Student Voice and participatory curriculum design: an added value to school reform

Following Student Voice approach, a democratic participation is an essential point of a “new” educational approach that requires a review of teaching methods, wich encourages cooperation and inclusion, listening to students’ voice and students’participation in the decision making processes involving...

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Main Authors: Valentina Grion, Miriam Maretto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Firenze University Press 2017-12-01
Series:Form@re : Open Journal per la Formazione in Rete
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Online Access:https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/formare/article/view/3696
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spelling doaj-3e475c9d3727445a91f8d3b2148c3e912020-11-25T04:02:12ZengFirenze University PressForm@re : Open Journal per la Formazione in Rete1825-73212017-12-0117310.13128/formare-2126118466Student Voice and participatory curriculum design: an added value to school reformValentina Grion0Miriam Maretto1Università di Padovauniversità di PadovaFollowing Student Voice approach, a democratic participation is an essential point of a “new” educational approach that requires a review of teaching methods, wich encourages cooperation and inclusion, listening to students’ voice and students’participation in the decision making processes involving their education. In this framework we carried out a participatory action research in an upper secondary school. Twenty of the third and fourth year students took part in the activity with the specific aim of proposing some elements to innovate the Pedagogy curriculum. The project allowed us to reach the established aims and to authorise students to experience new positioning in the school. In this article, we present and discuss students’ suggestions to improve their participation in the realisation of the Pedagogy curriculum. Student Voice e didattica partecipativa: un valore aggiunto per l’innovazione scolastica Secondo l’approccio Student Voice, la prospettiva di democrazia partecipata, condizione imprescindibile nell’orizzonte di una “nuova” educazione, implica un ripensamento della didattica, che incentivi la cooperazione e l’inclusione, l’ascolto della “voce” degli studenti e la loro partecipazione nelle decisioni sul proprio percorso formativo. Tali principi hanno fatto da sfondo alla presente ricerca-azione partecipata, condotta in una scuola secondaria di secondo grado. Venti studenti di classe terza e quarta liceo hanno preso parte all’attività con l’obiettivo specifico di proporre alcuni elementi per innovare il curricolo di Pedagogia. Oltre ad avere raggiunto tale obiettivo, il contesto della ricerca ha permesso ai protagonisti di sperimentare nuovi posizionamenti all’interno del contesto scolastico. Focus del presente articolo, sono le proposte degli studenti affinché le future attività curricolari di Pedagogia si realizzino attraverso forme maggiormente partecipative. https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/formare/article/view/3696democratic communitystudent voiceparticipatory-action researchsecondary schoolcurricula designcomunità democratica
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Student Voice and participatory curriculum design: an added value to school reform
Form@re : Open Journal per la Formazione in Rete
democratic community
student voice
participatory-action research
secondary school
curricula design
comunità democratica
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Miriam Maretto
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title Student Voice and participatory curriculum design: an added value to school reform
title_short Student Voice and participatory curriculum design: an added value to school reform
title_full Student Voice and participatory curriculum design: an added value to school reform
title_fullStr Student Voice and participatory curriculum design: an added value to school reform
title_full_unstemmed Student Voice and participatory curriculum design: an added value to school reform
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publisher Firenze University Press
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publishDate 2017-12-01
description Following Student Voice approach, a democratic participation is an essential point of a “new” educational approach that requires a review of teaching methods, wich encourages cooperation and inclusion, listening to students’ voice and students’participation in the decision making processes involving their education. In this framework we carried out a participatory action research in an upper secondary school. Twenty of the third and fourth year students took part in the activity with the specific aim of proposing some elements to innovate the Pedagogy curriculum. The project allowed us to reach the established aims and to authorise students to experience new positioning in the school. In this article, we present and discuss students’ suggestions to improve their participation in the realisation of the Pedagogy curriculum. Student Voice e didattica partecipativa: un valore aggiunto per l’innovazione scolastica Secondo l’approccio Student Voice, la prospettiva di democrazia partecipata, condizione imprescindibile nell’orizzonte di una “nuova” educazione, implica un ripensamento della didattica, che incentivi la cooperazione e l’inclusione, l’ascolto della “voce” degli studenti e la loro partecipazione nelle decisioni sul proprio percorso formativo. Tali principi hanno fatto da sfondo alla presente ricerca-azione partecipata, condotta in una scuola secondaria di secondo grado. Venti studenti di classe terza e quarta liceo hanno preso parte all’attività con l’obiettivo specifico di proporre alcuni elementi per innovare il curricolo di Pedagogia. Oltre ad avere raggiunto tale obiettivo, il contesto della ricerca ha permesso ai protagonisti di sperimentare nuovi posizionamenti all’interno del contesto scolastico. Focus del presente articolo, sono le proposte degli studenti affinché le future attività curricolari di Pedagogia si realizzino attraverso forme maggiormente partecipative.
topic democratic community
student voice
participatory-action research
secondary school
curricula design
comunità democratica
url https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/formare/article/view/3696
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