Title: Youth Learning From Teaching and Participating – Case Studies From Wrocław, Poland
Stream: Learning Experiences, Student Learning & Learner Diversity
Presentation Type: Live-Stream Presentation
Authors:
Hanna Achremowicz, University of Wroclaw, Poland
Abstract:
The crisis of democracy observed in Poland requires designing educational solutions that will prepare young people to act in a changing world. The aim of the presentation is to picture the theory and practise of two projects: 1) Research about the Children teaching children method, used by our youth circus group in Wrocław. 2) Participatory action research about learning from activism. Both actions are conducted with youth in 2020/21 in Wrocław. The first project involves a youth group teaching circus tricks to children for 4 years. Youth and researcher have created practical recommendations from the project for the NGO in order to present how youth potential can be used to teach children.
Second project is conducted in participatory action research methodology with the group of youth who examine their peers, asking them about their involvement in activism and the public sphere. We have used the Knud Illeris theory of learning to examinate this process. The Polish cultural and political context was very important to the research. Many researchers point out that despite the ratification of the Convention of the Rights of a Child, some of its recommendations are not respected. There are no national projects, institutions or solutions responsible for including youth in decision-making policy. The experience during the pandemic has shown that children and youth rights can be easily limited, and the level of youth mental problems has increased significantly. Activism and involvement in a circus group can be an opportunity for building youth resilience.
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