Implementing youth participatory action research at a continuation high school.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe the process of implementing a Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) project at a continuation high school (CHS) and share the results of a youth-designed research project that explores barriers to high school completion.

Data sources and study setting

YPAR was implemented across three cohorts at a CHS in the central coast of California from 2019 to 2022. Student survey respondents were enrolled CHS students between March and April 2021.

Study design

A modified YPAR curriculum integrating research methodology and social justice topics was used to guide student-led research that resulted in a cross-sectional survey.

Data collection

Field notes maintained by the first author documented the process of implementing YPAR including the curri

SUBMITTER: Larez NA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10339165 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature