Community Schooling: Youth Research

Past and present student researchers from Duke University and North Carolina Central University share how universities can support public education and their local communities. Student researchers discuss how they provided support to the emerging community schooling efforts in Durham, North Carolina by working alongside local educators and organizers. Student researchers describe how they investigated ways to better prepare university students for engagement in local public schools and reflect on their own growth and development through these research experiences.

Listen to Youth Researchers from Mann UCLA Community School located in South Los Angeles, California, share their research focused on the school’s learning environment. Students surveyed and interviewed fellow students and staff regarding a range of topics–from campus beautification to healthy lunches–and explored how the school can better respond to the needs of its students.

Music: "Dusk" by Orchard Heights.

Student Research Fellows from the UCLA Community School located in Los Angeles, California, share their research findings. Student researchers interviewed fellow students, parents, and teachers to understand their perspectives regarding a return to school after so many months of remote learning.