Methodology: Longitudinal, Participatory Research with Street Children and Youth in Sub-Saharan Africa

Lorraine van Blerk; Wayne Shand; Patrick Shanahan

doi:10.20933/100001137

Methodology: Longitudinal, Participatory Research with Street Children and Youth in Sub-Saharan Africa

Lorraine van Blerk, Wayne Shand, Patrick Shanahan

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Abstract

· To understand street children and youth’s capabilities on the street a longitudinal approach is required.

· Street children and youth are the experts on their own lives and therefore research about their lives must be participatory.

· Participatory research also provides young people with a sense of ownership of the research and an opportunity to develop their own responses to the findings and outcomes.

· There are significant practical and ethical challenges that need to be carefully considered when engaging street children and youth in research.

Original language	English
Type	Briefing Paper
Media of output	Online
Publisher	University of Dundee
Number of pages	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.20933/100001137
Publication status	Published - Mar 2014

Publication series

Name	Growing up on the Streets: Briefing Papers
Publisher	StreetInvest
No.	2

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Methodology: Longitudinal, Participatory Research with Street Children and Youth in Sub-Saharan Africa

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Growing Up on the Streets Research Project

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Street Life in the City on the Edge: Street youth recount their daily lives in Bukavu, DRC

Vie de rue dans la ville à la frontière: Des jeunes de la rue racontent leurs vies quotidiennes à Bukavu, RDC

2017 Stephen Fry Awards Public: Engagement Project of the Year

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Methodology: Longitudinal, Participatory Research with Street Children and Youth in Sub-Saharan Africa

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Projects

Growing Up on the Streets Research Project

Research output

Living on the Streets, Making Plans for the Future: Street Children and Youth in Three African Cities

Street Life in the City on the Edge: Street youth recount their daily lives in Bukavu, DRC

Vie de rue dans la ville à la frontière: Des jeunes de la rue racontent leurs vies quotidiennes à Bukavu, RDC

Prizes

2017 Stephen Fry Awards Public: Engagement Project of the Year

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