%0 Journal Article
%T Growing up with expectations. Better understanding the expectations of community partners in participatory action research projects
%A Doug Ragan
%A Clarissa Wilkinson
%J Les Ateliers de l¡¯¨¦thique
%D 2009
%I Universit¨¦ de Montr¨¦al
%X This paper challenges the assumption that youth and youth agencies are in a condition of equality when entering a participatory action research (PAR). By asserting that it is not a state of equality that practitioners nor youth should assume nor be immediately striving for, but a consistently equitable process, this article draws from and reflects on the relationship between young people and researchers who have used a PAR methodology in action oriented projects. Using the UNESCO Growing up in Cities Canada project as a case example, this review extrapolates from and reflects on challenges faced by the project as a whole. Using semi-structured interviews to explore the roles of adults and youth, a number of strategies are highlighted as the techniques used to overcome these challenges. The discussion concludes with further reflection on the complexities of equality and equity, recommending a number of actions that have the potential to create an equitable environment in PAR projects similar to the one examined. Le pr¨¦sent article examine la condition suppos¨¦e d¡¯¨¦galit¨¦ des jeunes et des agences de jeunes engag¨¦s dans des projets participatifs de recherche-action. L¡¯article se base sur la relation entre des jeunes et des chercheurs dans le cadre de d¨¦marches de recherche-action participative pour affirmer que ce n¡¯est pas une condition d¡¯¨¦galit¨¦ que les praticiens et les jeunes devraient assumer ou rechercher en premier lieu, mais plut t des processus ¨¦quitables. Le cas d¡¯¨¦tude utilis¨¦ est le projet Grandir en Ville Canada, de l¡¯UNESCO. ¨¤ partir d¡¯entrevues semi-dirig¨¦es visant ¨¤ explorer les r les des adultes et des jeunes, plusieurs strat¨¦gies employ¨¦es pour surmonter les d¨¦fis soulev¨¦s par le projet sont soulign¨¦es. L¡¯article termine avec une r¨¦flexion sur les complexit¨¦s de l¡¯¨¦galit¨¦ et de l¡¯¨¦quit¨¦, et propose plusieurs actions ayant le potentiel de cr¨¦er un environnement d¡¯¨¦quit¨¦ lors des d¨¦marches participatives similaires de recherche-action.
%K ¨¦thique appliqu¨¦e
%K participation
%K jeunes
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