Students as Researchers: Engaging Students' Voices in PAR

A recent evaluation of a students-as-researchers project in Brisbane, Australia found that the use of participatory action research offers a means by which marginalised students, teachers, and university researchers can work collaboratively towards positive outcomes for the participants and their sc...

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Main Authors: Bland, D., Atweh, Bill
Format: Journal Article
Published: Routledge 2007
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/6385
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description A recent evaluation of a students-as-researchers project in Brisbane, Australia found that the use of participatory action research offers a means by which marginalised students, teachers, and university researchers can work collaboratively towards positive outcomes for the participants and their schools. In discussing the relevant theory and the issues identified in focus groups and interviews held with the young researchers, we, firstly, consider the exclusion of some student voices from education discourse. We then identify the features of students as researchers programmes, focusing on the Student Action Research for University Access (SARUA) project, which promote student voice on educational issues. Thirdly, we discuss the outcomes for participating schools in engaging with the students’ voices through the project. Finally, we identify some features of the collaborative relationship that may obstruct genuine collaboration.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-63852017-09-13T14:42:15Z Students as Researchers: Engaging Students' Voices in PAR Bland, D. Atweh, Bill Student engagement Students as researchers A recent evaluation of a students-as-researchers project in Brisbane, Australia found that the use of participatory action research offers a means by which marginalised students, teachers, and university researchers can work collaboratively towards positive outcomes for the participants and their schools. In discussing the relevant theory and the issues identified in focus groups and interviews held with the young researchers, we, firstly, consider the exclusion of some student voices from education discourse. We then identify the features of students as researchers programmes, focusing on the Student Action Research for University Access (SARUA) project, which promote student voice on educational issues. Thirdly, we discuss the outcomes for participating schools in engaging with the students’ voices through the project. Finally, we identify some features of the collaborative relationship that may obstruct genuine collaboration. 2007 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/6385 10.1080/09650790701514259 Routledge restricted
spellingShingle Student engagement
Students as researchers
Bland, D.
Atweh, Bill
Students as Researchers: Engaging Students' Voices in PAR
title Students as Researchers: Engaging Students' Voices in PAR
title_full Students as Researchers: Engaging Students' Voices in PAR
title_fullStr Students as Researchers: Engaging Students' Voices in PAR
title_full_unstemmed Students as Researchers: Engaging Students' Voices in PAR
title_short Students as Researchers: Engaging Students' Voices in PAR
title_sort students as researchers: engaging students' voices in par
topic Student engagement
Students as researchers
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/6385