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The majority of these resources have been built through our Creative Partnerships work over the past ten years. We refer to these as 'The Collection'. Browse by theme or resource type, and explore a specially selected suite of essays curated from useful case studies.

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Essays on engaging young people in participatory arts and education

This suite of research papers on the topic of meaningful engagement of young people discusses youth empowerment in the areas of education and school and creative practices.

Three papers offer different examples of projects and different engagement approaches across 4 years of work: engagement through developing youth voice; young people as co-constructors of their own learning; and young people steering change. The papers consider the conditions for empowering young people, the role a creative practitioner can play to support equal collaborations, artistic development, professional development skills, and the outcomes and lessons learnt for all partners in the process. The fourth paper takes this learning forward to consider the importance of youth engagement in creative practices for increasing capabilities fit for the 21st Century.

In each essay we see young people not only engaging with the arts but participating in a broader educational experience. One that utilises the collaborative approaches and critical thinking skills that creative practices demand in order that they can evaluate the quality of their learning environment and articulate their own personal needs/requirements as equal partners in the school institution.

You can browse our full collection of resources in this theme here