Year Published: 2020
Date Published: 01/11/2020
Author/s: Laurie Day, Barry Percy-Smith, Sara Rizzo,
Catie Erskine, Leanne Monchuk and Malika Shah
Research Link: https://www.guc19.com/pdf/resource-bank/to-lockdown-and-back-research-report.pdf
Methodology: A collaboration between adult researchers and 70 young people aged 14-18 who are living in the UK (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales), Italy, Lebanon and Singapore. It was set-up to create a platform for young people from diverse backgrounds to share their lived experiences of life during the COVID-19 pandemic, their views about how the crisis is being handled, and their recommendations for adult decision makers. Over 18 months, young people from each of the countries are working in small groups (panels) to share their experiences from different cultural, political and socio-economic contexts, with each group supported by an adult researcher.
Key Takeaways:
Laurie Day, Barry Percy-Smith, Sara Rizzo, Catie Erskine, Leanne Monchuk and Malika Shah (Ecorys and University of Huddersfield)
This report is the first output from the Growing up Under COVID-19 (GUC19) transnational research project. It presents the findings from an initial phase of qualitative research carried out with young people aged 14-18 from seven countries, exploring their lived experiences of life during the COVID-19 pandemic.