12. Youth Leadership in Action (YLIA): Feasibility of Implementing a Youth Participatory Action Research Program in Inner-City Public Schools and Communities

Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) is one type of community-partnered participatory research through which young people are engaged in the process of identifying, analyzing, and addressing challenges in their environment. We partnered with young people in Pittsburgh to implement Youth Leadership in Action (YLIA), a multisite initiative adopting a YPAR framework. We focused on recruitment of youth who would not historically be recognized as ‘leaders’ in their communities, including youth at risk for school ‘push out.’ Our primary goals were to promote youth empowerment, foster resilience, and generate contextual responses to youth-identified needs in their schools and communities.

Source: Journal of Adolescent Health - February 1, 2021 Category: Child Development Authors: Namita Dwarakanath, Nicholas Szoko, Elizabeth Miller Source Type: research