Participation, Citizenship and Intergenerational Relations in Children and Young People's Lives : Children and Adults in Conversation

Research about children and young people's participation and involvement in research is an emerging area of academic inquiry. Based on the themes of participation, citizenship and intergenerational relations, this edited collection draws on the latest research in this area, and includes chapters co-authored with children and young people. In 2012, over 200 academics who are active in international childhood and youth research gathered together alongside young people for a unique ICYRNet conference where they debated and discussed participatory approaches. Participation, Citizenship and Intergenerational Relations in Children and Young People's Lives continues the dialogue between young people and adults that started then. This edited collection draws together work from six countries about participatory research and intergenerational relations. Adopting participatory techniques, the editors worked with children and young people to co-author three chapters that each reflect young people's interpretations of three chapters written by adults. This provides a unique insight into how children and young people view research which is about them as well as highlighting their perspectives on research which resonates with their own life experiences. The book includes reference to a wealth of supplementary visual and audio materials which are available on the conference website at www.dvigc.com Front Matter....Pages i-xiv Introduction....Pages 1-9 Children and Young People as Protagonists and Adults as Partners....Pages 10-22 Moving from Talking to Action: Reflections on Increasing the Impact of Participation....Pages 23-28 Evaluating the Impact of Children’s Participation in Public Decision-Making....Pages 29-42 Shallow Democracy: In Other People’s Shoes — Listening to the Voices of Children and Young People....Pages 43-53 Making the Invisible Visible: Using Participatory Action Research as a Means to Uncover Hidden Barriers in Children and Young People’s Participation....Pages 54-64 Regional Youth Forum Conversations between Young People and Adults: The Space for Dialogue....Pages 65-70 Youth Social Capital, Place and Space....Pages 71-81 ‘Mum, if you’ve got a doctor’s appointment take me or my sister’: Contributions of a Child Language Broker....Pages 82-93 Change-scape Theory: Applications in Participatory Practice....Pages 94-108 Essential Ingredients in Child- and Young-Person-Led Research....Pages 109-116 Empowered Participation through Inclusive Inquiry....Pages 117-127 Re-crafting Child-Led Research for Australian Welfare Services: The ‘How’ of Working alongside Children....Pages 128-138 What Might Adults Learn from Working with Young Researchers?....Pages 139-154 Conclusion: Moving Forward Participation, Citizenship and Intergenerational Relations — Ongoing Conversations and Action....Pages 155-162 Back Matter....Pages 163-188 Cover 1 Half-Tilte 2 Title 4 Copyright 5 Contents 6 List of Figures 8 Foreword 9 Acknowledgements 11 Notes on Contributors 12 1 Introduction 16 2 Children and Young People as Protagonists and Adults as Partners 25 3 Moving from Talking to Action: Reflections on Increasing the Impact of Participation Yasmin Perry, Cath Larkins and 38 4 Evaluating the Impact of Children’s Participation in Public Decision-Making 44 5 Shallow Democracy: In Other People’s Shoes – Listening to the Voices of Children and Young People 58 6 Making the Invisible Visible: Using Participatory Action Research as a Means to Uncover Hidden Barriers in Children and Young People’s Participation 69 7 Regional Youth Forum Conversations between Young People and Adults: The Space for Dialogue 80 8 Youth Social Capital, Place and Space 86 9 ‘Mum, if you’ve got a doctor’s appointment take me or my sister’: Contributions of a Child Language Broker 97 10 Change-scape Theory: Applications in Participatory Practice 109 11 Essential Ingredients in Child- and Young-Person-Led Research 124 12 Empowered Participation through Inclusive Inquiry 132 13 Re-crafting Child-Led Research for Australian Welfare Services: The ‘How’ of Working alongside Children 143 14 What Might Adults Learn from Working with Young Researchers? 154 15 Conclusion: Moving Forward Participation, Citizenship and Intergenerational Relations – Ongoing Conversations and Actions 170 Bibliography 178 Index 199 "In 2012, over 200 academics who are active in international childhood and youth research gathered together alongside young people for a unique ICYRNet conference where they debated and discussed participatory approaches. [This book] continues the dialogue between young people and adults that started then. This edited collection draws together work from six countries about participatory research and intergenerational relations. Adopting participatory techniques, the editors worked with children and young people to co-author three chapters that each reflect young people's interpretations of three chapters written by adults. This provides a unique insight into how children and young people view research which is about them as well as highlighting their perspectives on research which resonates with their own life experiences."--Provided by publisher