ERIC Number: EJ952183
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Dec
Pages: 9
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Youth Participatory Action Research Groups as School Counseling Interventions
Smith, Laura; Davis, Kathryn; Bhowmik, Malika
Professional School Counseling, v14 n2 p174-182 Dec 2010
Youth participatory action research (YPAR) projects offer young people the opportunity to increase their sociocultural awareness, critical thinking abilities, and sense of agency within a collaborative group experience. Thus far, however, such projects have been primarily the province of educators and social psychologists, and not substantively explored as a basis for school counseling interventions. This article suggests the initiation of such exploration within the framework of existing ecological and social justice models for school counseling practice, and presents an overview of a year-long, school-based YPAR project to exemplify this idea.
Descriptors: Social Justice, Action Research, School Counseling, Critical Thinking, Group Experience, Intervention, Youth Programs, Participatory Research, Counseling Services, Counseling Techniques, Cultural Awareness, Group Dynamics, Multicultural Education, Program Descriptions
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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