Applying new methodological paradigms to integration practices in multicultural educational contexts
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: The article analyzes the activities undertaken by researchers within the international project ‘NEW ABC – Networking the Educational Worlds: Across Boundaries for Community-building,’ implemented under the EU’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. This project was characterized by innovative methodology combining research and integrative aspects, employing the Participatory Action Research (PAR) paradigm, co-creation model of activities, as well as a holistic approach to children and their environment (‘whole child approach’), bottom-up strategies, and care and compassion approach. It is important to emphasize that activating methods related to the pedagogy of adventure and anchoring theory in the local environment were key elements of the project, assisting Polish children and those with migration experiences in realizing their co-created social projects. Facilitated by teacher-assistant pairs, children utilized a special sketchbook to create activities that helped them root themselves in their place of residence’s local culture and heritage. The article discusses in detail how the applied methods effectively contributed to achieving the project’s set objectives, highlighting their significant role in supporting the comprehensive development of children in a multicultural educational environment.
Source: Educational Action Research
Authors: Jakub Kościółek, Jadwiga Romanowska
Institution: Jagiellonian University
Language: English
Subfield: Cultural Studies
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7130341100