TY - JOUR
T1 - Thru the lenz
T2 - Participatory action research, photography, and creative process in an urban high school
AU - Goessling, Kristen
AU - Doyle, Carol
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - This article describes how counseling psychology graduate students collaborated with high school students in a participatory action research project called, Thru the Lenz. This project was created in order to gain insight into the lives, experiences, and communities of the students. It utilized photography, creative processes, and a humanistic approach to relationship building. Thru the Lenz illuminates how creative expression fosters new perspectives and insights; how transparency and the leveling of hierarchies can facilitate relationships; and how empowerment is an essential component of creativity and action.
AB - This article describes how counseling psychology graduate students collaborated with high school students in a participatory action research project called, Thru the Lenz. This project was created in order to gain insight into the lives, experiences, and communities of the students. It utilized photography, creative processes, and a humanistic approach to relationship building. Thru the Lenz illuminates how creative expression fosters new perspectives and insights; how transparency and the leveling of hierarchies can facilitate relationships; and how empowerment is an essential component of creativity and action.
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U2 - 10.1080/15401380903375979
DO - 10.1080/15401380903375979
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:77951682469
SN - 1540-1383
VL - 4
SP - 343
EP - 365
JO - Journal of Creativity in Mental Health
JF - Journal of Creativity in Mental Health
IS - 4
ER -
