Engaging young people as researchers eprints年轻人作为研究人员提供.ncrm.ac.uk.pptVIP

* * * * * * * * * * Questions and discussion What do you see as the challenges? For you/ research For young people Methodological Epistemological Ethics and rights? When and why might you not involve young people in research? Availability Age and accrual Informed consent and the role of gatekeepers Safeguarding and child protection vs rights to participate Diversity and inclusive practice Resource implications Lack of experience Power issues Balancing young people’s researchers’ expectations Quality and ethics Scepticism from researchers and research bodies Not always meaningful, possible or appropriate? Reality and the ideal: a pragmatic middle ground? Ideal Reality Duration of project Significant control over decision making Training and support Unique standpoint privileged P R A G M A T I S M Project set up and recruitment required before involvement Policy/funder objectives to meet Resource intensive – recruitment, training, support, admin High level of commitment asked for from peers, level of recompense? Lack of evidence regarding impact (Carr, 2004) Practical example of YP involvement: Formative evaluation of v V evaluation and peer researchers Pragmatic approach to peer research involvement V – youth volunteering agency V evaluation Formative Two and a half years Mixed methods – strands include survey of grant recipients, omnibus survey, review of marketing, CBA, qualitative case studies, discourse analysis, analysis of monitoring data Consortium Involvement of young people central to v – desire to involve in evaluation V peer researchers Who are peer researchers: Decision ‘peer’ – 16 – 25 with experience of volunteering Recruited to reflect diversity/competency/interest 12 peer researchers recruited at the end of 2009 Residential Training weekend January 2010 What are they working on: Qualitative case studies In depth case studies began March 2010 Design of topic guides fieldwork strategi