Animating social work research findings: a case study of research dissemination to benefit marginalized young people

Findings in social work research are often disseminated in a manner that excludes the subjects of that research. In the SHINE for Kids – MyLifeNow research collaboration between a social work researcher, a communication design researcher and communication design students, research findings were anim...

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Published inVisual communication (London, England) Vol. 17; no. 1; pp. 25 - 46
Main Authors Rose, Cameron, Flynn, Catherine
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London, England SAGE Publications 01.02.2018
Subjects
communication design
children
collaboration
dissemination
motion graphics
prison
social work
documentary
research
animation
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Summary:Findings in social work research are often disseminated in a manner that excludes the subjects of that research. In the SHINE for Kids – MyLifeNow research collaboration between a social work researcher, a communication design researcher and communication design students, research findings were animated in a variety of styles for distribution by the charitable organization. SHINE for Kids is a non-profit organization that assists and advocates for children with parents in prison. Transcripts of social work interviews with the children were modified into screenplays to be animated by communication design students. The animated documentary has advantages over the expository documentary mode, including protecting the identity of the subject and creating an affective video that constitutes a dual-process model of entertainment providing for a more socially connected pleasure.
ISSN:1470-3572
1741-3214
DOI:10.1177/1470357217727677