Measuring adolescent voice and agency: An overview of quantitative and mixed-methods approaches

Quality gender- and age-disaggregated and internationally comparable data on adolescents’ voice and agency are key to generating robust evidence about their evolving capabilities which can inform policy and practice. However, efforts to measure and evaluate adolescent voice and agency remain fledgling. This case study evaluates existing longitudinal and mixed-methods approaches for measuring adolescent voice and agency. It identifies key knowledge gaps, in particular about the most marginalised adolescents, and suggests ways that they might be addressed by leveraging mixed-methods and participatory approaches.

Authors: Eric Neumeister, Nicola Jones, Silvia Guglielmi

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Neumeister, E., Jones, N., & Guglielmi, S. (2024). Measuring adolescent voice and agency: An overview of quantitative and mixed-methods approaches. Young People in the Global South, 45-58