ERIC Number: EJ874931
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Apr
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The Challenges of Participatory Research with "Tech-Savvy" Youth
Mallan, Kerry Margaret; Singh, Parlo; Giardina, Natasha
Journal of Youth Studies, v13 n2 p255-272 Apr 2010
This paper focuses on participatory research and how it can be understood and employed when researching children and youth. The aim of this paper is to provide a theoretically and empirically grounded discussion of participatory research methodologies with respect to investigating the dynamic and evolving phenomenon of young people growing up in networked societies. Initially, we review the nature of participatory research and how other researchers have endeavoured to involve young people (children and youth) in their research projects. Our review of these approaches aims to elucidate what we see as recurring and emerging issues with respect to the methodological design of involving young people as co-researchers. In the light of these issues and in keeping with our aim, we offer a case study of our own research project that seeks to understand the ways in which high-school students use new media and network ICT systems (Internet, mobile phone applications, social networking sites) to construct identities, form social relations, and engage in creative practices as part of their everyday lives. The article concludes by offering an assessment of our tripartite model of participatory research that may benefit other researchers who share a similar interest in youth and new media. (Contains 3 figures.)
Descriptors: Participatory Research, Research Methodology, High School Students, Student Participation, Use Studies, Influence of Technology, Case Studies, Network Analysis, Social Networks, Information Technology, Research Projects, Research Problems, Technological Literacy, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: High Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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