BACKGROUND: This article describes the use of photo-elicitation as a qualitative research method that captured transformational outcomes of baccalaureate nursing students who participated in a 10-day global service-learning experience in Nicaragua. METHOD: All participants (N = 8) took photographs as a natural way of capturing moments, scenes, and events that occurred during their immersion experience. Four weeks after the trip, each student selected photographs that were a meaningful visual representation of their experience and participated in a semistructured interview conducted by one of the three faculty investigators. RESULTS: Photo-elicitation captured the cultural, professional, and personal transformations of the students through a process that included "letting go," "confronting reality," and "coming to an understanding." CONCLUSION: The use of photo-elicitation as a qualitative research method enabled a deeper, more poignant exploration of the impact of a global service-learning experience. Copyright 2015, SLACK Incorporated.
BACKGROUND: This article describes the use of photo-elicitation as a qualitative research method that captured transformational outcomes of baccalaureate nursing students who participated in a 10-day global service-learning experience in Nicaragua. METHOD: All participants (N = 8) took photographs as a natural way of capturing moments, scenes, and events that occurred during their immersion experience. Four weeks after the trip, each student selected photographs that were a meaningful visual representation of their experience and participated in a semistructured interview conducted by one of the three faculty investigators. RESULTS: Photo-elicitation captured the cultural, professional, and personal transformations of the students through a process that included "letting go," "confronting reality," and "coming to an understanding." CONCLUSION: The use of photo-elicitation as a qualitative research method enabled a deeper, more poignant exploration of the impact of a global service-learning experience. Copyright 2015, SLACK Incorporated.