ABSTRACT

Research studies with refugee young people (RYP) commonly recognise researchers’ theoretical and methodological approaches with respect to their work. Minimal scholarship, however, considers the process of research participation from the perspectives of RYP, particularly in refugee camps. Social work researchers interested in facilitating research with RYP should not only evaluate how participants understand research, but also acknowledge their participants’ potential recommendations for improvement. Adhering to principles of ‘ethical research’ with RYP, this qualitative paper explores (a) the previous research experiences of a sample of RYP living in Kakuma refugee camp and (b) two participant-inspired research recommendations for future research in Kakuma, with implications for other refugee camp settings. Grounded in previous research experiences, RYP interviewees claim that their expectations of participating in research have been largely unmet and that researchers have instilled false promises. Consequently, RYP offered several recommendations for future research/researchers in Kakuma. This study offers two recommendations, which advise researchers to (1) follow up with research recommendations, and (2) reflect on research and researchers’ personal objectives in Kakuma. These recommendations align indirectly with principles of anti-oppressive research (AOR) practices.

摘要

对难民年轻人（RYP）的研究通常认可研究人员在工作方面的理论和方法。但是，最低限度的奖学金是从RYP的角度考虑研究参与的过程，特别是在难民营中。有兴趣促进RYP研究的社会工作研究人员不仅应评估参与者对研究的理解，还应承认参与者对改进的潜在建议。该定性论文秉承RYP的“伦理研究”原则，探索了（​​a）居住在Kakuma难民营的RYP样本的先前研究经验，以及（b）两项受参与者启发的研究建议，这些建议对Kakuma的未来研究具有影响用于其他难民营设置。RYP受访者基于以前的研究经验，声称他们对参与研究的期望未得到充分满足，研究人员灌输了虚假的承诺。因此，RYP为Kakuma的未来研究/研究人员提供了一些建议。这项研究提供了两项建议，建议研究人员（1）跟进研究建议，以及（2）反思Kakuma中的研究和研究人员的个人目标。这些建议与反压迫性研究（AOR）实践的原则间接吻合。