Preconference
My Journey as a Youth Participatory Action Researcher (YPAR)
Authors
- Karla Torres Lupian (Iowa State University)
- Ezequiel Aleman (Iowa State University)
- Ricardo Martinez (The Pennsylvania State University)
Abstract
This session represents an exemplar of youth participatory action research (YPAR) that began in middle school and continued into college reflecting the power of a personal story. In this presentation, I will reflect on my seven years of living YPAR to highlight the importance of individual and collective youth voices in education. In highlighting the journey from being an 8th-grade youth researcher to majoring in elementary education to speaking at an international conference we will share future directions of youth engagement.