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The purpose of this methodological article is to relate a story of research and explore the tensions between theory and practice experienced by a young researcher during and after fieldwork. To do so, I explore the theoretical and epistemological underpinnings ofthe relevance and importance of youth-centred research and uncover some of the complexities of conducting participant observation, interviews, and co-analysis activities with youth participants.  \nKeywords: youth voice, reflexivity, ethnography, school choice, language of instruction  \nCanadian Journal of Education / Revue canadienne de l’éducation 37:1 (2014)©2014 Canadian Society for the Study of Education/ Société canadienne pour l’étude de l’éducation  \n[www.cje-rce.ca](www.cje-rce.ca)  \nRésumé  \nCet article présente un projet de recherche ethnographique réflexif qui se concentre sur les perspectives des jeunes dans leur processus de sélection d’une école secondaire etd’une langue d’enseignement dans la province Canadienne de l’Ontario. Le but de cet article méthodologique est de raconter l’histoire d’un projet de recherche et d’explorer les tensions entre la théorie et la pratique vécue par une jeune chercheure pendant et après le travail de terrain. Pour ce faire, j’explore les fondements théoriques et épistémologiques de la pertinence et de l’importance de la recherche centrée sur les enfants, et de mettre en lumière les complexités de l’observation participante, des entretiens et des activités deco-analyse de données avec les jeunes participants.  \nMots-clés : parole de l’enfant, réflexivité, ethnographie, choix scolaire, langue d’instruction  \nCanadian Journal of Education / Revue canadienne de l’éducation 37:1 (2014) [www.cje-rce.ca](www.cje-rce.ca)  \nAbove All, a Story of Research  \nAs an ethnographer, I am the storyteller of this narrative account. In turn, as a reflexive ethnographer, the narrative accounts of my research are inextricably linked to my autobiographical narratives, where the two are not separate stories. They are in many ways one and the same. The following article relates an ongoing reflexive research project 1 that focuses on youth voice in the school choice process in Ontario, Canada. The purpose of this methodological article is to relate a first-hand story of research, which contributes to understanding the complexities of conducting youth-centred research within a children’s rights framework on the ground. I have lived this story of research as a counternarrative, as it pushes against existing normative discourses in the field of school choice. This counternarrative includes two of my voices: my theoretical voice, which is grounded in academic literature and framed by my doctoral studies, and my reflexive voice, which attempts to relate the entirety of this research process as it is lived by me, a young researcher with experiences, knowledge, opinions, and insecurities that necessarily shape my research. In recounting my story of research, I also explore the tensions between theory and practice that I experienced during and after conducting fieldwork with youth participants.  \nThe following article opens with a detailed account of the emergence of this research project’s central theme: the marginalization of youth voice in the field of school choice. Next, I expose the theoretical framework regarding youth voice as well as the importance of conceptualizing youth as agents, which leads into an epistemological look at youth participation in research. 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