Nutrire la relazione educativa: la formazione degli adulti di riferimento come leva per l’empowerment giovanile.

Journal title RIV Rassegna Italiana di Valutazione
Author/s Maddalena Bartolini, Valentina Lamonica
Publishing Year 2025 Issue 2025/91
Language Italian Pages 29 P. 9-21 File size 809 KB
DOI 10.3280/RIV2025-091002
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Evaluation in educational contexts mostly deals with reflections on programs aimed at youngsters, but it is useful to change lenses and observe what happens when teachers and educators are trained. In this paper we will investigate the educational strategies implemented in order to strengthen the empowerment of vulnerable young people. We will analyse three evaluation projects aimed at developing train the trainers’ programs to support soft skills and foster young people's engagement. The analysis is carried out through the comparison of the results emerging from the mixed methods techniques used to collect the data. The contribution intends to provide policy indications and broaden the theoretical discussion on this crucial topic.1

Keywords: youth empowerment; agency; mixed methods; evaluation; evaluative research.

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Maddalena Bartolini, Valentina Lamonica, Nutrire la relazione educativa: la formazione degli adulti di riferimento come leva per l’empowerment giovanile. in "RIV Rassegna Italiana di Valutazione" 91/2025, pp 9-21, DOI: 10.3280/RIV2025-091002