A Systematic Review of Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) in the United States: Methodologies, Youth Outcomes, and Future Directions

Anyon, Yolanda; Bender, Kimberly; Kennedy, Heather; DeChants, Jonah P.

doi:10.1177/1090198118769357

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“…During this dissemination component, youth researchers often presented with PowerPoint and spoke publicly to share their results, typically with adults outside of the project. This aligns with a prior review of YPAR outcomes, which found that the method of social action most often took the form of education and awareness (Anyon et al., ). As a result, adult researchers should consider how to leverage these presentation opportunities to increase youth researchers’ access to stakeholders across a variety of contexts and to provide a platform for youth researchers’ expertise to be shared.…”

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confidence: 82%

“…With YPAR's epistemological foundation and the present considerations for pedagogy and stakeholder dynamics in mind, adult researchers and educational advocates should carefully consider implementing YPAR in high school settings as a possible avenue to shift notions of knowledge construction to youth who occupy those settings (Caraballo et al., ). The demonstrated benefits to youth across academic, social, and leadership domains (Anyon et al., ; Shamrova & Cummings, ) show that YPAR is a worthwhile mode of inquiry in school settings. Indeed, when grounded in YPAR's epistemological foundation, YPAR in high school settings has the potential to subvert traditional educational paradigms by legitimizing students’ experiences and knowledge (Freire, ; Caraballo et al., ).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Namely, this review articulates common factors that can influence the implementation of high school YPAR projects by providing a synthesis of known empirical evidence about YPAR in high school settings. In conjunction with previous systematic reviews on the benefits of YPAR to youth (Anyon et al, 2018;Shamrova & Cummings, 2017), this review provides useful considerations for adult researchers seeking to integrate the participatory methodology into high school settings. This is an important contribution to the literature because it provides a synthesis of considerations for adult researchers and educational practitioners intending to implement YPAR in high schools.…”

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“…YPAR is an epistemological and methodological approach which encourages youth to engage in inquiry alongside supportive adults (Cammarota & Fine, 2008b). Research has shown that this epistemology and methodology have the potential to improve the outcomes of students (e.g., academic, leadership; Anyon, Bender, Kennedy, & Dechants, 2018). Yet there has not been an empirical synthesis of factors influencing implementations of YPAR projects in the high school setting (Brion-Meisels & Alter, 2018).…”

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A Qualitative Systematic Review of Youth Participatory Action Research Implementation in U.S. High Schools

Anderson

2019

American J of Comm Psychol

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This qualitative systematic review examined the context‐specific factors that influence the implementation of youth participatory action research (YPAR) projects in high schools within the United States. Thematic synthesis was conducted to identify and analyze the YPAR implementation factors that were present in 38 peer‐reviewed studies. Results indicate the following two analytic themes concerning YPAR implementation in high schools: (a) pedagogical strategies and (b) stakeholder dynamics and needs. The themes provide support for existing ecological frameworks of implementation factors and demonstrate that adult researchers’ project‐specific decisions are nested within educational power structures. This paper will discuss the implications of these YPAR implementation themes in executing YPAR projects in high schools.

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A Qualitative Systematic Review of Youth Participatory Action Research Implementation in U.S. High Schools

Anderson

2019

American J of Comm Psychol

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“…The increase in academic performance emerges in studies 1 and 2. In a systematic review of YPAR programs, author Anyon and colleagues [38] corroborates the impacts of these programs on the promotion of academic competencies, contrarily to the study of Voight and Velez [32] developed in a school context.…”

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Youth Have A Voice - Qualitative Exploration Of A Participatory Action-Research Program

Branquinho¹,

Cerqueira²,

Ramiro³

et al. 2018

Acta Psychopathol

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Although the participatory action-research programs with young people are increasingly common around the world, their inclusion in the evaluation of intervention programs in the area of health promotion is still not a rule. This study presents youths' assessment of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of the Dream Teens project, along with its impact on their development as a person, the development of their individual action and their social support (family, school and community). Two studies are presented: study 1, referring to individual interviews, including a total of 12 young people, with a mean age of 18.5 years (± 1.62), mostly girls (83.3%) attending secondary school (41.67%), higher education (33.33%) and third grade (25%); and study 2, referring to a focus group that involved 8 young people, mostly girls (75%), age 18.5 years ( ± 2) attending higher education (37.5%), secondary school (37.5%) and third grade (25%). The NVivo software was used for the analysis and processing of data.Overall, young people identify the establishment of goals in the project, the relationships established, the acquired knowledge and face-to-face meetings as forces; their difficulty in dealing with empowerment, and weak participation of some young people as weaknesses; the availability of local authorities and some teachers to listen to young people as opportunities; and the necessary bureaucracy in order for a project to be implemented, the lack of support from the educational community and some teachers, along with the lack of support of political power as threats.In terms of impact on the participants, there is an increase in their capacity for the development of the person, in the promotion of their self-esteem, personal goals, a sense of community participation, communication skills and respect for themselves and for others; and their development of individual action, a greater political empowerment, development of skills and confidence for research-action, and relationships established. The opportunities created include the establishment of new contacts and the feeling of support from some political bodies at a social support level; promotion of active listening, capacity for argumentation and development of new interests at the family level; at school, these include better relationships with teachers and colleagues, better academic performance, easier coping with frustration, better acceptance of the other; and in the community, although they have not noticed significant changes, they believe that their work will have future repercussions. This work is expected to contribute to an increase in the number of research-action programs with the participation of young people, enhancing their effectiveness as a way to promote their health and wellbeing.

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Reimagining Children’s Rights in the US

et al. 2022

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ImportanceThe US faces a pivotal moment of opportunity and risk regarding issues affecting children (aged 0-17 years). Although the US remains the only United Nations member state to not have ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), a child rights framework is essential for child health professionals seeking to advance many issues affecting children in the US. The Reimagining Children’s Rights project (2020-2021) conducted an in-depth environmental scan of relevant literature and policy analysis using the Three Horizons design process to assess strategies that could advance the rights and well-being of children in the US. The project was overseen by a steering committee and informed by an advisory committee composed of youth leaders and experts in children’s rights, advocacy, health, law, and a range of child-specific issues (eg, youth justice, early childhood development), who provided expert input on strategic considerations for advancing children’s rights.ObservationsSeven findings about advancing children’s rights in the US are notable, all reflecting current gaps and opportunities for using a whole-child rights framework in the US, even without formal adoption of the CRC. Actionable strategies, tactics, and tools to leverage sustainable change in the multitude of issue areas can advance the current state of children’s rights. High-potential strategies for catalyzing advancement of children’s rights include youth activism, innovations in governance and accountability, legislative action, impact litigation, place-based initiatives, education and public awareness, alignment with other children’s movements, and research. The child rights framework is unifying and adaptive to future unforeseen challenges.Conclusions and RelevanceChildren’s rights provide a powerful, synergistic framework for child health professionals—in partnership with youth and other leaders—to increase equity and protect the rights and well-being of all children in the US.

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A Systematic Review of Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) in the United States: Methodologies, Youth Outcomes, and Future Directions

Abstract: This systematic review provides emerging evidence of the skills and competencies youth may develop through YPAR and offers methodological recommendations for future research that can provide greater evidence of causality.

Cited by 305 publications

References 74 publications

A Qualitative Systematic Review of Youth Participatory Action Research Implementation in U.S. High Schools

A Qualitative Systematic Review of Youth Participatory Action Research Implementation in U.S. High Schools

Youth Have A Voice - Qualitative Exploration Of A Participatory Action-Research Program

Reimagining Children’s Rights in the US

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