There is a growing international emphasis on the use of research-based evidence to inform youth program policy, practice and funding priorities, and on involving young people as subjects and actors in gathering this evidence. Youth development organisations and programs increasingly are expected to engage in research that informs their program development and illustrates their effectiveness. Research partnerships that provide community access to external research expertise are one way by which youth organisations and programs can strengthen their internal research capacity. This article explores the youth-inclusive community–university partnership underpinning the Queensland Youth Development Research Project, and examines some of the multifaceted methodological and ethical dimensions of this approach across three dimensions of research: planning, doing and finishing. Successful youth-inclusive research requires paying attention to the diversity of challenges characteristic of youth research. These challenges, influenced by the complexity of child, young adult and older adult relationships, highlight the fundamental importance of understanding how power is expressed and mediated in youth research. Overall, the article argues that youth-inclusive research can be shaped to bring broader benefits to research, scholars, young people and the wider community beyond the aim of simply improving the research process itself.

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充分利用青年发展：循证计划和青年在研究中的作用

国际上越来越重视使用基于研究的证据来为青年计划政策、实践和资助优先事项提供信息，并让年轻人作为收集这些证据的主体和行动者参与进来。越来越多的青年发展组织和计划被期望参与研究，为他们的计划发展提供信息并说明其有效性。为社区提供外部研究专业知识的研究伙伴关系是青年组织和计划加强其内部研究能力的一种方式。本文探讨了支撑昆士兰青年发展研究项目的青年包容性社区-大学伙伴关系，并在研究的三个维度上审查了该方法的一些多方面方法论和伦理维度：规划、做和完成。成功的青年包容性研究需要关注青年研究挑战的多样性。这些挑战受到儿童、青年和老年人关系复杂性的影响，突出了理解青年研究中权力如何表达和调节的根本重要性。总体而言，本文认为，青年包容性研究可以被塑造成为研究、学者、年轻人和更广泛的社区带来更广泛的利益，而不仅仅是为了改善研究过程本身。强调理解权力如何在青年研究中表达和调节的根本重要性。总体而言，本文认为，青年包容性研究可以被塑造成为研究、学者、年轻人和更广泛的社区带来更广泛的利益，而不仅仅是为了改善研究过程本身。强调理解权力如何在青年研究中表达和调节的根本重要性。总体而言，本文认为，青年包容性研究可以被塑造成为研究、学者、年轻人和更广泛的社区带来更广泛的利益，而不仅仅是为了改善研究过程本身。