Linganisha mbinu

	Utafiti wa Historia ya Maisha kwa Kutumia Vivutio vya Kuonekana	Uchunguzi Simulizi
Nyanja	Mbinu za Kimaelezo	Utafiti wa Kimaelezo
Familia	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Mwaka wa asili	1990s–2000s (synthesis codified)	2000
Mwanzilishi	Convergence of photo-elicitation (John Collier Jr., 1957) and life history traditions (Thomas & Znaniecki, 1918; Plummer, 1983)	D. Jean Clandinin and F. Michael Connelly
Aina	Qualitative research design	Method
Chanzo asilia	Clark, C. D. (1999). The autodriven interview: A photographic viewfinder into children's experience. Visual Sociology, 14(1), 39–50.	Clandinin, D. J., & Connelly, F. M. (2000). Narrative inquiry: Experience and story in qualitative research. Jossey-Bass.
Majina mbadala	photo-elicitation life history, visual life history interview, image-based life history method, VELHR	Narrative Analysis, Narrative Research, Life Story Method
Zinazohusiana	4	3
Muhtasari	Visual elicitation life history research is a qualitative method that combines the biographical depth of life history interviewing with the evocative power of photographs, personal objects, or other visual materials. Participants select or bring images that are meaningful to their life story; these visuals then serve as prompts during in-depth interviews, unlocking memories and meanings that words alone might not surface. The result is a richly layered biographical narrative grounded in concrete, participant-chosen artefacts.	Narrative inquiry is a qualitative research methodology that treats stories and life narratives as primary data, analyzing how individuals construct meaning and identity through storytelling. Developed by D. Jean Clandinin and F. Michael Connelly (2000), narrative inquiry examines the narratives people tell about their lives, experiences, and transitions, understanding that people make sense of experience through narrative.