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Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR ) – a Vehicle for School-Community Connections

Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR ) – a Vehicle for School-Community Connections. July 24, 2012. Panel of Presenters. Brian Christens School of Human Ecology, UW–Madison Suzanne Gaulocher Wisconsin Clearinghouse for Prevention Resources Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies

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Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR ) – a Vehicle for School-Community Connections

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  1. Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) – a Vehicle for School-Community Connections July 24, 2012

  2. Panel of Presenters • Brian Christens • School of Human Ecology, UW–Madison • Suzanne Gaulocher • Wisconsin Clearinghouse for Prevention Resources • Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies • Ali Brooks • Southwest Madison Community Organizers (SWMCO) • School of Social Work, UW–Madison • Adrienne Duke • University of Wisconsin–Extension • School of Human Ecology, UW–Madison

  3. ACTION RESEARCH YOUTH PARTICIPATORY

  4. Action Research Definitions “Research initiated to solve an immediate problem, or a reflective process of progressive problem solving.” (Wikipedia) “A spiral of steps, each of which is composed of a circle of planning, action and fact-finding about the result of the action.” (Lewin, 1946)

  5. Action Research What are the keyissues that keep your school, neighborhood, or city from being a better place?

  6. Action Research Why do these issues exist? Why do they remain?

  7. Action Research Who has the power to makechange on these issues?

  8. Action Research Is there a story that we could tell, using data, that could help to convince people to make change? What are questions that we would need to answer?

  9. Action Research What are the relevant pieces of information… - facts/ figures? - history? - different perspectives? that would help us to tell the most convincing story?

  10. Action Research Who are the people that we’d need to talk to, or the sources of data that we’d need to collect or access, to build our case? What sort of methods would we use to analyze the data?

  11. Action Research What would our final product look like? - Publication? - Presentation? - Something else? What would be our intended outcomes?

  12. Participatory Action Research (PAR) • Instead of being research “subjects”, people in a target population participate in various phases of the research design and analysis • As a result, PAR projects have tended to focus on practical problems affecting most people involved • Cultural relevance is enhanced since residents inform the process • Involvement of more stakeholders means that research is more often translated into action

  13. Participatory Action Research (PAR) • PAR creates a setting for participants to express concerns, build skills, relationships and community capacity • Has been identifiedas “an empowering process through which participants can increase control over their lives” (Minkler & Wallerstein, 2008, p. 9)

  14. Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) • Involves young people as full partners in various phases of the research process • Practical way to make learning research skills, problem solving, and civics relevant and interesting • Likely fosters psychological empowerment, which, in turn, can lead to enhanced well-being, sense of community, reduced risk behaviors, and academic engagement

  15. YPAR and Education • Education and learning are social processes • Content must relate to experiences (experiential learning) • Schools are social institutions through which social reform can take place

  16. Research on YPAR • A recently published review article identified 159 articles on PARprocesses published in last ten years • 56 of the 159 articles involved youth Jacquez, F., Vaughn, L. M., & Wagner, E. (2012). Youth as partners, participants or passive recipients: A review of children and adolescents in community-based participatory research (CBPR). American Journal of Community Psychology.

  17. YPAR Studies (n = 56) • 59% involved youth Advisory Boards • 77% involved youth in identification of needs, priorities and goals of the research • 84% involved youth in designing and conducting research • 54% involved youth in data analysis • 52% involved young people in disseminating and translating research findings

  18. YPAR Studies (n = 56) • Health (28) (e.g., obesity; diabetes; substance use; environmental health) • Wellness (11) (e.g., teen pregnancy; particular populations, e.g., Latina girls) • School Environment (7) • Youth Engagement (6) • Safety/ Violence (4)

  19. Panelists’ Topics • Suzanne Gaulocher • Participatory Photomapping (PPM) • Ali Brooks • Youth Organizing • Adrienne Duke • YPAR in Schools

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