Learning With and From Youth

This article is a part of THE INTEGRATED KNOWLEDGE TRANSLATION RESEARCH NETWORK CASEBOOK (pg. 6 - 9) committed to studying, teaching and practicing integrated knowledge translation. This article provides reflections from the ECHO & Youth team’s engagements in relationship building and collaboration between adult researchers and youth.

Authors: Angel Kennedy, Makayla Skrlac, Jordan Cranmer, Diana Kutzner, Tavia McKinnon, Margot Parkes

This article discusses initiating and managing a partnership with youth as a researcher/educator and how one can impact the youth involved. Three lessons learnt from this research were:

1. Be Flexible.

2. Be Aware of Ethical Dilemmas.

3. Create Safe, Equitable Spaces.