About Co-Research and Explore
If you’re undertaking research relating to the experiences of multicultural young people from refugee or migrant backgrounds, our Youth Researchers can help.
Through their lived experience and training, CMY’s Youth Researchers are actively contributing their insight and perspective to research projects across Victoria.
To us, this means working in partnership with those who are creating new knowledge and documenting evidence.
Equally, it means collaborating with and supporting the efforts of young people and communities to inform this evidence and influence how knowledge is created and value.
Youth researchers provide culturally informed insights while reducing risk and Explore ensures ethical, inclusive, and youth-centred approaches. This unique opportunity enables researchers to tap into the perspectives of diverse young people, strengthening projects with authentic, community-driven insight. Support young multicultural people while gaining trusted and impactful research.
Who is Explore for?
Their experience and training allow them to participate in research projects with:
• Not-for-profit sector
• Research institutions
• Universities
• Government
What do Youth Researchers do?
Explore youth researchers have training in facilitation, research and co-design skills and knowledge, and have been introduced to a range of tools that promote youth participation in research, consultation and evaluation.
They can support research projects in various roles, including:
- As co-researchers
- As facilitators
- As data analysts
- As evaluators
Explore youth researchers can be engaged at any stage of the research process, including:
- Workshopping themes, topics or scope of research.
- Design, co-design or consultation on research methods.
- Facilitation or co-facilitation of focus groups and interviews, dissemination of surveys and participant recruitment and engagement.
- Analysing data, reviewing research tools, translating findings.
- Program Evaluation.
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