EDUC434 Youth Studies

Young people in secondary education and their post-school transitions. The theoretical and practical understandings of conducting research with young people.

Planning to research and/or work with young people in the future? Then this is the paper for you. You will be guided through the key stages of research on a youth topic of your choice.

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Prerequisite

54 300-level EDUC or EDUX points

Notes

(i) May not be credited together with EDUC 430 passed 2010-2012. (ii) This paper is normally available in alternate years.

Teaching staff

Associate Professor Karen Nairn

Paper Structure

The paper is designed to follow the key debates in youth research then guide you through the research process on a youth topic of your choice, with guidance on writing a literature review, designing and conducting research with young people, data analysis and reporting your findings.

Textbooks

Students will be expected to access required readings via the library and the Internet and source their own relevant readings.

Graduate Attributes Emphasised

Lifelong learning, Scholarship, Communication, Critical thinking, Ethics, Information literacy, Research, Self-motivation.
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Learning Outcomes

1. To develop an in-depth understanding of the key features and current debates in the field of youth studies
2. To critically evaluate published research about young people and to synthesise the research literature as a literature review
3. To evaluate a range of methodologies for researching with young people, decide on one methodology for collecting information (e.g. interviewing) and then carry out data collection with one young person
4. To analyse the data collected from one young person, using the strategies of discourse analysis
5. To synthesise the findings of the data analysis with the literature review and critically reflect on the conduct and reporting of research with one young person

Eligibility

If you are a Social Sciences graduate planning to research and/or work with young people in the future, this paper is designed for you.

Contact

postgrad.education@otago.ac.nz

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