Development of the Day in the Life Approach for Studying Participants Across the Lifespan and Around the Globe

Our visual approach films one Day in the Life (DITL) of thriving participants at different periods of development over the lifespan (Gillen & Cameron, 2010; Italian translation, 2015; Brazilian adaptation, 2018) and in diverse locations around the globe. We have visual DITL records for seven thriving toddlers (30-month-olds). We have studied eleven children in successful transition to school (five- to seven-year-olds). We have filmed and reported on the Days of eight resilient migrant adolescents (13- to 15- year-olds); and six older adults (over 80-years-of-age) who are living independently at home). The films are supported by individual interviews with participants and members of their families and follow-through exchanges with participants when and wherever possible.

Keywords: Day in the Life, Diverse Global Locations, Families, Films, Independent Older Adults, Licited Photographs, Lifespan, Resilient Migrant Adolescents, Thriving, Toddlers, Transition to School, Visual Methodology.