Young People as Change Makers in School

The Youth Participatory Action Research Conference aims to celebrate, connect & raise awareness of reseach in schools & higher education.

About this Event

The aim of this conference is to celebrate the collaboration between Wallsend Children's Community and the young researchers of Burnside College as they report on the 2024/2025 research projects cycle.

This full-day event comprises a morning of talks that give a theoretical background to the work, as well as placing it in context for 2025.

This will be followed by an afternoon workshop on Root Cause Analysis as a way of enabling students to develop research skills.

The aims of the day are to:

- Celebrate the work of young people involved in the project.

- Disseminate the work within the regional, national and international higher education research community.

- Build awareness of the importance of this research with local and regional politicians.

- Develop connections with local community and business groups to further this research work.

- Provide a space to develop symbiotic connections between primary, secondary and higher education.

- Showcase the work of Wallsend Children’s Community and Burnside College.

- Provide a platform for the launch of Year 2 of this research project.

- To highlight the potential support that NIHR can leverage to develop Health and Care research in schools.

We hope to see you there!

Agenda


🕑: 09:00 AM - 09:30 AM
Welcome and introduction

🕑: 09:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Opening Keynote: YPAR and critical thinking skills in the age of 'fake news'
Host: Professor Kaz Stuart

🕑: 10:00 AM - 10:20 AM
YPDAR methodology and Epistemic Agency
Host: Dr Dave McPartlan

🕑: 10:20 AM - 10:35 AM
Research Presentation - Primary (video)

🕑: 10:35 AM - 10:50 AM
Research Presentation - Burnside School

🕑: 10:50 AM - 11:10 AM
Refreshment break

🕑: 11:10 AM - 11:30 AM
Closing Key Note: Investing in youth as researchers
Host: Assistant Prof Dane Stickney - University of Colorado

🕑: 11:30 AM - 11:50 AM
Q&A

🕑: 11:50 AM - 12:00 PM
Final notes

🕑: 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Lunch

🕑: 01:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Root Cause Analysis Workshop
Host: Assistant Professor Dane Stickney

Info: A student workshop for post-16 young people with the aim of initiating school research projects by introducing 'Root Cause Analysis'. This will also be an opportunity for academics and staff from the schools and community champions to take part in the workshop and develop research skills, which will help them support the school’s research in future.

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