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Speaking Out: Youth Led Research as a Methodology Used with Homeless Youth

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Participatory action research is well documented with marginalized groups, but less is known about participatory action research with homeless youth. The use of youth led research as a methodology was examined among a population of homeless youth. Peer researchers (n = 10) reported on their experience utilizing youth led research methodology. Results indicate that youth led research is a promising methodology for use among homeless youth. Participants reported that the approach positively impacted the quality and quantity of data that could be collected from participants. Further, peer researchers reported individual benefits of feeling that participating in the project mattered, that people listened to them and that they had a voice.

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  1. Our Lady of the Lake University, 411 SW 24th Street, San Antonio, TX, 78207, USA

    Rebecca J. Gomez

  2. Northern Arizona University, South San Francisco Street, Flagstaff, AZ, 86011, USA

    Tiffany N. Ryan

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Gomez, R.J., Ryan, T.N. Speaking Out: Youth Led Research as a Methodology Used with Homeless Youth. Child Adolesc Soc Work J 33, 185–193 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10560-015-0414-4

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