto images which enables the researcher to explore hidden meanings not accessed in everyday life (Donoghue, 2000;Porr et al., 2011). Elicitation is seen to provide different insights compared to interviews that use the spoken word alone (Pless & Katznelson, 2020;Roger & Blomgren, 2019). There are different types of visual elicitation techniques: association (picture impressions), completion (picture completions and mind mapping), expression (drawing) and collection (collect pictures and comment) techniques (Comi et al., 2014). ...
... Their phases consisted of emotional exploration by open-ended questions with embedded images, a sentence completion task, development of themed visuals around the emergent information and finally collation of all the information into the construction of symbolic visuals from which a logo emerged. Other studies generally demonstrate the use, rather than the development of elicitation techniques, such as graphic elicitation (Copeland & Agosto, 2012), participant-directed photo elicitation (Pless & Katznelson, 2020 and participatory visual approaches (Roger & Blomgren, 2019). ...
... Finally, researchers would benefit from following our methodological process for the development of an elicitation tool because of the rigorous approach and testable outputs. This process adds to methodological literature as it explicitly describes how to develop a tool of this nature which currently is missing in the literature (Barton, 2015;Copeland & Agosto, 2012;Pless & Katznelson, 2020;Porr et al., 2011;Roger & Blomgren, 2019). ...
The field of ecopsychology focuses on the affective relationship between individuals and nature that is based on the premise that what individuals love and care for, they will protect. There is however a methodological gap within the field of ecopsychology that relates to the qualitative exploration of the human-nature nexus. Elicitation techniques are a popular method used for exploring subconscious processes or to engage participants in a subject that might seem abstract such as affect towards nature. Currently, there exists no methodological guideline on how to develop a picture elicitation technique to explore the human-nature nexus and there is no technique to assist with this exploration. This article describes the methodology used to develop the Nature Nexus Elicitation Technique to enable the tacit exploration of the affective relationship that individuals have with nature. Six phases of the elicitation technique development are explained. The phases included a Systematic Literature Review, parallel study conducted online ( N = 43), emergent category validation, technique visual development, feasibility testing ( N = 5), and technique use ( N = 44). The results show the technique development processes as well as the output which is a range of cards that cover human-nature expressions that include intimacy, empathy, engagement, ambivalence, apathy, and alienation.
