Project STAR, STudents As Researchers: Participatory Research with Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Kara M. Gavin, Columbia University. Teachers College

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Gavin, Kara M. Project STAR, STudents As Researchers: Participatory Research with Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2021-11-30. https://doi.org/10.3886/E155701V1

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary This research is part of a larger qualitative study that took place during the 2019-2020 school year focusing on children’s literacies of research, which are conceptualized as the social practices children employ to investigate issues that matter to them. The research site was a public elementary school in a small city in northeastern United States. The child co-researchers and I met as a research group once a week during the school day. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the emergency closure of the school, the research group transitioned to a virtual space, utilizing the school district’s digital platform. This study presents data collected during the six virtual research group sessions, conducted early in the COVID-19 pandemic during mandated social distancing and emergency remote learning. Child co-researchers detailed their experiences with social isolation and remote learning as well as how they innovated with digital technologies to meet their needs. The focus of the research group shifted in response to the needs and interests of the children and the sociocultural context of the pandemic.

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms children; COVID-19; participatory research; online learning; social distancing; digital literacy; digital technologies; social lives; social context
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage United States, Northeast
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 5/2020 – 6/2020
Collection Date(s):  View help for Collection Date(s) 5/1/2020 – 6/12/2020
Universe:  View help for Universe N/A
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) observational data
Collection Notes:  View help for Collection Notes This data is part of a larger qualitative study conducted throughout the 2019-2020 school year.

Methodology

Sampling:  View help for Sampling A small group of children representative of the diverse school population (in terms of race, gender, languages spoken, and socioeconomic status) who were interested in engaging in research were recruited for the study.
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