Using participatory methods in research with young people

Young people have valuable and unique insight into their own wellbeing and their quality of schooling. Actively engaging with youth as key stakeholders, this project trialed a qualitative visual participatory research method to document secondary school students’ experiences of education. Youth participation in this research extends beyond consultation to an active and ongoing role, (co)creating a methodology and exhibition that reflects the notions of inclusiveness and equity.The youth informed exhibition will showcase the inclusive participatory research practices through:- a short digital series sharing the youths’ reflections of (co)collaborating in research;- a visual exhibition of youths’ experience of schooling and the strengths and challenges of being a youth in today’s time.Here is Christine Grové overview of her latest work - the Youth Booth participatory research project sharing the thoughts and understanding behind the methodology.--This video featured in the Youth Booth exhibition showcasing the work of 10 Victorian young people produced over the 2019-2020 Australian summer. Their work captures their collective experience: being digitally savvy, the stress of study, influence of social media, climate change and the impact of poor mental health. These perspectives, along with our video series produced alongside this, allow us to see the complex situations that impact the youth experience of education.For schools, teachers, parents and policy-makers it highlights the importance of listening and collaboration with young people, particularly when developing policies and implementing practice to build more inclusive communities. For researchers, we hope this exhibition highlights one way to use participatory visual research methods to support and strengthen the voice of youth.The exhibition adopts a rights-based perspective which emphasises the importance not only of listening to youth, but actively and authentically collaborating on matters that directly affect them.The study was conducted by researchers Dr Christine Grove and Louisa Trainer in 2019-2020 at Monash University and is funded by the Monash Education Small Grant Award.

年轻人对于自身福祉与校园生活质量拥有宝贵且独特的见解。本项目将青年作为核心利益相关方积极对接，尝试采用质性视觉参与式研究方法，记录中学生的教育体验。本次研究中的青年参与并非止步于咨询环节，而是承担了主动且持续的角色，（共同）构建了体现包容性与公平性理念的研究方法与展览。该以青年为核心参与主体的展览，将通过以下形式展示本次包容性参与式研究实践：- 一段简短的数字系列短片，用以分享青年们对于（共同）参与研究合作的反思与感悟；- 一份视觉展览，呈现青年们的校园生活体验，以及当代青年所面临的成长优势与各类挑战。以下是克里斯汀·格罗夫（Christine Grové）对其最新研究成果——青年展位（Youth Booth）参与式研究项目的概述，该项目阐释了研究方法背后的核心理念与思考逻辑。本次收录于青年展位（Youth Booth）展览的视频，展现了10名维多利亚州年轻人在2019-2020年澳大利亚夏季期间完成的创作成果。这些作品记录了青年群体的共同体验：具备数字素养、学业压力、社交媒体的影响、气候变化以及心理健康状况不佳所带来的冲击。这些视角，连同同期制作的系列短片，让我们得以洞悉影响青年教育体验的复杂处境。对于学校、教师、家长与政策制定者而言，该项目凸显了倾听青年声音并与之开展协同合作的重要性，尤其在制定政策与推行实践以构建更具包容性的社区时，这一点尤为关键。对于研究者而言，我们希望该展览能够为大家提供一种可行路径：通过参与式视觉研究方法，支持并强化青年群体的话语权。该展览秉持基于权利的研究视角，不仅强调倾听青年声音的重要性，更强调在关乎青年切身利益的事务中，开展主动且真诚的协同合作。本研究由克里斯汀·格罗夫博士与路易莎·特雷纳于2019-2020年在莫纳什大学（Monash University）开展，并获得莫纳什教育小额拨款奖（Monash Education Small Grant Award）资助。