This presentation grapples with the debate around youth protection versus youth agency in research. Drawing on data from a rigorous critical ethnography on gender and schools, this presentation juxtaposes the institutional barriers that seek to protect youth from research risks with the reported benefits of youth participation in research.
Learning Objectives:
At the end of this session, attendees should be able to:
Upon completion, participants will be able to describe the institutional barriers to including youth in research studies, based on lessons learned from a critical ethnography on gender and schools.
Upon completion, participants will be able to describe the possible benefits to youth participation in research, based on the results of a critical ethnography on gender and schools.
Upon completion, participants will be equipped to critically engage with the ongoing tensions between youth protection and youth agency in research studies involving youth participants.
