Theory and Research
Here you can find a bibliography of academic resources studying the theory and implementation of YPAR in various settings.
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Abraczinskas, M.; Kennedy, H.; Vines, E.; and Chávez, N. (2023). Feasibility of a pilot virtual national young adult wellbeing network: Using art to heal. Journal of Adolescent Research, 1–37.
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Abu El-Haj, T. R. (2009). Imagining postnationalism: Arts, citizenship education and Arab American youth. Anthropology and Education Quarterly 40, 1, 1-19.
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Anyon, A.; Bender,K.; Kennedy, H. & Dechants, J. (2018) A systematic review of youth participatory action research (YPAR) in the United States. Health Education & Behavior, 45, 6, 865-878.
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Bellino, M.J., Chopra, V., & D’Sa, N. (2021). “Slowly by Slowly”: Youth Participatory Action Research in Contexts of Displacement. Teachers College Record, 123 (11).
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Buckley‐Marudas, M., & Soltis, S. (2020). What youth care about: Exploring topic identification for youth‐led research in school. The Urban Review, 52, 331–350.
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Cahill, C. (2010). “Why do they hate us?” Reframing immigration through participatory action research. Area, 42, 152–161
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Cammarota & Romero (2009). A social justice epistemology and pedagogy for Latina/o students. New Directions for Youth Development.
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Caraballo, L., Lozenski, B., Lyiscott, J., & Morrell, E. (2017). YPAR and critical epistemologies. Review of Research in Education, 41, 311-336.
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