Indigenous youth engagement in research: a scoping review of community-based participatory action research (CBPAR) in Canada and the USA
Community-based participatory action research (CBPAR) is founded on meaningful collaboration with communities in the design and execution of research. CBPAR is gaining traction as an ethical and effective approach to research with underserved populations, including Indigenous youth. This scoping rev...
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| author | Carolyn M. Melro Amy Bombay Margaret Robinson Debbie Martin Kira Bombay Lisa S. Hackett |
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| description | Community-based participatory action research (CBPAR) is founded on meaningful collaboration with communities in the design and execution of research. CBPAR is gaining traction as an ethical and effective approach to research with underserved populations, including Indigenous youth. This scoping review examined 134 CBPAR studies involving Indigenous youth in Canada and the United States, to identify when, how, and to what extent Indigenous youth were engaged in research. Youth engagement was analysed on a continuum defined by the extent of decision-making throughout research. Indigenous youth participated in research decision-making in 62% of studies examined, with wide variation in extent and style of engagement. Youth wisdom and voices were often underutilized or undescribed in research decisions. However, many cases demonstrate that Indigenous youth can and do contribute meaningfully to research with and about their peers. Findings support a need for transparent reporting on how youth engagement is enacted in CBPAR. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-967d8eca07f149c495b0afa5940f0ab82025-08-20T02:49:55ZengTaylor & Francis GroupInternational Journal of Adolescence and Youth0267-38432164-45272025-12-0130110.1080/02673843.2024.2435264Indigenous youth engagement in research: a scoping review of community-based participatory action research (CBPAR) in Canada and the USACarolyn M. Melro0Amy Bombay1Margaret Robinson2Debbie Martin3Kira Bombay4Lisa S. Hackett5Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, CanadaDepartment of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, CanadaDepartment of Sociology & Social Anthropology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, CanadaFaculty of Health, Dalhousie University, Halifax, CanadaDepartment of Family Medicine, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, CanadaCommunity-based participatory action research (CBPAR) is founded on meaningful collaboration with communities in the design and execution of research. CBPAR is gaining traction as an ethical and effective approach to research with underserved populations, including Indigenous youth. This scoping review examined 134 CBPAR studies involving Indigenous youth in Canada and the United States, to identify when, how, and to what extent Indigenous youth were engaged in research. Youth engagement was analysed on a continuum defined by the extent of decision-making throughout research. Indigenous youth participated in research decision-making in 62% of studies examined, with wide variation in extent and style of engagement. Youth wisdom and voices were often underutilized or undescribed in research decisions. However, many cases demonstrate that Indigenous youth can and do contribute meaningfully to research with and about their peers. Findings support a need for transparent reporting on how youth engagement is enacted in CBPAR.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/02673843.2024.2435264Community-based participatory research (CBPR)community-based participatory action research (CBPAR)Indigenousyouthdecision-makingyouth engagement |
| spellingShingle | Carolyn M. Melro Amy Bombay Margaret Robinson Debbie Martin Kira Bombay Lisa S. Hackett Indigenous youth engagement in research: a scoping review of community-based participatory action research (CBPAR) in Canada and the USA International Journal of Adolescence and Youth Community-based participatory research (CBPR) community-based participatory action research (CBPAR) Indigenous youth decision-making youth engagement |
| title | Indigenous youth engagement in research: a scoping review of community-based participatory action research (CBPAR) in Canada and the USA |
| title_full | Indigenous youth engagement in research: a scoping review of community-based participatory action research (CBPAR) in Canada and the USA |
| title_fullStr | Indigenous youth engagement in research: a scoping review of community-based participatory action research (CBPAR) in Canada and the USA |
| title_full_unstemmed | Indigenous youth engagement in research: a scoping review of community-based participatory action research (CBPAR) in Canada and the USA |
| title_short | Indigenous youth engagement in research: a scoping review of community-based participatory action research (CBPAR) in Canada and the USA |
| title_sort | indigenous youth engagement in research a scoping review of community based participatory action research cbpar in canada and the usa |
| topic | Community-based participatory research (CBPR) community-based participatory action research (CBPAR) Indigenous youth decision-making youth engagement |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/02673843.2024.2435264 |
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