We may be listening but are we ready to hear? A reflection of the challenges encountered when seeking to hear the educational experiences of excluded young people within the confines of the English education system

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International Journal of Research & Method in Education Pub Date : 2022-06-30 DOI:10.1080/1743727X.2022.2093848

Marie Caslin

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ABSTRACT When undertaking research with young people in educational contexts researchers are likely to encounter many challenges. This paper is a discussion of the barriers encountered by a researcher who sought to capture the educational journeys of excluded young people. The study aimed to move beyond young people simply participating in research to develop innovative and creative research methods to empower them to share their stories. Whilst there is increased recognition of the need to listen to the voices of young people, adults need to be willing to hear. This paper will include a reflection of the role adults can play in silencing the voices of young people. There will be a particular focus on the ethical dilemma’s encountered specifically the role of gatekeepers, location of the study, whose voices are being heard and the role of the researcher. Young people have a desire to be heard, although researchers can seek to provide space for stories to be shared, they need to acknowledge the ‘messiness’ that comes with voice research and to be reflexive in their accounts of the research process. This paper will offer a reflection of the lessons learnt on a journey into the realm of pupil voice.

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我们也许在倾听，但我们准备好倾听了吗?反映了在英国教育体系范围内寻求听到被排斥的年轻人的教育经历时所遇到的挑战

在与教育背景下的年轻人进行研究时，研究人员可能会遇到许多挑战。这篇论文是一个研究人员试图捕捉被排斥的年轻人的教育旅程所遇到的障碍的讨论。这项研究的目的是让年轻人不仅仅是参与研究，而是开发创新和创造性的研究方法，使他们能够分享自己的故事。虽然越来越多的人认识到有必要倾听年轻人的声音，但成年人也需要愿意倾听。这篇论文将包括成年人在压制年轻人的声音方面可以发挥的作用的反映。会特别关注遇到的伦理困境特别是看门人的角色，研究的地点，谁的声音会被听到，以及研究者的角色。年轻人渴望被倾听，尽管研究人员可以寻求为故事分享提供空间，但他们需要承认声音研究带来的“混乱”，并在描述研究过程时具有反身性。本文将提供一个反思的经验教训，在旅程中学习到的学生声音的领域。

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International Journal of Research & Method in Education EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH-

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期刊介绍： The International Journal of Research & Method in Education is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal that draws contributions from a wide community of international researchers. Contributions are expected to develop and further international discourse in educational research with a particular focus on method and methodological issues. The journal welcomes papers engaging with methods from within a qualitative or quantitative framework, or from frameworks which cut across and or challenge this duality. Papers should not solely focus on the practice of education; there must be a contribution to methodology. International Journal of Research & Method in Education is committed to publishing scholarly research that discusses conceptual, theoretical and methodological issues, provides evidence, support for or informed critique of unusual or new methodologies within educational research and provides innovative, new perspectives and examinations of key research findings. The journal’s enthusiasm to foster debate is also recognised in a keenness to include engaged, thought-provoking response papers to previously published articles. The journal is also interested in papers that discuss issues in the teaching of research methods for educational researchers. Contributors to International Journal of Research & Method in Education should take care to communicate their findings or arguments in a succinct, accessible manner to an international readership of researchers, policy-makers and practitioners from a range of disciplines including but not limited to philosophy, sociology, economics, psychology, and history of education. The Co-Editors welcome suggested topics for future Special Issues. Initial ideas should be discussed by email with the Co-Editors before a formal proposal is submitted for consideration.