2013
DOI: 10.2304/gsch.2013.3.2.183
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[The Transformation of Participation? Exploring the Potential of ‘Transformative Participation’ for Theory and Practice around Children and Young People's Participation

Abstract: A wave of interest, policy and activities in children and young people's participation has passed through many countries over recent years. As participation activities have proliferated, so have challenges arisen as people have sought to translate the rhetoric of children and young people's participation into realities. Working across collaborators in Brazil, India, South Africa and the United Kingdom, this article draws on the collaboration's interest in 'transformative participation' as a potential way forwa… Show more

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“…In development studies, transformative participation, or 'participation as empowerment', which is seen as transforming both people's reality and their sense of it (White, 1996), has been contrasted with oppressive, even tyrannical styles of top-down or instrumental participation (Hickey and Mohan, 2004;Kesby, 2005). Recently, Tisdall (2013) and Teamey and Hinton (2014) have speculated about possible linkages between children's participation and transformative processes in society. 'Transformation' is also central to the theory of 'transformative learning', where it implies that an individual is able not just to acquire new knowledge but to change the frame of reference that they habitually use to understand the world (Mezirow, 1997).…”
Section: Cesesma's Four Transformationsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In development studies, transformative participation, or 'participation as empowerment', which is seen as transforming both people's reality and their sense of it (White, 1996), has been contrasted with oppressive, even tyrannical styles of top-down or instrumental participation (Hickey and Mohan, 2004;Kesby, 2005). Recently, Tisdall (2013) and Teamey and Hinton (2014) have speculated about possible linkages between children's participation and transformative processes in society. 'Transformation' is also central to the theory of 'transformative learning', where it implies that an individual is able not just to acquire new knowledge but to change the frame of reference that they habitually use to understand the world (Mezirow, 1997).…”
Section: Cesesma's Four Transformationsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, the exact meaning of participation and its relationship with empowerment is being problematised (Stoecklin, 2013;Tisdall, 2013). Crivello et al (2009) highlight that incorporating children's participation into the research agenda will contribute to breaking down the barriers imposed by power differentials based on age and material differences.…”
Section: International Development Research and Disabilitymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Interdependency in partnerships shows how young people are valued as important resources by professionals which can build trust and transformative participation (Burns, ; Tisdall, , ). Nevertheless, whilst professionals recognised the value of young people having informal conversations about police and crime topics with other young people, one participant expressed discomfort towards this;
They may have spoken to thousands of people, but we don't know how the information has been handled by the young people, though I don't want to lose the strengths of that approach because they get a sense of how people are feeling.
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Section: Evaluation Of the ‘Youth Commission’ On Police And Crimementioning
confidence: 99%
“…Interdependency in partnerships shows how young people are valued as important resources by professionals which can build trust and transformative participation (Burns, 2018;Tisdall, 2013Tisdall, , 2017. Nevertheless, whilst professionals recognised the value of young people having informal conversations about police and crime topics with other young people, one participant expressed discomfort towards this;…”
Section: (Youth Commission Coordinator Area A)mentioning
confidence: 99%