Creativity as Dissent and Resistance: Transformative Approach Premised on Social Justice Agenda

Youth Empowerment and Transformative Music Engagement

The Oxford Handbook of Social Justice in Music Education ◽

10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199356157.013.25 ◽

2015 ◽

pp. 387-405

Author(s):

Susan A. O'Neill

Keyword(s):

Social Justice ◽

Music Education ◽

Well Being ◽

Learning Opportunities ◽

Youth Empowerment ◽

Learning Spaces ◽

Music Learning ◽

Social Justice Orientation ◽

Key Features ◽

Transformative Approach

As youth are increasingly braiding, blending, and blurring learning spaces, modes, structures and practices, they are transforming their music engagement in ways that are increasingly autonomous and self-directed. These are key features of the dynamic, interactive, and transformative approach to music learning that the author refers to as transformative music engagement. The aim is to enable and encourage youth empowerment in music education in ways that strengthen young people’s engagement in music learning, as well as their resiliency and capacity for well-being and musical flourishing. The chapter discusses this conceptualization and considers how educators might create expansive music learning opportunities within a social justice orientation that guide youth toward developing their distinctive voice and the capacity to express and redefine what matters to them in pursuit of social justice.

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Leadership for Social Justice Education: A Critical Transformative Approach

International Handbook of Educational Leadership and Social (In)Justice - Springer International Handbooks of Education ◽

10.1007/978-94-007-6555-9_19 ◽

2013 ◽

pp. 323-339 ◽

Cited By ~ 23

Author(s):

Carolyn M. Shields

Keyword(s):

Social Justice ◽

Social Justice Education ◽

Leadership For Social Justice ◽

Transformative Approach

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Restructuring Educational Systems and Promoting Social Justice for Young People Involved in Drug Trafficking in Brazil

Zeitschrift für Psychologie ◽

10.1027/2151-2604/a000366 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 227 (2) ◽

pp. 139-143 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Alex Sandro Gomes Pessoa ◽

Linda Liebenberg ◽

Dorothy Bottrell ◽

Silvia Helena Koller

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Social Justice ◽

Young People ◽

Latin American ◽

Drug Trafficking ◽

Sustainable Development Goals ◽

Educational Systems ◽

Economic Changes ◽

2030 Agenda ◽

Development Goals

Abstract. Economic changes in the context of globalization have left adolescents from Latin American contexts with few opportunities to make satisfactory transitions into adulthood. Recent studies indicate that there is a protracted period between the end of schooling and entering into formal working activities. While in this “limbo,” illicit activities, such as drug trafficking may emerge as an alternative for young people to ensure their social participation. This article aims to deepen the understanding of Brazilian youth’s involvement in drug trafficking and its intersection with their schooling, work, and aspirations, connecting with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 4 and 16 as proposed in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted by the United Nations in 2015 .

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