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Youth Participation in Formal Decision Making (Part 2): Supporting Youth Engagement
This second post on engaging youth in policy and program development shifts perspective from a theoretical model of youth engagement to a consideration of the principles and practices associated with implementing such a model successfully. It is possible to identify...
Youth Participation in Formal Decision Making (Part 1): The Challenge of Meaningful Youth Engagement
This blog post is the first in a (short) series that will summarize the findings of a literature scan and consultation on the topic of youth engagement. The posts are inspired by some work that InsideOut Policy Research is doing with a national foundation that funds...
Evidence-Informed Principles for Effective Youth Prevention Programs
“This program changed my life, to put it most simply. And I don't know where I would be if I didn't take part in this program when I did.” “This program has changed my life for the better. I am so much more confident and happier! It's amazing.” “Without this program I...
Narrative Research: The Power of Stories
“Storytelling is the most powerful way to put ideas into the world today. Stories are the creative conversion of life itself into a more powerful, clearer, more meaningful experience. They are the currency of human contact.” Robert McKee In the Western tradition of...
Participatory Data Analysis – aka “The Data Party”
A colleague and I recently made our first foray into participatory data analysis. We facilitated a Data Party – a gathering of practitioners and community members organized for the purposes of undertaking collaborative data analysis and meaning making. It was an...