Process and experience of youth researchers within a Health Promoting Schools study in Nova Scotia, Canada.

Autor:	Kontak JC; Faculty of Health, Dalhousie University, 5968 College Street, PO Box 15000, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 4R2, Canada.; Healthy Populations, Institute, Faculty of Health, Dalhousie University, 1318 Robie Street, Halifax, NS, B3H 3E2, Canada., Caldwell HAT; Healthy Populations, Institute, Faculty of Health, Dalhousie University, 1318 Robie Street, Halifax, NS, B3H 3E2, Canada., Kulzycki R; Healthy Populations, Institute, Faculty of Health, Dalhousie University, 1318 Robie Street, Halifax, NS, B3H 3E2, Canada., Hancock Friesen CL; Healthy Populations, Institute, Faculty of Health, Dalhousie University, 1318 Robie Street, Halifax, NS, B3H 3E2, Canada.; Division of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, Children's Nebraska, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 8200 Dodge Street, Omaha, NE 68114, USA., Kirk SFL; Healthy Populations, Institute, Faculty of Health, Dalhousie University, 1318 Robie Street, Halifax, NS, B3H 3E2, Canada.; School of Health and Human Performance, Faculty of Health, Dalhousie University, PO Box 15000, Halifax, NS B3H 4R2, Canada.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Health promotion international [Health Promot Int] 2023 Dec 01; Vol. 38 (6).
DOI:	10.1093/heapro/daad174
Abstrakt:	Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) is an approach to research that engages youth across the research process. The peer researcher method is a technique used in YPAR where youth are trained in research and ethics to interview their peers. The purpose of this study was to: (i) describe the process of engaging youth as peer researchers in a Health Promoting Schools (HPS) and student engagement project and (ii) understand the peer researchers' perspectives of their experience throughout the project. Youth from across Nova Scotia, Canada in grades 7-10 (ages 12-16) were recruited as peer researchers in the Summer, 2022. The project included three stages: (i) peer researcher training, (ii) practicing, recruiting and conducting interviews and (iii) data interpretation workshop. To understand the peer researcher's experience, quantitative data were collected from an evaluation questionnaire. Outputs were produced using descriptive statistics. Qualitative data were collected through a focus group and interviews and analyzed using inductive content analysis. A total of 11 youth were recruited and completed peer researcher training. Most youth provided positive feedback on the training with a satisfaction score of 8.7/10. Qualitative analysis indicated benefits to the peer researchers including opportunities to build interview and social skills and learn about other's perspectives. This study provides a detailed overview of how to use a peer researcher method in a YPAR project to involve youth in research related to HPS and student engagement. The research also highlights the benefits of engaging youth in YPAR. Future research will report on the findings from the peer interviews. (© The Author(s) 2023. Published by Oxford University Press.)
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