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. 2020 Mar;65(1-2):242-257.
doi: 10.1002/ajcp.12389. Epub 2019 Sep 6.

A Qualitative Systematic Review of Youth Participatory Action Research Implementation in U.S. High Schools

Amy J Anderson  1
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A Qualitative Systematic Review of Youth Participatory Action Research Implementation in U.S. High Schools

Amy J Anderson. Am J Community Psychol. 2020 Mar.

Abstract

This qualitative systematic review examined the context-specific factors that influence the implementation of youth participatory action research (YPAR) projects in high schools within the United States. Thematic synthesis was conducted to identify and analyze the YPAR implementation factors that were present in 38 peer-reviewed studies. Results indicate the following two analytic themes concerning YPAR implementation in high schools: (a) pedagogical strategies and (b) stakeholder dynamics and needs. The themes provide support for existing ecological frameworks of implementation factors and demonstrate that adult researchers' project-specific decisions are nested within educational power structures. This paper will discuss the implications of these YPAR implementation themes in executing YPAR projects in high schools.

Keywords: Adolescence; Critical pedagogy; Education; High school; Implementation; Youth participatory action research.

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