Open AccessConstructing Youth: Reflecting on Defining Youth and Impact on Methods
Author(s) -
Mary Ann Harlan
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
school libraries worldwide
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2816-3788
pISSN - 1023-9391
DOI - 10.29173/slw6917
Subject(s) - youth studies , positive youth development , sociology , adolescent development , youth engagement , youth culture , process (computing) , psychology , political science , public relations , developmental psychology , gender studies , computer science , operating system
In diverse fields focused on youth, researchers define and position youth as subjects differently. Debates within these disciplines can be informative. This paper engages a current debate on how youth are engaged in and isolated from the research process while still being subjects of the research. This paper is a reflection on whether we are doing research"on" youth, or rather "with" youth, and why this distinction matters.