Activity 7.1 - Challenges and opportunities

Click on the link at the bottom of the page to view the journal article, Building a better picture (Rix & Parry 2019) . Read the two sections: Relevance to Practice and The Role of the Four Perspectives (p.6 to 9) .

(Tip: You may it helpful to open the link in a new tab so that you can easily return to the main page. To do this hold down the Ctrl key while clicking on the link, or right-click on the link and select ‘Open in new tab’). 

As you read this paper make notes about:

  • The challenges people have faced and the opportunities that have arisen in using the different perspectives. 

  • The variability that they describe in relation to how they have carried out the four perspectives. 


When you have finished reading, think back through course so far. What different ways to undertake the four perspectives have been discussed? Get yourself a piece of paper or use your notebook. Draw a table with these headings and record some of the varied approaches that you can remember from the course.

This table is entitled Different Ways to Carry out the four perspectives - so far suggested. It has five columns. Column one is First paerson narrative, column tow is taking photographs, column three is sharing photographs, column four is reflective discussion and coulumn five is when and where it can be used.