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suggest position youth research as 'engaged research'

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Outreach young people where they are (online and offline)

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Need for a separate section about good practices

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Need for a separate section about good practices

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Challenge: the right combination approach  of crossectoral  theories.

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Much more Methodology is needed.

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No clear description of methodological tools applied within the research.

how is knowledge constructed is a more interesting question than the dichotomy between quantitative and qualitative research

it is importance to discuss 'levels of evidence' when examining data.

it is not appropriate to argue that all actors should understand the methodology - some of this will be complex - it is more important that outputs and analyses are easily understood.

there is a need for a critical review of the methodologies and not just a description of them - i.e. we need to know the advantages and the disadvantages of each

Include the TOOLs

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include history - how youth research came about.
what is youth research, carried out by whom - in terms of disciplines?

within each chapter there should be embedded links to external sources and boxes which highlight particular exemplars.

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who is represented - how to collect information from unrepresented young people, outside organisations
would be good to have / establish common european research of youth, considering varieties of youth
there is a need for clarity in the use of concepts and in the understandings of methodologies.
there may be a need for a separate chapter on methods/methodology - especially for the distinction between quant and qual methodologies.

a section on challenges faced by researchers might be useful - in particular in relation to data quality - issues to do with bias and validity.

youth research exists in many disciplines and fields - in particular education, others as well - culture..

Research infrastructures must be sustainable - i.e. they should be able to exist for some years and not just come and go.

For whom is the document meant - influence on language and content

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great that it has a dedicated ethics chapter

Make clear who the document is for, it can make sense to have somebody in mind

Might be useful to proofread the document

should there be something on the national legal contexts (not just policy)?

refering to other areas of research (education, health, mobility...)

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Check out the theoretical bases! (p. 4 ). Theoretical backgrounds - list the general trends, don't go into details.
- the quantitative part - should be rewritten
- participatory part - it is not per se, we just want it to be
- references are missing (methodology & all the theory)
- think about the usage of the triangle - describe its substance;  be visual about
- voluntary as a criterion for research
- stick to the essentials, elaborate it, if you're describing certain aspects (i.e. cohorts and age limits) say what are the repercussions for youth research
- strengthen the link btw. youth research & youth (work) practice
- don't focus just on communication but on lobbying also in order to facilitate social change

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great that this is a dedicated chapter
researchers as community activist, contributing to community development
include links to ethical standards and codes of accredited institutions, short overviews of standards
establsih youth advisory group on how to carry out research and how to disseminate results
This should be more concrete: mentioning. giving examples, kids-parents.... background

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Bullet points do not work with paragraphs.

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Defined irrelevant terms/concepts

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Theoretical backgroud: we are missing transitions, cultural perspectives. Intergenerational dialogue - different generations may have different interests and perspectives.
Multidisciplinary perspective  missing - add for example political science, intercultural studies, education, future studies

Target group for research findings and target groups for  dissimination

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very "problem-orientiented" and very systemic. focusing also on "typical" youth policy issues like participation or leisure time, value, identity, socialisation
Focusing on positive topics and domains as well (not only the problem-orientation)

where is digital media? - we couldn't find it and feel that it should be there.

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Communication could be another paper of its own. IWe see it as a responsibility for researchers themselves.

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maybe references to networks

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Monitoring needs a Youth check - impact evaluation system, assessment tool: http://www.youth.ie/nyci/Youth-Check

- one of particularities of youth research should be involvement of young people in the monitoring and evaluation process. Could you add that up?
- check out the literature on impact assessment in youth work/field in order to contextualize this overview