Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) 2.0: How Technological Innovation and Digital Organizing Sparked a Food Revolution in East Oakland

Autor/inn/en	Akom, Antwi; Shah, Aekta; Nakai, Aaron; Cruz, Tessa
Titel	Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) 2.0: How Technological Innovation and Digital Organizing Sparked a Food Revolution in East Oakland
Quelle	In: International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 29 (2016) 10, S.1287-1307 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0951-8398
DOI	10.1080/09518398.2016.1201609
Schlagwörter	Action Research; Participatory Research; Technological Advancement; Mass Media Use; Social Media; Neighborhoods; Community Study; Neighborhood Improvement; Youth Opportunities; Social Indicators; Citizen Participation; Adolescent Attitudes; Food Service; Locational Skills (Social Studies); Geographic Information Systems; California (Oakland) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Projektforschung; Forschungstätigkeit; Technological development; Technologische Entwicklung; Mediennutzung; Soziale Medien; Neighbourhoods; Nachbarschaft; Social indicator; Sozialer Indikator; 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung; Lokalisierung
Abstract	This article argues that technological innovation is transforming the flow of information, the fluidity of social action, and is giving birth to new forms of bottom up innovation that are capable of expanding and exploding old theories of reproduction and resistance because "smart mobs," "street knowledge," and "social movements" cannot be neutralized by powerful structural forces in the same old ways. The purpose of this article is to develop the concept of YPAR 2.0 in which new technologies enable young people to visualize, validate, and transform social inequalities by using local knowledge in innovative ways that deepen civic engagement, democratize data, expand educational opportunity, inform policy, and mobilize community assets. Specifically this article documents how digital technology (including a mobile, mapping and SMS platform called Streetwyze and paper-mapping tool Local Ground)--coupled with "ground-truthing"--an approach in which community members work with researchers to collect and verify "public" data--sparked a food revolution in East Oakland that led to an increase in young people's self-esteem, environmental stewardship, academic engagement, and positioned urban youth to become community leaders and community builders who are connected and committed to health and well-being of their neighborhoods. This article provides an overview of how the YPAR 2.0 Model was developed along with recommendations and implications for future research and collaborations between youth, teachers, neighborhood leaders, and youth serving organizations. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01