Empowering Voices: Promoting Equitable Participation in Student-Inclusive Co-Design Research-Practice Partnerships
Year: 2024
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: This study explored equitable participation and collaborative dynamics in a codesign workshop where students were introduced to an established research-practice partnership that focused on designing and refining a STEM-integrated bioinformatics highschool curriculum.We define equitable participation as partners' equal say in the decisions and balanced contributions to the co-design processes and outcomes.Accordingly, interviews with two teachers and three students who collaborated with researchers to revise the curriculum were analyzed to explore their perceived participation behaviors.The analysis revealed two primary themes: inclusive contributions through mediation and student-influenced teacher autonomy.Results showed that separate groups for students and teachers and mediation strategies facilitated inclusive contributions and influences on the design outcomes.In addition, strategies promoting psychological safety and balancing knowledge asymmetries were identified.The study contributes insights into achieving democratic and inclusive co-design practices, emphasizing the complexity of establishing equity in co-design partnerships.
Source: Proceedings.
Authors: Tugce Aldemir, Jooeun Shim, Susan A. Yoon
Institutions: Texas A&M University, University of Pennsylvania
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
Funder: National Science Foundation
OpenAlex ID: W4399488143