Global citizenship and youth. Research inspired by the citizen science perspective

Citizen science enables the democratisation of knowledge and citizen collaboration in solving the global challenges we face as humanity. The participation of young people in this type of project strengthens their civic engagement and critical thinking, offering them the opportunity to become active...

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Main Authors: Adelina Calvo-Salvador, Renée DePalma-Úngaro, Carlos Rodríguez-Hoyos, Isabel Hevia-Artime
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Language:English
Published: Servicio de Publicaciones de la Universidad de Extremadura 2025-07-01
Series:Revista Latinoamericana de Tecnología Educativa
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Online Access:https://relatec.unex.es/index.php/relatec/article/view/4906
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Renée DePalma-Úngaro
Carlos Rodríguez-Hoyos
Isabel Hevia-Artime
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description Citizen science enables the democratisation of knowledge and citizen collaboration in solving the global challenges we face as humanity. The participation of young people in this type of project strengthens their civic engagement and critical thinking, offering them the opportunity to become active agents of social change. In this article we present the theoretical framework and research methodology of a coordinated project of the National Research Plan that aims to promote the approach of education for global citizenship (GCE) through the involvement of young people in processes of enquiry that allow them to connect the local with the global. We aim to create scenarios where knowledge is generated from more horizontal, dialogical and shared logics, where young people can share their concerns, but also propose real actions and solutions. To this end, the YARGI (Young People as Researchers of Global Issues) methodological process has been designed based on a ten-stage method inspired by the movement of students as researchers. This research is particularly relevant in a field which has been criticised for a lack of research on how young people deal with global issues and what concerns them and moves them to action.
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spelling doaj-art-9d1cf8a3fd074edc8d0ee4d8846c8fa62025-07-23T11:32:48ZengServicio de Publicaciones de la Universidad de ExtremaduraRevista Latinoamericana de Tecnología Educativa1695-288X2025-07-012422738https://doi.org/10.17398/1695-288X.24.2.27Global citizenship and youth. Research inspired by the citizen science perspectiveAdelina Calvo-Salvador0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9262-7905Renée DePalma-Úngaro1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7927-321XCarlos Rodríguez-Hoyos2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6949-6804Isabel Hevia-Artime3https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7446-2601Universidad de Cantabria (Spain)Universidad de A Coruña (Spain)Universidad de Cantabria (Spain)Universidad de Oviedo (Spain)Citizen science enables the democratisation of knowledge and citizen collaboration in solving the global challenges we face as humanity. The participation of young people in this type of project strengthens their civic engagement and critical thinking, offering them the opportunity to become active agents of social change. In this article we present the theoretical framework and research methodology of a coordinated project of the National Research Plan that aims to promote the approach of education for global citizenship (GCE) through the involvement of young people in processes of enquiry that allow them to connect the local with the global. We aim to create scenarios where knowledge is generated from more horizontal, dialogical and shared logics, where young people can share their concerns, but also propose real actions and solutions. To this end, the YARGI (Young People as Researchers of Global Issues) methodological process has been designed based on a ten-stage method inspired by the movement of students as researchers. This research is particularly relevant in a field which has been criticised for a lack of research on how young people deal with global issues and what concerns them and moves them to action.https://relatec.unex.es/index.php/relatec/article/view/4906participatory researchcitizenship educationqualitative researchglobal educationyouth
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Global citizenship and youth. Research inspired by the citizen science perspective
Revista Latinoamericana de Tecnología Educativa
participatory research
citizenship education
qualitative research
global education
youth
title Global citizenship and youth. Research inspired by the citizen science perspective
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title_fullStr Global citizenship and youth. Research inspired by the citizen science perspective
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title_short Global citizenship and youth. Research inspired by the citizen science perspective
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citizenship education
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global education
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