Table 2:

Youth Participation in the Research Process

		Ager	Berg	Brazg	Diamond	Helm	Jardine	Lee 2013	Lee 2017	Maglajlić	Petteway	Pinsker	Poland	Ross	Tanjasiri	Wilson
Participants & the Nature of their Involvement	Are the intended users (may include users, beneficiaries, and/or stakeholders) of the research described adequately enough to assess their representation in the project?	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	Is the mix of participants included in the research process sufficient to consider the needs of the project’s intended users?	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	Is effort made to address barriers to participation in the research process by intended users who might otherwise tend to be underrepresented?	X	X		X				X		X		X	X		X
	Has provision been made to build trust between researchers and intended users participating in the research process?	X	X		X			X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X
	Do the researchers and intended users participating in the research process have a formal or informal agreement (verbal or written) regarding management of the project?				X					X			X	X		X
Role in shaping the purpose and scope of the research	Was (were) the research question(s) developed (or refined) through a collaborative process between researchers and intended users?		X		X			X		X		X		X		X
	Has the proposed research project applied the knowledge and experience of intended users in conceptualizing and/or designing the research?		X		X	X				X		X	X	X		X
	Does the proposed research project provide for mutual learning among intended users and researchers?	X	X		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Role in research implementation and context	Does the proposed research project apply the knowledge and experience of intended users in the implementation of the research?	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	Does the proposed research project provide intended users participating in the research process with opportunity to learn about research (whether or not the intended users choose to take that opportunity)?	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	Does the proposed research project provide researchers with opportunity to learn about user perspectives on the issue(s) being studied?	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	Do the researchers and intended users participating in the research process have a formal or informal agreement (verbal or written) regarding mutual decision making about potential changes in research methods or focus?		X		X			X	X	X			X	X		X
	Does the proposed research project provide intended users with opportunity to participate in planning and executing the data collection (whether or not the intended users choose to take that opportunity)?	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	Does the proposed research project provide intended users with opportunity to participate in planning and/or executing the analysis (whether or not the intended users choose to take that opportunity)?	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X		X
	Are plans to involve intended users in interpreting the research findings sufficient to reflect knowledge of the particular context and circumstances in the interpretation?	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X
Role in the dissemination of research outcomes	Does the proposed research project reflect sufficient commitment by researchers and intended users participating in the research process to action (for example, social, individual, and/or cultural) following the (learning acquired through) research?	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	Do the researchers and intended users engaged in the research process have a formal or informal agreement (verbal or written) for acknowledging and resolving in a fair and open way any differences in the interpretation of research results?				X	X		X	X	X	X		X	X		X
	Do the researchers and intended users engaged in the research process have a formal or informal agreement (verbal or written) regarding ownership and sharing of the research data?	X		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	Do the researchers and intended users engaged in the research process have a formal or informal agreement (verbal or written) regarding feedback of research results to intended users?	X		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X
	Do the researchers and intended users engaged in the research process have a formal or informal agreement (verbal or written) regarding the dissemination (and/or translation or transfer) of research findings?	X		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	Does the proposed research project provide intended users with opportunity to participate in dissemination of project findings to other intended users and researchers (whether or not the intended users choose to take that opportunity)?	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	‘X	X
	Is there sufficient provision for assistance to intended users to indicate a high probability of research results being applied?	X		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	Does the proposed research project plan for sustainability in relation to the purpose of the research (for example, by fostering collaboration between intended users and resource providers, funding sources, policymakers, holders of community assets, and the like)?	X		X	X	X		X	X	X	X	X	X	X