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Photographs as a Research Tool in Child Studies: Some Analytical Metaphors and Choices

Publicated to:Qualitative Research in Education. 7 (2): 170-196 - 2018-06-01 7(2), DOI: 10.17583/qre.2018.3350

Authors: Poveda Bicknell, David; Matsumoto, Mitsuko; Morgade Salgado, Marta; Alonso Herreruela, Esperanza

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Univ Autonoma Madrid, Fac Psychol, Campus Cantoblanco,C Ivan Pavlov 6, E-28049 Madrid, Spain - Author
Univ Autonoma Madrid, Madrid, Spain - Author

Abstract

This methodological paper discusses how photographs can be used in multi-layered data projects with children and families. We present photographs as a versatile low-fi digital artifact that can be used under a variety of research circumstances and critically discuss this particular visual tool in the context of the growing body of visual and multimodal research with children and families. The critical discussion draws on a series of research projects in which we have employed photographs (topics of the projects include family diversity or children's routines). The comparisons between projects highlights some of the procedural and analytical choices that are opened up when using photographs. In particular, we focus on two issues: (a) differences that emerge when materials are created by participants or are elicited by researchers, and; (b) the metaphors that are applied to interpret and work with photographs.

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AdultsChildren's routinesFamilyFamily diversityNarrative methodsPhotographsQualitative researchVisual methods

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Qualitative Research in Education due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Dialnet (Dialnet Métricas). In the year of publication of the work, 2018, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil).

Notably, the journal is positioned classified as A in other national agencies such as CIRC, classified as D by the agency AGUAR.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from the Field Citation Ratio (FCR) of the Dimensions source, it yields a value of: 2.68, which indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: Dimensions Jun 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2025-06-17, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 6
  • Scopus: 7
  • OpenCitations: 7

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-06-17:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 23.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 25 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 0.85.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 1 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
  • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: https://repositorio.uam.es/handle/10486/685148

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (POVEDA BICKNELL, DAVID PATRICK) and Last Author (Alonso, Esperanza).