Validating Youth Voice Through YPAR: A Community-Engaged Approach
Wednesday, July 23rd at 1:00 PM ET (12:00 PM CT / 11:00 AM MT / 10:00 AM PT)
About this Session
Join members from the University of Virginia’s Youth Action Lab and Lugo-McGinness Academy for an hour-long virtual webinar on the application of Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR). This university-community partnership was recently recognized with one of Campus Compact’s “2025 Excellence in Community-Engaged Partnerships” Awards. During this webinar, we will:
- Introduce YPAR as a framework for validating student voice, choice, and inquiry
- Showcase examples of YPAR projects from Youth Action Lab and Lugo-McGinness Academy
- Facilitate discussion and reflection on future directions for YPAR
Registrants are challenged to actively consider how YPAR can be implemented in their context, engage in meaningful conversations about youth engagement, and leave with resources to support a deeper understanding of YPAR.
Who should attend?
This event is free and ideal for community-engaged higher education faculty, graduate students interested in participatory research, and K-12 professionals.
What does this mean? This virtual event will be more interactive in nature, and participation is encouraged!
- You are invited to have your camera on in order to engage with the speakers and other participants
- You can openly ask questions by unmuting yourself or typing them in the chat
- There may be interactive components to this event, such as taking a poll, Q&A, or small group discussion
Meet the Speakers
Research Scientist
University of Virginia
Doctoral Student
University of Virginia
Teacher
Lugo-McGinness Academy
Questions? Get in touch with us at events@compact.org