Empowering gifted and talented youth: The "N" youth activity precinct

No accessFULL TEXTAustralasian Journal of Gifted EducationOther Journal Article01 June 2018Empowering gifted and talented youth: The "N" youth activity precinct Authors: Sharn Donnison; Margaret Marshman Authors: Sharn Donnison Senior Lecturer in Education, University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia, email: [email protected] Google Scholar More articles by this author ; Margaret Marshman Senior Lecturer in Mathematics and Physics Education, University of Sunshine Coast, email: [email protected] Google Scholar More articles by this author SectionsAboutView PDFExport CitationsAdd to FavouriteAdd to FavouriteCreate a New ListNameCancelCreate ToolsTrack CitationsCreate Clip ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedIn COPY LINK Abstract This paper details the psychosocial changes in a group of gifted and talented middle-years students who engaged in solving a community-based problem - the lack of a teenage-safe space in their regional Queensland town ("N"). Supported by a Knowledge Producing Schools pedagogy, the young people worked with their local council, teachers, a university mathematics educator, and a university design student to design and create a Youth Activity Precinct that included a skate park and public recreational facilities. Using the Most Significant Change technique, stories told by the students about their involvement during focus group interviews were examined. The data showed that the students had become more confident, developed a sense of pride in themselves and their achievements, and importantly, had developed a sense of empowerment which manifested as active and engaged citizenship. Full Text DOI Previous article Next article RelatedDetails View PUBLICATION DETAILSJournal:Australasian Journal of Gifted EducationISSN:1323-9686Page Range:47-58First Page:47Last Page:58Source:Australasian Journal of Gifted Education, Vol. 27, No. 1, Jun 2018: 47-58Date of Publication:June 2018Date Last Modified:05 September 2019 12:02Date Last Revised:11 May 2018Volume:27Issue:1SubjectGifted teenagers--EducationStudents--AttitudesGeographic LocationQueensland METRICS Downloaded 9 times Copyright© Australian Association for the Education of the Gifted and Talented, 2018Download PDFLoading ...