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Direct linkCohen, Alison K.; Ozer, Emily J.; Abraczinskas, Michelle; Voight, Adam; Kirshner, Ben; Devinney, Molly – Evidence & Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice, 2020
Background: Youth participatory action research (YPAR) is an equity-focused approach intended to generate local knowledge and democratise the production of research evidence. Aims/objectives: We explore the promise and challenges of YPAR to inform education policy decision making. We focus on California's Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF)'s…
Descriptors: Action Research, Participatory Research, Research Methodology, School Districts
Kornbluh, Mariah; Ozer, Emily J.; Allen, Carrie D.; Kirshner, Ben – Urban Review: Issues and Ideas in Public Education, 2015
Administrators and teachers face changes prompted by the shift to Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) offers a promising approach to supporting students in mastering new content standards, while also offering experiences that promote their sociopolitical…
Descriptors: Youth, Participatory Research, Action Research, Reflection
Kirshner, Ben; Pozzoboni, Kristen; Jones, Hannah – Applied Developmental Science, 2011
Youth programs that are organized around intellectually challenging, socially relevant projects create opportunities for deep cognitive engagement. One type of authentic project that deserves attention from applied developmental scientists is youth participatory action research (YPAR), in which participants study a problem relevant to young…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Action Research, Participatory Research, Bias
Kirshner, Ben – Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education, 2010
Youth participatory action research (YPAR) brings young people together with adult researchers to identify, study, and act on relevant social problems. In this chapter, the author draws on examples from a recent YPAR project, called Tracing Transitions, whose aim was to study the impact of school closure on students. After defining YPAR in terms…
Descriptors: School Closing, Social Problems, Educational Research, Action Research
Kirshner, Ben; Pozzoboni, Kristen M. – Teachers College Record, 2011
Background/Context: School closure is becoming an increasingly common policy response to underperforming urban schools. Districts typically justify closure decisions by pointing to schools' low performance on measures required by No Child Left Behind. Closures disproportionately fall on schools with high percentages of poor and working-class…
Descriptors: Action Research, School Closing, Urban Schools, Low Income Groups
