TEACHER PARTICIPATORY ACTION RESEARCH
(TPAR)

2015

2014

Research Question(s):

• What issues and experiences do our students face at home or in the community? 
• How might these issues and experiences affect their academic performance or engagement in school?
  

Methods:

• Surveys of PEP Class Students
• Ethnography (Daily Updates)

Findings:

• Normalization of trauma
• Issues of Self-Esteem
• Lack of Role Models
• Sense of Safety Vs. Sense of Danger/Hate
• Opportunity gap

Recommendations:

• Address Issues of Lack of Accessibility to Higher Education into curriculum
  
• "When I was thirteen..." Malong Project
  
• Future Action - YPAR
  

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YOUTH PARTICIPATORY ACTION RESEARCH
(YPAR)

2015

2014

Research Question(s):

• Why is there cyberbullying at Denman? 
• How does cyberbullying affect students’ relationships?
  

Methods:

• Surveys of Denman Middle School Students
  

Action:

• Anti-Cyberbullying Week
• YPAR Presentation to Denman Middle School

Recommendations:

• Instagram Campaign, YES Movement, AAAS, Personal Change, Collaboration with Balboa High School