Empowering Haitis youth with leadership through education and action investigating their perspective

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Empowering Haiti’s Youth with Leadership Through Education and Action:
Investigating Their Perspectives and Lived Experiences
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Ryan Trudeau
McGill University
Montréal, Québec, Canada
Department of Integrated Studies in Education
February 2014
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A thesis submitted to McGill University in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree
Master of Arts in Education and Society from the Department of Integrated Studies in Education
© Ryan Trudeau 2014

Empowering Haiti ’ s Youth
Abstract
Résumé
Acknowledgements
Dedication
Chapter One: Introduction
1. The Haitian Context
2. Rationale For Study
3. Research Questions
4. Situating Myself in the Research
5. Overview of Thesis
Chapter Two: Literature Review
1. Youth & Participation
a) Participatory Research
b) Youth Participation
2. Contexts of Youth Participation
3. Policy Making Influenced by Youth
4. Promises & Drawbacks
5. Haiti ’ s Previous Educational Context
6. Haiti ’ s Previous Educational Policies
7. Current & Future Educational Youth De
8. Discussion
9. Chapter Conclusion
Chapter Three: Theoretical Framework & Methodology
1. Theoretical Overview
a) Critical Theory
b) Participatory Research
c) Focus Groups
d) Storyboard/drawing
e) Photovoice

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f) The Process of Making Public
2. Recruitment Process
3. Addressing Language Issues
4. Ethical Consent
5. Empowering Youth Participants; Procedu
a) Focus Groups
b) Storyboard/drawing
c) The Photovoice Sessions
d) The Exhibition and the Process of M
6. Working With the Data
7. Chapter Conclusion
Chapter Four: Findings
1. Introduction
2. Findings
a) Claudostaïki
b) Cyka
c) Agissons Pour Haïti
d) Intrepides
e) EMINE’S
f) IGM Promo
g) Jeupenhache
h) Nova
3. The Exhibition and Making Public
4. Emerging Themes
a) Basic Electricity and Light at Home
b) Abundant Structurally Challenged E
5. Results Breakdown
6. Chapter Conclusion
Chapter Five: Conclusion
1. Summary

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2. Limitations of Study
3. Implications of this Study & Recommendations
4. Future Directions
5. Final Reflections
References
Appendices
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
Appendix D
Appendix E
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Empowering Haiti ’ s Youth
Abstract
This research study seeks to better understand youth educational and leadership
development in the post-earthquake and developmental context of Haiti through the perspective
of Haitian youth. Through a qualitative exploration of the perspectives of Haitian youth this
study investigates what Haitian youth identify as the barriers to their development in terms of