This workshop will build on the work of a year-long pan-European project which developed a new methodology for working with, by and for youth. The following is an account of the first year of this project which provides a platform for the proposed NW18 workshop.

There should be a distinction between research on youth and research with youth. While research on youth positions the researcher as expert, research for youth takes into account broader academic debates around the need for researchers to reflect on ‘ethically important moments’ (McEvoy et al., 2016) in their work and show a greater ‘ethic of care’ (Heath et al., 2007). Funded by the European Educational Research Association (EERA), this year-long project has involved a series of three pan-European design thinking symposia involving early career researchers, experienced academics and youth, to co-develop a set of “Principles of Research with, for and by Youth;” a set of principles that offer exciting methodological implications. The CREATE Principles of Research with, by and for Youth [Connections; Reflexivity; Empathetic; Adherence; Transparency; Empowerment].

Session Format: Design Thinking workshop How NW18 members will participate/interact: NW18 members will work in small groups to powerdot models already derived from the three pan-European and a US workshop They will then move to 2D prototyping of their chosen models They will present their 2D prototype to the group for feedback and critical discussion

Objectives: To develop youth-centred research tools which are underpinned by CREATE for use across multiple age brackets [early childhood to 18 year olds]. To learn how to engage in a design thinking process. To critique the CREATE model for research with by and for youth.

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