Open AccessYA4-H! Youth Advocates for Health: Youth Participatory Action Research
Author(s) -
Theresa M. Ferrari
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of youth development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.191
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 2325-4017
pISSN - 2325-4009
DOI - 10.5195/jyd.2018.653
Subject(s) - facilitator , participatory action research , positive youth development , curriculum , citizen journalism , action (physics) , action research , resource (disambiguation) , youth participation , psychology , process (computing) , participatory evaluation , medical education , public relations , pedagogy , sociology , political science , medicine , social psychology , developmental psychology , computer science , social science , computer network , physics , quantum mechanics , anthropology , law , operating system
Youth participatory action research is a process that is particularly relevant for health-related topics. YA4‑H! Youth Advocates for Health: Youth Participatory Action Research is a resource that youth development professionals can use to guide a group through such a project. The 124-page curriculum is based on key principles of youth development and youth participatory action research. It has 7 sections, each with activities built on the same template that includes the time needed, materials, and facilitator tips, which contributes to ease of use. Youth development professionals can feel confident knowing that the curriculum is research based and addresses adolescents’ developmental needs.