Purpose

This article examines the power relationships between researcher and participants, children and adults, drawing on the theories of transgressions and resistance in power, during a research project concerning children's experiences of the visual arts.

Design/methodology/approach

Data were gathered conducted in two Scottish primary schools by employing visual and arts-based methods, and the article discusses the role they played in revealing acts of power between participants as well as providing insight of a child's world.

Findings

The article concludes by emphasising how these methods revealed a network of power acts which supported children to transgress, resist and reveal their world to the adult.

Research limitations/implications

The role of reflexion on the part of the researcher is key when undertaking research adopting participatory methods such as visual methods.

Originality/value

The article contributes to the ongoing discussions concerning visual methods research and their use in participatory research, and illustrates the complexities of power in this field.

中文翻译：

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听到谁的声音？使用视觉和艺术方法对儿童进行研究时权力的复杂性

目的

本文在一项有关儿童视觉艺术体验的研究项目中，利用权力越轨和抵抗理论，探讨了研究者和参与者、儿童和成人之间的权力关系。

设计/方法论/途径

通过采用视觉和基于艺术的方法，在苏格兰两所小学收集了数据，文章讨论了它们在揭示参与者之间的权力行为以及提供对儿童世界的洞察方面所发挥的作用。

发现

文章最后强调了这些方法如何揭示了一个权力行为网络，该网络支持儿童越界、抵抗并向成人揭示他们的世界。

研究局限性/影响

在采用视觉方法等参与式方法进行研究时，研究人员的反思作用至关重要。

原创性/价值

本文为正在进行的有关视觉方法研究及其在参与性研究中的应用的讨论做出了贡献，并说明了该领域权力的复杂性。