YPAR Basics
What does YPAR stand for?
Youth Participatory Action Research
What is social justice?
Ensuring fairness, equity, and equal access to opportunities, rights, and resources for all individuals, regardless of their background, identity, or circumstances.
What is a root cause?
A root cause is the deepest reason behind a problem or issue. "Why"
What is a survey?
A survey is a list of questions to ask people about their beliefs or feelings about certain topics.
What was Community Stakeholder Day?
A day when we met with community members whose jobs address social justice issues.
True or False: YPAR only involves adults conducting research.
FALSE
Name one example of a social justice issue that could be explored in YPAR.
Racial Inequality, Gender Inequality, LGBTQ+ Rights, Economic Inequality, Environmental Justice
True or False: Root causes are always easy to identify.
False
True or False: Surveys can only ask multiple-choice questions.
False – surveys can include open-ended, multiple-choice, or scaled questions.
Racial, Gender, LGBTQ+, Economic, Environmental
What is the main goal of YPAR?
To learn about issues in our communities, and find a way to address them as youth.
True or False: Social justice is only about political activism.
False, it is more than just politics. It is ensuring people are treated fairly.
How can youth researchers find the root causes of an issue?
By conducting surveys to hear the voices of our communities.
What is one advantage of using surveys in research
They can collect data from a large group of people quickly.
Why did we have Community Stakeholder Day?
To learn about social justice topics directly from the people who work with them everyday.
In YPAR, who is considered the expert in identifying community issues?
Youth
How does YPAR help youth address inequities in their communities?
YPAR helps youth address inequalities in their communities by having them identify issues, analyze data, and take action.
What is the difference between a root cause and a symptom of an issue?
Symptom: Effect of the problem.
What is the difference between an open-ended and a multiple-choice survey question?
Open-ended questions allow people to write their own answers, while multiple-choice questions provide specific answer options to choose from
What did we use with the information from community stakeholder day?
We used this information to decide which social justice topic we would research as pods.
Name one key difference between YPAR and traditional research.
YPAR actively involves youth as co-researchers and decision-makers throughout the research process
What is systemic inequality, and how does it relate to social justice topics in YPAR?
Systemic inequality happens when unfair systems, like laws or traditions, give some groups more advantages while making it harder for others to succeed. In YPAR, youth investigate these inequalities, share their experiences, and create solutions to make their communities fairer for everyone.
Give an example of a root cause of racial inequality.
A root cause of racial inequality is systemic racism, where laws, policies, and institutional practices have historically favored one racial group over others.
Name one way researchers can ensure their survey results are reliable.
They can ask clear, unbiased questions or test the survey with a smaller group first.
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