A Brief Primer on Youth Participatory Action Research for Mentoring Programs

Anderson, A., de los Reyes Moore, W., & Monjaras-Gaytan, L. (N.A). A Brief Primer on Youth Participatory Action Research for Mentoring Programs. National Mentoring Resource Center.

https://nationalmentoringresourcecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/NMRC-YPAR-

Brief-Primer.pdf

Summarized by Ariel Ervin

With mentoring program practices becoming more equitable, it is essential for youth to take the reins in making societal changes given how they are the ones most affected by social inequality and have the most insights on addressing these kinds of issues.

Youth-centered relationships have the potential to promote youth voices in mentoring programs.

Check out this brief report to learn more about how to incorporate Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) into mentoring practices.

To access the resource, please click here.