Listening to and Learning from Students through Youth Participatory Action Research: Key Findings about the High School and College Student Experience from Six Studies across California (2020-24). Research Brief
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| Title: | Listening to and Learning from Students through Youth Participatory Action Research: Key Findings about the High School and College Student Experience from Six Studies across California (2020-24). Research Brief |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Ella Johnson Gray, Elizabeth Newman, Stanford University, John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities (JGC) |
| Source: | John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities. 2025. |
| Availability: | John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities. Stanford University, 505 Lasuen Mall, Stanford, CA 94305. Tel: 650-723-3099; Fax: 650-736-7160; e-mail: gardnercenter@lists.stanford.edu; Web site: http://gardnercenter.stanford.edu |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 12 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Document Type: | Reports - Descriptive |
| Education Level: | High Schools Secondary Education Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Educational Research, Participatory Research, Action Research, Student Experience, High School Students, College Students, Student Participation, Qualitative Research, Well Being, Student Attitudes, Youth, Student School Relationship, College Preparation, Wellness, Dual Enrollment, Academic Advising |
| Geographic Terms: | California |
| Abstract: | Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) is a strategy that engages young people as researchers who partner with adults to conduct a critical inquiry into subjects salient to their experiences (Caraballo et al., 2017). Between 2020 and 2024, the John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities supported six cohorts of youth researchers, including high school juniors and seniors and college students, to engage in qualitative research studies. Their findings and recommendations offer actionable insights for educational institutions, community based organizations, and funders that strive to improve the wellbeing of youth and their communities. In an effort to amplify the knowledge generated by youth across these six YPAR projects and inform the broader field, this brief presents an overview of the six studies, synthesizes broad themes across their findings and recommendations, and provides links to each cohort's final research memo so that those who seek to better understand youth perspectives have the opportunity to do so. |
| Abstractor: | ERIC |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | ED676143 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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