School Citizenship Education through YPAR: What Works? A Mixed-Methods Study in Italy

Autor/inn/en	Albanesi, Cinzia; Prati, Gabriele; Guarino, Antonella; Cicognani, Elvira
Titel	School Citizenship Education through YPAR: What Works? A Mixed-Methods Study in Italy
Quelle	In: Journal of Adolescent Research, 38 (2023) 1, S.143-177 (35 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Albanesi, Cinzia)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0743-5584
DOI	10.1177/07435584211035564
Schlagwörter	Preschool Teachers; Teacher Attitudes; Inclusion; Citizenship Education; Participatory Research; Action Research; Intervention; High School Students; Foreign Countries; Educational Environment; Longitudinal Studies; Italy + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Pre-school education; Preschool education; Erzieher; Erzieherin; Kindergärtnerin; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Lehrerverhalten; Inklusion; Citizenship; Education; Politische Bildung; Politische Erziehung; Staatsbürgerliche Erziehung; Forschungstätigkeit; Projektforschung; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Ausland; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Italien
Abstract	The aim of this study was to assess the quality of the processes of a Youth-led Participatory Action Research (YPAR) citizenship education project by examining a 2-year intervention that involved 43 Italian high school students. We collected qualitative data (focus groups with students and interviews with teachers) to capture participants' perspectives, as well as longitudinal quantitative data to monitor the process over time (assessing school climate, perceived quality of participation, and group participation norms). The results revealed that YPAR was successful in reducing hierarchy, facilitating group activities, and recognizing youth voice, thus changing students' perception of their school environment and views on participation and active citizenship. The intervention also changed teachers' perceptions of students. YPAR proved to be a suitable option for citizenship education in school. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01