The Survey Mindset: Surveys and Questionnaires Surveys and questionnaires are an effective way to explore the opinions of a wider group of young people about...
The Observational Gaze: Observation and Field Studies Observation and field studies are another important method in youth citizen social science. Engaging in participant observation at...
Designing a Youth-Friendly Project The participant group plays a crucial role in the design and management of any youth citizen social science project. Previous chapters...
The Definition, Dimensions and Possible Outcomes of Impact Defining impact and the entangling of its different meanings and approaches require a first insight of how...
Photography and video can be valuable in the data collection of a youth citizen science project. Taking photos and videos serves not just as documentation...
Incorporating gamification elements and competitions can be an effective strategy for making the research more fun and engaging. In Norway, the research team introduced a...
Creating a Safe Space When inviting young people into a research project, it’s important to establish a productive, fun, and creative atmosphere where everyone feels...
Managing Collaborative Relationships Co-creative or participatory citizen social science has many similarities with traditional ethnography where researchers can live in the community they study for...
Documentation of Research, Data and Findings Questions concerning documentation in citizen social science are multifaceted with no ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach. It depends on the aim of...