MERCY P. LUNTOK
DOI: https://doi.org/The use of drawings as method on Social Science re- search has been found highly appropriate for children. The reason for this is attributed to the difficulty of the children to articulate their thoughts and feelings using spoken or written words. The use of visual research method explored both the multiplicities and complexities of human experi- ence in the ways in which children come to understand calamities in their tender years. Using constructivists’ Grounded theory, significant meanings in the various im- agery and narratives of children - participants of the pro- gram Sunshine after the Rain: A Climate Change Response and Empowerment Program for Women & Children of the Coastal Communities of Bgy. Sabang, Calabanga, Cama- rines Sur were analyzed. It revealed four (4) thematic themes: (1) Environmental Symbolisms and Meanings (2) Socio- Emotional Expressions (3) Disaster Adaptation Mechanism and (4) Communal Behavior & Response. These themes become central in generating the Playground Theory, a new way to understand disasters using the child’s lens to create his own happiness. This has a significant contribution in policy making and governance, program development, mental health and in disaster risk & man- agement.
