TY - T1 - Visual Tools as Mediational Means : A Methodological Investigation SN - / UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10138/231865 T3 - A1 - Hilppö, Jaakko; Lipponen, Lasse; Kumpulainen, Kristiina; Rajala, Antti A2 - PB - Y1 - 2017 LA - eng AB - In this study, we investigated how Finnish children used photographs and drawings to discuss their preschool day experiences in focus groups. Building on sociocultural perspectives on mediated action, we specifically focused on how these visual tools were used as mediational means in sharing experiences. The results of our embodied interaction analysis highlight the relevance of visual tools for the participants and the task at hand in the moment-to-moment, micro-level flow of interaction and it... VO - IS - SP - OP - KW - 516 Educational sciences; embodied interaction; MEDIATION; research with children; visual methods; PHOTOGRAPHY; CHILDREN; AGENCY; CHILDHOOD; PEOPLE; ADULTS; LIVES N1 - PP - ER -