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Students as researchers for promoting school improvement and inclusion: a review of studies

Students as researchers for promoting school improvement and inclusion: a review of studies
Students as researchers for promoting school improvement and inclusion: a review of studies
This paper comprises a review of studies that employ students as researchers/co-researchers approaches from 2000 to 2018, with a focus on school improvement and inclusion. The study is original since it focuses exclusively on the idea of students taking the role of researchers/co-researchers, instead of focusing on the broader notion of student voice that other reviews have explored previously. The results highlight the different school improvement areas that are explored and the various stages that have been followed in the studies in order to involve students. Through this analysis, we focus our discussion on issues that need to be considered when using such approaches. Overall, we argue that despite the inherent challenges that such approaches entail, students as researchers/co-researchers can be a powerful way for improving schools and promoting inclusion.
Students' voices, co-researchers, inclusive education, school improvement, students as researchers
1360-3116
1-16
Sandoval, Marta
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Messiou, Kyriaki
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Sandoval, Marta
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Messiou, Kyriaki
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Sandoval, Marta and Messiou, Kyriaki (2020) Students as researchers for promoting school improvement and inclusion: a review of studies. International Journal of Inclusive Education, 1-16. (doi:10.1080/13603116.2020.1730456).

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This paper comprises a review of studies that employ students as researchers/co-researchers approaches from 2000 to 2018, with a focus on school improvement and inclusion. The study is original since it focuses exclusively on the idea of students taking the role of researchers/co-researchers, instead of focusing on the broader notion of student voice that other reviews have explored previously. The results highlight the different school improvement areas that are explored and the various stages that have been followed in the studies in order to involve students. Through this analysis, we focus our discussion on issues that need to be considered when using such approaches. Overall, we argue that despite the inherent challenges that such approaches entail, students as researchers/co-researchers can be a powerful way for improving schools and promoting inclusion.

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Accepted/In Press date: 12 February 2020
e-pub ahead of print date: 24 February 2020
Keywords: Students' voices, co-researchers, inclusive education, school improvement, students as researchers

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Local EPrints ID: 439280
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/439280
ISSN: 1360-3116
PURE UUID: 36a620e8-3aff-4cd0-913d-dad4133a1758
ORCID for Kyriaki Messiou: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-3412-3108

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Date deposited: 07 Apr 2020 16:32
Last modified: 17 Mar 2024 05:27

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Author: Marta Sandoval
Author: Kyriaki Messiou ORCID iD

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