Khawaja, Jaspar;
(2022)
How can Educational Psychologists facilitate Youth Participatory Action Research to create change?
Doctoral thesis (D.Ed.Psy), UCL (University College London).
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Abstract
Youth participatory action research (YPAR) is an emancipatory approach, based on the belief that children and young people (CYP) can and should participate as researchers in an inquiry-based process, aimed at analysing and taking action against oppression (Buttimer, 2018b). YPAR promotes the robust participation of children and young people at every research stage to ensure their voices are included in decisions that affect their lives. Unlike traditional research approaches that prioritise 'objectivity' in research, YPAR aims to conduct research for the explicit political purpose of taking action to create change (Cammarota & Fine, 2008). Educational Psychologists (EPs) have a responsibility to elicit the voices of CYP in their work. This research represents an important contribution to the field of educational psychology research, as it provides the first account of Educational Psychologists facilitating YPAR within academic literature. This research used a case study design to explore how EPs can facilitate YPAR. The project was conducted over one academic year involving 12 young people in Year 12, and was co- facilitated by a qualified EP and a trainee EP (the author). A range of qualitative sources were used to capture different perspectives and experiences of the project and were triangulated to inform the findings. The findings from the research suggest that YPAR is a complex and challenging process to facilitate. YPAR has the potential to be a democratic, empowering approach that can be brought more widely into the field of educational psychology. However, careful considerations are needed by facilitators to mitigate the challenges of the process. For example, facilitators must consider methods to maximise youth researchers' participation and monitor the extent of their own involvement. Implications are discussed in relation to how YPAR can best be facilitated and who is best positioned to facilitate YPAR in schools.
| Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
|---|---|
| Qualification: | D.Ed.Psy |
| Title: | How can Educational Psychologists facilitate Youth Participatory Action Research to create change? |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright © The Author 2022. Original content in this thesis is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Any third-party copyright material present remains the property of its respective owner(s) and is licensed under its existing terms. Access may initially be restricted at the author’s request. |
| UCL classification: | UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Psychology and Human Development UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education UCL |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10152706 |
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