This paper investigates the impact of institution-wide curriculum reform on a multi-disciplinary group of teaching-focused academics. Using the participatory action research method of co-operative inquiry, the study contributes several insights for supporting academic development during curriculum change. It highlights that teaching-focused…

This Case Study examines the experiences and views of primary school students regarding fee-charging private tutoring in Kazakhstan, the largest country in Central Asia. Private tutoring is commonly known as "shadow education" because it runs parallel to regular schooling and mostly follows its curriculum. It does not include…

The Civic Literacy series showcases how the knowledges, skills, and commitments of English language arts can explore traditional understandings of "civic education" and in its place offer creative possibilities for civic world-building in K--12 classrooms and communities. This, the third volume of the series, features contributions from…

This study explores the perceptions of FFA members from two urban FFA chapters in a midwestern state who worked together on a Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) project. YPAR is a participatory-based research method in which youth are partners and leaders of the research, developing and implementing the research. The project was completed…

This article provides a reflective account of the participatory methodology employed in the Growing up a Reader research study. The aim of the Growing up a Reader study was to explore children's (age 9-11) perceptions of a 'reader' and their reasons for reading different text types. This involved training 12 primary school children as student…

Teen-centric programs have proliferated in art museums across the U.S. and much of Europe, and scores of these programs target young people--and youth of color, specifically--as a way to grow museum audiences and relevance to a diverse public. However, few studies examine how teen-centric programs impact the youth involved and how they make sense…

Purpose: This paper aims to explore the experience of working with different conceptualisations of participation and participatory practice. This is done through an examination of the involvement of a technology company within a multinational, 3-years participatory research project involving 13 partners and over 200 disabled people.…

A multiyear critical participatory action research study was conducted with a total of 503 youth and young adults with disabilities (ages 14-25), family members, and transition stakeholders across the U.S. commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Youth and young adults with disabilities, families, and stakeholders served as participant researchers who…

The purpose of this article is to provide researchers with a framework for promoting high quality mixed methods school-based consultation research. Furthermore, this article is intended for researchers and practitioners interested in evaluating their practice. To meet these objectives, we address quality criteria for quantitative (validity) and…

Situated at a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI), this postcritical ethnographic and photovoice study sought to explore how Latinx students define and practice civic engagement. Theoretically framed by Latino Cultural Citizenship (LCC), the study explored how current Latinx student civic engagement practices inform a Hispanic-Serving Institutions'…

This paper is based on a larger doctoral study about Critical Sexuality Education with children in Delhi, India. It puts forth alternate research and pedagogic interventions, inspired by the 'real' world, to engage children on ideas about sexuality beyond the biological. After presenting a brief overview of political debates and state programmes…

This paper comprises a review of studies that employ students as researchers/co-researchers approaches from 2000 to 2018, with a focus on school improvement and inclusion. The study is original since it focuses exclusively on the idea of students taking the role of researchers/co-researchers, instead of focusing on the broader notion of student…

This commentary links child-family research to the systematic inquiry approaches under the umbrellas of student voice and youth participatory action research. It reviews the underlying premises of the latter two bodies of work, including recognizing young people as knowers, partners, and change agents through conducting research with rather than…

This chapter examines what happens when participatory methodologies for literacy research are enacted through screens and across physical distance. It is based on data from a year-long participatory video project in which nine Latinx youth and I co-created a film series exploring their transitions to college during a global pandemic. The COVID-19…

This case study explores how Mary Quirke aimed to engage in Inclusionary Research for her doctoral research project and how her "Inclusion as Process" approach depended on and related to an "Ethics as Process" approach. The case study explains "Inclusion as Process" as an approach to research and discusses ethical…