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Participation as a mechanism to favour psychological empowerment and positive interaction: The âĂgora Infantilâ participatory democracy programme
This investigation aims to show the relationship between
participation and psychological empowerment and between
participation and interaction under an institutional
political participation programme. This initiative known as
Ăgora Infantil (AI) is characterised by an obligatory drawâ
based deliberative participation methodology with superordinate
goals based on group dynamics, with games
playing a central role. The evaluation was carried out using
a quasiâexperimental design, with quantitative measurements
of the experimental and control groups, along with
systematic observation of the target group. The results
support the hypotheses proposed: Participation in the AI
programme led to an increase in psychological empowerment
and positive interactions between the participants.
These results offer information as to what design should
be used for these types of political initiatives to favour
inclusion and empowerment of children, while at the same
time improving classroom relationships