The document discusses empowering children and young people in science. It describes research on effective listening techniques and empowering workshop designs. The goal is to promote institutional changes by training organizations on how listening to and empowering children can make them agents of change in science and society. Models that move beyond simple transmission of information to participation are advocated to give children's views due weight in matters affecting them.

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Listening and empowering
children and young people
Vanessa Mignan, Traces (France)

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CHILDREN AS CHANGE AGENTS for
science and society

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How to listen and Empower and
How L&E children can produce
institutional changes ?

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LISTEN + EMPOWERING =
CHILDREN AS CHANGE AGENTS
Research the
ergonomics of
listening
Design &
evaluate
empowering
workshop
Promote
institutional
change through
trainings
What we did:

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Diversity &
minorities
Listening
and
empowering
Children
rights
Social
inclusion
Science
governance
Science
with and
for society

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Diversity &
minorities
Listening
and
empowering
Children
rights
Social
inclusion
Science
governance
Science
with and
for society

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Science
and Society
Science in
Society
Science
with and
for Society
Official European Framework Programmes
The evolution of the thinking behind the interactions between
science and society at large in the last few decade

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Public
understanding
of science
Public
empowering in
science

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Models of science communication
Science
with and
for
society
DEFICIT
• Transmission
of
information
• They are
ignorant and
deficiant
DIALOGUE
• Consulation
• They are
listen to
PARTICIPATION
• Conversation
and
contribution
• They are
listen to and
empower

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Diversity &
minorities
Listening
and
empowering
Children
rights
Social
inclusion
Science
governance
Science
with and
for society

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State parties shall assure to the child who is capable
of forming his or her own views the right to express
those views freely in all matters affecting the child,
the views of the child being given due weight in
accordance with the age and maturity of the child.
(United Nation convention
on the rights of the child, 1989, article 12)
Children
rights

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Listen to and empower children and young people
Source : Laura Lundy, 2011
!
SPACE
Safe and inclusive
opportunity to form
and express a view
VOICE
Facilitated to express
views freely in medium
of choice
INFLUENCE
The view must be
acted upon
AUDIENCE
The view must be
listened to
Views are
expressed
Views are given
due weight
!
Laura Lundy 2011

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Explore own
questions Meet science
End with a
creative, free
product
EXAMPLES OF WORKSHOPS

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The world
My
Science expectations
EXAMPLES OF WORKSHOPS

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Elaborate
your views
Express
your views
EXAMPLES OF WORKSHOPS

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Motivation
Empowerment Ownership

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Who define
the relevance ?
Motivation
Why should I
be interested?
Empowerment Ownership

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Who define
the relevance ?
Motivation
Why should I
be interested?
Does what I
learn become
Empowerment Ownership
my
knowledge ?

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Motivation
Does what I
learn become a
Empowerment Ownership
tool ?
Does what I
learn become
my
knowledge ?
Who define
the relevance ?
Why should I
be interested?

20. Letting the audience define the relevance of the
message !
That is the relationship between science and young
people we want to promote!
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Motivation
Empowerment Ownership

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Academic Book
Papers originally published in
scientific journals or congress
proceedings
3 parts:
1. Listening to young people
in science communication
activities;
2. Social inclusion in science
in society;
3. Trainings and good
practices.

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L&E toolkit
Practical tools on how to
empower children in their
relationship with science.
- A combination of short
theoretical backgrounds,
general tips, and a series of
examples of training
workshops that can help
interpret and implement
the listening and
empowering concept.

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vanessa.mignan@groupe-traces.fr
www.groupe-traces.eu
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