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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Clay, K. & Rubin, B.C. (2020). “I look deep into this stuff because it’s a part of me”: Toward a critically relevant civics education. Theory & Research in Social Education, 48, 151-161.
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Dyrness, A. (2012) Contra viento y marea (Against Wind and Tide): Building civic identity among children of emigration in El Salvador. Anthropology & Education Quarterly, 43, 1, 41-60.
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Fine, Burns, Payne & Torre (2004) Civics lessons: The color and class of betrayal. In Working Method, pp. 53-74. NY: Teachers College Press.
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Foster-Fishman, P.; Law, K.; Lichty, L.; & Aoun, C. (2010). Youth ReACT for social change: A method for youth participatory action research. American Journal of Community Psychology, 46, 67-83.
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Fox, M., & Fine, M. (2013). Accountable to whom? A critical science counter-story about a city that stopped caring for its young. Children & Society, 27(4), 321-335.
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Galletta, A., jones, v. (2010). “Why are you doing this?” Questions on purpose, structure, and outcomes in participatory action research engaging youth and teacher candidates. Educational Studies, 46, 337–357
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Guishard, M. (2009). The false paths, the endless labors, the turns now this way and now that: Participatory action research, mutual vulnerability, and the politics of inquiry. Urban Review, 41, 85-105.
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Gustafson, E.; Cohen, A.; S. Andes. (2021). Youth civic action across the United States: Projects, priorities, and approaches, Youth & Society, 53, 4, 654–675.
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Irizarry, J. (2009). Reinvigorating multicultural education through youth participatory action research. Multicultural Perspectives, 11, 194–199.
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Kirshner, B., & Pozzoboni, K. M. (2011). Student interpretations of a school closure: Implications for student voice in equity-based school reform. Teachers College Record, 113, 1633-1667.
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