Acquiring the “Voice” of Children and Youth
Children and youth are capable of assessing and evaluating their needs, problems and solutions in many different settings. Apriori Research uses different methods to facilitate this process depending on the goal of the project, the age of the children and their abilities. Using a strengths-based approach, Apriori Research uses:
Community asset mapping * Focus groups * Individual interviews * Cognitive mapping * PhotoVoice/Essaying * Neighbourhood tours * Card sorting * Group discussions * Questionnaires * Surveys
to add child and youth’s voices to your initiative.
Providing opportunities for Child and Youth “Voice and Choice”
There is a world wide movement to involve children and youth in community development and planning as countries support our commitment to the United Nation’s Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989). Children and youth are sitting on committees, designing programs for their schools and neighborhoods and participating in projects that promote sustainability, environmental greening, increased physical activity and “Child Friendly Communities”.
Apriori Research can facilitate engagement, help develop the program, ensure participation is meaningful and valid and provide an evaluation and dissemination component for funders, researchers, community planners and non-profit organizations.
Experience
Dr. Jayne Pivik is a Community Psychologist with expertise in child development, human/environment interactions and community-based research. Her work focuses on engaging children and youth in planning, service, development and research. She has extensive experience with different age groups, abilities and strengths— conducting community-wide assessments, neighbourhood level projects and school based evaluations.
Since 1996, she has lead qualitative and quantitative evaluations/research projects with children and youth, refining techniques to ensure their engagement is meaningful and empowering.
Examples of projects:
- Living on a rural island: Children identify assets, problems and solutions for health and wellbeing
- The perspective of children and youth: How different stakeholders identify architectural barriers in schools
- Barriers and facilitators to inclusive education as reported by students with physical disabilities and their parents
- Using virtual reality to teach disability awareness
- Effectiveness of virtual reality for teaching pedestrian safety
- The Visioning, Development and Involvement of Youth in The Knick Knack Nook Re-use it Store: A Community Wide Service Learning Initiative
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