A Performance liberating pedagogy in leisure time centers and youth clubs

Beskrivelse

Wellbeing is decreasing for children and especially young people. One explanation of the decrease is the individual performance pressure (Petersen og Krogh, 2021; Katznelson, Görlich & Pless, 2022). In our research project entitled “Performance liberating leisure time pedagogy” the aim is to define and describe a performance liberating pedagogy in leisure time centers and youth clubs as a pedagogical, institutional response to the decrease in wellbeing. This aim includes discussions of possible potentials, pitfalls and not least paradoxes in a performance liberating pedagogy.

Methodology/research design
The methodology of the project is anchored in the following research questions:
How can performance liberating pedagogy be defined in relation to leisure time pedagogy?
Which forms of performance liberating pedagogy can be described within leisure time centers and youth clubs?
What can promote or impede performance liberating pedagogy in leisure time centers and youth clubs?
Leisure time pedagogues and principals from leisure time centers and youth clubs have participated. The project consists of a mixed method design where participating observations, diary writing, focus group interviews and dialogue meetings were conducted (Kristiansen & Krogstrup 2015; Bartlett & Milligan, 2015; Halkier 2010).

Theoretical framework
Theoretical concepts such as performance society, performance culture and the performance individual are central as starting points in the project (Petersen & Krogh, 2021; Krogh 2022). We are inspired by orienting concepts such as resonance (Rosa, 2021), world-centered education (Biesta, 2021) and pedagogical tact (Manen, 2015) in defining performance liberating pedagogy and analyzing what can promote or impede it.

Expected results/findings
We will present our empirical analysis and focus on defining performance liberating pedagogy, its potentials, pitfalls and paradoxes specifically in leisure time centers and youth clubs.
Relevance to Nordic educational research
The research project is an attempt to clarify and discuss the relevance and role of leisure time centers and youth clubs in a societal perspective through an analysis of performance liberating pedagogy. It contributes to knowledge and research about leisure time pedagogy in general - a somewhat overlooked research field in Nordic pedagogy (Ringskou & Gravesen, 2022).

Periode	6 mar. 2024
Begivenhedstitel	NERA 2024: Adventures of Education: Desires, Encounters and Differences
Begivenhedstype	Konference
Placering	Malmø, SverigeVis på kort
Grad af anerkendelse	International