Swimming upstream: navigating ethical practices in the creation of a participatory youth media workshop
Despite the growing popularity of participatory video as a tool for facilitating youth empower- ment, the methodology and impacts of the practice are extremely understudied. This paper des- cribes a study design created to examine youth media methodology and the ethical dilemmas that arose in its at...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Université de Montréal
2009-06-01
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| Series: | Les Ateliers de l’Ethique |
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| Online Access: | http://creum.umontreal.ca/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/pdf_12_Margolin.pdf |
| Summary: | Despite the growing popularity of participatory video as a tool for facilitating youth empower- ment, the methodology and impacts of the practice are extremely understudied. This paper des- cribes a study design created to examine youth media methodology and the ethical dilemmas that arose in its attempted implementation. Specifically, elements that added “rigor” to the study (i.e., randomization, pre- and post-measures, and an intensive interview) conflicted with the fun- damental tenets of youth participation. The paper concludes with suggestions for studying par- ticipatory media methodologies that are more in line with an ethics of participation. |
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| ISSN: | 1718-9977 |