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A Participatory Approach to Research with Migrant Working Adolescents
A Participatory Approach to Research with Migrant Working Adolescents

Author(s): Rita Bertozzi
Subject(s): Labor relations, Methodology and research technology, Migration Studies
Published by: Transnational Press London
Keywords: research methods; participation; migrant young people; working adolescents; peer research;

Summary/Abstract: Child-centred approaches focus on the children’s perspective and on participation. Participatory action research can be a fruitful methodology for investigating delicate topics such as child labour in migrant communities. This article presents a peer research project conducted in Rome (Italy) which actively involved a group of foreign working young people over two years and employed a variety of methodologies. Research methods will be illustrated and critically discussed, with a particular focus on the benefits for the migrant youths involved and ethical questions arising from this type of research. A brief summary of the main findings will also be provided.

  • Issue Year: 7/2010
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 57-67
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: English