{"pk":3050,"title":"Cultural Probes in Transmigrant Research: A Case Study","subtitle":null,"abstract":"Cultural probes are a relatively new method of data collection which have been used extensively in design-based research since their initial inception by Gaver, Dunne, and Pacenti in 1999.  Based on notions of “uncertainty, play, exploration and subjective interpretation” (Gaver, Boucher, Pennington, & Walker, 2004, p. 53), cultural probes are purposefully designed packages of mixed-media materials, such as disposable cameras, diaries, photo albums, postcards, and tape recorders, which are given to participants to explore and complete in their daily environments.    In this paper, I will discuss and evaluate the adaptation of cultural probes for use in a qualitative study on transnational migration.  Through discussion and reflective analysis of my experiences using probes for research on international students who become skilled migrants, I will make some suggestions on how probes can enhance and enrich data when used alongside more traditional qualitative methods such as in-depth interviews.","language":"en","license":null,"keywords":[{"word":"cultural probes"},{"word":"qualitative methods"},{"word":"migration"}],"section":"Articles","is_remote":true,"remote_url":"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/1f68p0f8","frozenauthors":[{"first_name":"Shanthi","middle_name":"K","last_name":"Robertson","name_suffix":"","institution":"RMIT University","department":"None"}],"date_submitted":"2008-05-08T07:00:00Z","date_accepted":"2008-05-08T07:00:00Z","date_published":"2008-06-24T07:00:00Z","render_galley":null,"galleys":[{"label":"","type":"","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/gseis_interactions/article/3050/galley/1843/download/"}]}