TY  - SER
AU  - Bertrand, Melanie
TI  - I Was Very Impressed”: Responses of Surprise to Students of Color Engaged in Youth Participatory Action Research
PY  - 2019///
PB  - Sage
KW  - youth participatory action research
KW  -  Students of Color
KW  -  systemic racism
N2  - This article explores decision makers’ responses of surprise or amazement to Students of Color engaged in youth participatory action research (YPAR). To address this topic, I draw upon data collected from a yearlong qualitative study of a YPAR group, applying the theoretical aspects of critical discourse analysis. The findings indicate that the decision makers in the sample expressed surprise at three aspects of YPAR: the students’ (a) capacity as researchers, (b) professionalism, and (c) motivation. These responses—termed “the discourse of surprise”—may have constrained the transformative potential of the students’ research
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1177/0042085916648744
ER  -