Sense and Sensitivities: Researching Children and Young People’s Identity and Social Attitudes in a Divided Society

Burns, Stephanie; Blaylock, Danielle; Taylor, Laura K.

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“…For example, applied research should not mean the research is not robust, as many of the same principles of what makes good research applies. This includes pilot testing materials, using theory-informed designs, encouraging consistent implementation of interventions, and ensuring evaluation of interventions when they are implemented (see Burns et al, 2020, for further insight into conducting research in the field with schools and young people).…”

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Putting theory into peaceful practice: Insights and reflections on the process of coproducing a school-based intergroup relations intervention with teachers.

Sagherian-Dickey¹,

Kwong²,

Charlesford³

2022

Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology

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With the increasing ethnic diversity in school classrooms globally, understanding how best to harness intergroup contact and promote social cohesion is a timely challenge for science, policy, and practice alike. There is an urgent need, therefore, for applied social psychological research that bridges theory and practice in the pursuit of peace. The present article reflects on the process of working with teachers in ethnically diverse secondary schools in England to coproduce an intervention that aimed to promote better intergroup relations among 11-year-old school students. Through a series of workshops, we cocreated a theoretically informed intervention that was then implemented and evaluated in schools. In this article, we discuss our approach to the development of our intervention. We then conduct a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats analysis of our research process and approach to coproduction and offer recommendations for researchers aiming to carry out applied research in the pursuit of peace. The appropriateness of social psychological frameworks for promoting intergroup relations, and in turn, peace in real-world contexts and implications for future research and practice are discussed.

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Putting theory into peaceful practice: Insights and reflections on the process of coproducing a school-based intergroup relations intervention with teachers.

Sagherian-Dickey¹,

Kwong²,

Charlesford³

2022

Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology

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“…recognizes children as resources for peacebuilding, rather than recipients of peacebuilding initiatives (Taylor, 2020). This focus remains even for those in the 'post-accord' generation, or children born after a peace agreement (Burns et al, 2020;. The protracted insecurity after a formal peace agreement continues to shape the contexts in which children develop a sense of self and various overlapping identities (Cummings et al, 2013(Cummings et al, , 2014(Cummings et al, , 2016Merrilees et al, 2014;.…”

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Helping Kids! Cross-Cultural Research on Children’s Prosocial Behavior in Societies Transitioning to Peace

Bähr

Dautel

Maloku

et al. 2021

Peace Psychology Book Series

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Intrastate conflicts dominate the twenty-first century. Understanding the psychological mechanisms necessary to transform such settings into more peaceful societies is essential. Toward that end, Helping Kids! is a cross-cultural project that focuses on children in conflict-affected contexts. Moving away from the conceptualization of youth as perpetrators or powerless victims, Helping Kids! recognizes that children can foster a peaceful future, despite growing up in the shadow of war. This chapter approaches peace holistically and understands it as not merely the absence of violence, exploring a conceptualization of positive peace. In line with this understanding, Helping Kids! goes beyond reducing prejudice to focus on intergroup prosocial acts. The chapter first outlines 16 Helping Kids! Cross-cultural research on children's prosocial behavior in societies transitioning to peace 2 how outgroup prosociality can be understood as an antecedent of peacebuilding, then presents evidence from elementary school-aged children in five different contexts of intergroup conflict (Northern Ireland, Croatia, Kosovo, Republic of North Macedonia, and Israel) to reflect both the complexity and diversity of this area of research. We highlight both the common characteristics as well as differences across the Helping Kids! contexts and how children can contribute to a transition to peace. The chapter concludes with recommendations for future research and practice.

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A Reflection on the Politics of Knowledge Production at South African Universities: When Black Identity Meets Legacies of Institutional Racism

Maseko

2020

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Sense and Sensitivities: Researching Children and Young People’s Identity and Social Attitudes in a Divided Society

Cited by 4 publications

References 42 publications

Putting theory into peaceful practice: Insights and reflections on the process of coproducing a school-based intergroup relations intervention with teachers.

Putting theory into peaceful practice: Insights and reflections on the process of coproducing a school-based intergroup relations intervention with teachers.

Helping Kids! Cross-Cultural Research on Children’s Prosocial Behavior in Societies Transitioning to Peace

A Reflection on the Politics of Knowledge Production at South African Universities: When Black Identity Meets Legacies of Institutional Racism

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