Doing Democracy in Third Places : Youth Citizenship Education.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gaudet, Stéphanie, author.

Contributor:

Caron, Caroline.

Théwissen-LeBlanc, Sophie.

Capitaine, Brieg.

Constant, Hérold.

Cournoyer, Alexandre.

Drapeau, Emilie.

Forest, Mariève.

Goulet-Langlois, Maxime.

Marchand, François.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children and adults.

Citizenship.

Democracy--Study and teaching.

Democracy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (233 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Doing Democracy in "Third Places"

Place of Publication:

University of Ottawa Press 2025

Ottawa : University of Ottawa Press/Les Presses de l'Universite d'Ottawa, 2025.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

In Quebec, we observe the existence of an ecosystem of social spaces where, outside formal civic education programs, young people have the opportunity to learn how to participate in democratic life. This book brings together seven case studies documenting these young people's experiences of citizenship education. The research behind this book is based on an ethnographic approach, and was carried out in collaboration with seven organizations. The result of an original conceptual and methodological approach, this book will be of interest to the world of research, practice, community and youth policy.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

Preface

List of Figures

List of Tables

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Part 1 - Theoretical Background

Chapter 1: Democratic Citizenship Education in Quebec's Third Places

1.1. Democratic Citizenship Education

1.2. Youth Citizen Participation in Quebec

1.3. Citizen Education in Third Places: Learning in a Democracy

1.4. Types of Initiatives in Third Places

1.5. A Study in Partnership

Conclusion

Chapter 2: A Brief Introduction to Youth Citizenship in the Social Sciences

2.1. What Is Citizenship?

2.2. How Citizenship Differs for Children Compared to Adults

2.3. Participation as an Exercise in Citizenship

Part II - Case Studies

A) Experiences in Citizenship Education Based on Participatory Democracy

Chapter 3: A Friendly Introduction to Civic Participation: The Institut du Nouveau Monde Summer School

3.1. Citizenship Summer School

3.2. How Young People Experience Citizenship Education

3.3. Adult-Youth Collaboration

3.4. What Have Young People and Communities Gained from the Experience?

Chapter 4: Oxfam-Québec's World Walk: A Critical and Participatory Citizenship Experience for Secondary School Students

4.1. Oxfam-Québec's Partnership with Secondary Schools

4.2. The World Walk

4.3. Youth-Adult Partnerships at School

4.4. Youth Experiences: "There's Room to Be Yourself"

B) Experiences in Citizenship Education Based on Creating Social Change

Chapter 5: A Feminist Approach to Citizenship at YWCA Montreal: Strong Girls, Strong World

5.1. YWCA Montreal and the Strong Girls, Strong World Program

5.2. The IntersectionnELLES Documentary: Long-Term Voluntary Participation.

5.3. An Introduction to Collective Action from a Feminist Approach to Citizenship

5.4. Reciprocity and Collaboration: Building Trust in Youth-Adult Partnerships

5.5. An Authentic Collective Learning Experience Rooted in the Real World

Chapter 6: Between Justice and Care: The CPSG Children's Rights Committee

6.1. The Children's Rights Committee

6.2. Citizenship Education Based on Justice and Care

6.3. Adult-Youth Collaboration

6.4. What Do Children and Communities Gain from the Experience?

Chapter 7: Exeko's Cultural and Intellectual Mediation Approach: Introducing Teens to Their Neighbourhood's Activist Tradition

7.1. From Ideas to Action: Raising Youth Citizenship Awareness about Local Civic Issues

7.2. Becoming Citizens at their Own Pace: From Civic Participation to Social Justice

7.3. Empowering Youth as Equal Partners

7.4. "#Pointe-Saint-Charles c'est chez nous!" Students' Views on the Activist Tradition

7.5. Community-Based Citizenship Education

C) Experiences in Citizenship Education Based on Representative Democracy and Public Action

Chapter 8: A Democratic and Political Experience: Citizenship Education at the Commission jeunesse de Gatineau

8.1. The Commission jeunesse de Gatineau

8.2. Theoretical Considerations

8.3. Training and Transformation in Youth-Adult Relationships

8.4. Power and Equality in Youth-Adult Relationships

8.5. Experiential Learning: Youth Empowerment in Collective Contexts

8.6. What Youth Gain from Their Commission Experience

Chapter 9: Learning Democracy Through Adversity: The Forum jeunesse de l'île de Montréal and the Prends ta place à l'école Program

9.1. The FJÎM and Prends ta place à l'école

9.2. The Initiative and the Role of Youth

9.3. Socio-historical Context: The Maple Spring.

9.4. Relations with Adults

9.5. What Youth Gained from the Experience

9.6. The Challenges of Participatory Citizenship

Conclusion: Doing Democracy with Youth: Four Lessons from the Third Places of Citizenship Education in Quebec

Methodological Annex

Bibliography

Author Biographies

Contributors

Index

Back Cover.

Notes:

This eBook is made available Open Access under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-7766-4176-X

0-7766-4177-8

OCLC:

1518055060