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Title: Balancing Individual and Community Dimensions: Educators' Narratives on Youth Empowerment
Language: English
Authors: Paloma Valdivia-Vizarreta (ORCID 0000-0003-1499-5478), Eduard Carrera-Fossas (ORCID 0000-0002-0553-9086), Mireia Sala Torrent (ORCID 0000-0001-5152-2878), Anna Planas (ORCID 0000-0001-6505-6222)
Source: Education & Training. 2025 67(7-8):737-751.
Availability: Emerald Publishing Limited. Howard House, Wagon Lane, Bingley, West Yorkshire, BD16 1WA, UK. Tel: +44-1274-777700; Fax: +44-1274-785201; e-mail: emerald@emeraldinsight.com; Web site: http://www.emerald.com/insight
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 15
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, Student Empowerment, Youth, Teacher Attitudes, Personal Autonomy, Self Concept, Teamwork, Student Participation, Educational Practices, Capacity Building
DOI: 10.1108/ET-05-2024-0244
ISSN: 0040-0912
1758-6127
Abstract: Purpose: This article analyses the dimensions of youth empowerment in educators' socio-educational narratives. The aims are to identify which dimensions are present, review their interrelationships and examine how educators foster them in their interventions. Design/methodology/approach: A qualitative study was conducted using notes from field journals and ideas shared by educators in focus groups. The study explores the dimensions of youth empowerment in educators' socio-educational work. Findings: The results indicate that educators often focus on youth empowerment from an individual rather than a community perspective, emphasizing self-esteem, autonomy and critical capacity. However, in highlighting accompaniment and proximity in their work with young people, their discourses also reveal an intention to balance individual and community dimensions, underlining the need for reflective spaces in addition to action. Originality/value: This study enhances understanding of how educators perceive and promote youth empowerment in their socio-educational work. It highlights trends and challenges in balancing individual and community dimensions of empowerment and underscores the importance of creating reflective spaces in youth empowerment practices.
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Entry Date: 2026
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  Data: Purpose: This article analyses the dimensions of youth empowerment in educators' socio-educational narratives. The aims are to identify which dimensions are present, review their interrelationships and examine how educators foster them in their interventions. Design/methodology/approach: A qualitative study was conducted using notes from field journals and ideas shared by educators in focus groups. The study explores the dimensions of youth empowerment in educators' socio-educational work. Findings: The results indicate that educators often focus on youth empowerment from an individual rather than a community perspective, emphasizing self-esteem, autonomy and critical capacity. However, in highlighting accompaniment and proximity in their work with young people, their discourses also reveal an intention to balance individual and community dimensions, underlining the need for reflective spaces in addition to action. Originality/value: This study enhances understanding of how educators perceive and promote youth empowerment in their socio-educational work. It highlights trends and challenges in balancing individual and community dimensions of empowerment and underscores the importance of creating reflective spaces in youth empowerment practices.
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