Participatory education is a method where students are given the opportunity to engage in the process of determining their curriculum so as to incorporate their learning goals into the activities they partake in while promoting involvement in democratic decision-making.
Problems and Purpose
According to the international non-profit 'Teachers Without Borders', "Participatory Education is an educational model in which students are given as much of a voice as their instructors or leaders in determining curriculum and activities (Sauve, n.d.). All participants are active in defining their own needs as well as their own desires. Beyond simply defining these goals, all participants work to implement them and then to evaluate the process that they used to achieve said goals. The overall purpose of participatory education is defined as improving one's own life as well as the lives of others in the world by promoting justice and equality. As such, participatory education is a methodology that fits the methods of peace education." [1]
Origins and Development
Participant Recruitment and Selection
How it Works: Process, Interaction, and Decision-Making
Influence, Outcomes, and Effects
Analysis and Lessons Learned
See Also
References
[1] Knox, Stephanie. (2011). "Participatory Education." Retrieved from http://twbonline.pbworks.com/w/page/29052439/Participatory%20Education
External Links
Participatory Learning Approach: A Research Agenda
Participatory Education as a Community Practice Method
The Case for Participatory Education - Stephen Thornton-Taylor
Participatory education and grassroots development : the case of rural Appalachia