In search of a participatory model in the intercultural education of students from diverse socio-cultural backgrounds – a research report Cover Image

W poszukiwaniu modelu partycypacyjnego w edukacji międzykulturowej uczniów i uczennic ze zróżnicowanym kontekstem społeczno-kulturowym – doniesienie z badań
In search of a participatory model in the intercultural education of students from diverse socio-cultural backgrounds – a research report

Author(s): Urszula Markowska-Manista, Joanna Dobkowska, Maria Balkan
Subject(s): Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Preschool education, Applied Sociology, Migration Studies, Pedagogy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek
Keywords: intercultural communication; intercultural education; research with children through a participatory approach; L. Lundy’s model; humanizing meth- odology; participation in intercultural education;

Summary/Abstract: This article presents the results of a qualitative study based on the humanizing methodology and a transformative approach, conducted in a space of collaborative intercultural, participatory activities of children and university students, as well as female researchers. The intercultural activities and research were implemented in the third month of the war in Ukraine as a response to current challenges faced by Polish schools and universities. The results are obtained from participant observation (3) and semi-structured interviews (34) conducted with university students working with Polish and Ukrainian pupils, using the project method based on L. Lundy’s participation model in the space of the University of Warsaw. The analysis of the results presents the main aspects of how preschool and early childhood education students understand participation in their work with children from diverse sociocultural backgrounds. The study also showed how important it is to include Polish children and children with refugee and migration experience in the activities and joint participation, which allows one to build a safe space for verbal and non-verbal communication (through art) of children with children and adults.

  • Issue Year: 21/2023
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 163-176
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish