Child participation to build citizenship and to transform the school territory in a global world

This article presents a participatory research project developed in a school in Cantabria (Spain) that has sought to enhance the participation of the educational community to transform the school. The article focuses on the analysis of the contributions of the students (children from 3 to 12 years o...

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Autores: Castro Zubizarreta, Ana|||0000-0003-3769-5152, Osoro Sierra, José Manuel|||0000-0002-2915-3153, Calvo Salvador, Adelina|||0000-0002-9262-7905, Rodríguez Hoyos, Carlos|||0000-0002-6949-6804
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Cantabria (UC)
Repositorio:UCrea Repositorio Abierto de la Universidad de Cantabria
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unican.es:10902/35218
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10902/35218
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Childhood
School space
Documentation
Participatory research
Reggio Emilia approach
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Sumario:This article presents a participatory research project developed in a school in Cantabria (Spain) that has sought to enhance the participation of the educational community to transform the school. The article focuses on the analysis of the contributions of the students (children from 3 to 12 years of age), key agents and promoters of change. Pedagogical documentation has been used as a tool to narrate the development of this research and to encourage subsequent reflection. The students have experienced what it means to participate, to listen, to be listened to, to feel recognised and to exert influence in their own lives. The results go beyond mere changes in the configuration and use of spaces. The project has made it possible to think of the school as a forum for citizen participation, favouring the experience of a democratic school, the development of otherness, the feeling of belonging and the experience of community.