RT Journal Article
T1 Participation as a mechanism to favour psychological empowerment and positive interaction: The “Ágora Infantil” participatory democracy programme
A1 Albornoz Manyoma, Nazly
A1 García Leiva, Patricia
A1 Palacios Gálvez, María Soledad
AB This investigation aims to show the relationship betweenparticipation and psychological empowerment and betweenparticipation and interaction under an institutionalpolitical participation programme. This initiative known asÁgora Infantil (AI) is characterised by an obligatory draw‐based deliberative participation methodology with superordinategoals based on group dynamics, with gamesplaying a central role. The evaluation was carried out usinga quasi‐experimental design, with quantitative measurementsof the experimental and control groups, along withsystematic observation of the target group. The resultssupport the hypotheses proposed: Participation in the AIprogramme led to an increase in psychological empowermentand positive interactions between the participants.These results offer information as to what design shouldbe used for these types of political initiatives to favourinclusion and empowerment of children, while at the sametime improving classroom relationships.
PB Wiley
SN 1520-6629
YR 2020
FD 2020-07
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10272/18884
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10272/18884
LA eng
NO Albornoz Manyoma, N. G., García Leiva, P., & Palacios Gálvez, M. S. (2020). Participation as a mechanism to favour psychological empowerment and positive interaction: The “Ágora Infantil” participatory democracy programme. Journal of Community Psychology, 48(5), 1347–1364. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/jcop.22328
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 31 may 2026