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Enabling engagement and activism through co-creative citizen science : insights from three years of school projects on multilingualism (2025)


Laihonen, P., Deutschmann, M., & Molek-Kozakowska, K. (2025). Enabling engagement and activism through co-creative citizen science : insights from three years of school projects on multilingualism. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, Early online. https://doi.org/10.1080/01434632.2024.2449064


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All authors or editorsLaihonen, Petteri; Deutschmann, Marcin; Molek-Kozakowska, Katarzyna

Journal or seriesJournal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development

ISSN0143-4632

eISSN1747-7557

Publication year2025

Publication date12/01/2025

VolumeEarly online

PublisherRoutledge

Publication countryUnited Kingdom

Publication languageEnglish

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1080/01434632.2024.2449064

Publication open accessNot open

Publication channel open access


Abstract

Citizen Science (CS) has been conceptualised as research where the public contributes to science, with the outcome being new knowledge. We discuss CS projects in schools in Finland and Poland addressing the challenges of linguistic diversity. In this project, we have been committed to Co-creative CS (CCS), where non-professional participants are involved in all stages of the research process and the control over the process is shared. First, we review the state of the art in CS research on multilingualism with a focus on CCS, schools and the youth. Then the highlights and challenges of our learning journey are discussed through experiences of co-designing the projects and the choices made by various participants during the research process. The main insight has been to add the dimension of engagement and social activism to the central outcomes for CCS projects in schools. Thus, we envision CCS not only as science education increasing the youth’s capacity to contribute to the knowledge economy, but rather as a tool for connecting academics with the public for co-creating new pathways to engagement and social activism.


Keywordsmultilingualismcitizen sciencescience educationcommitting someone

Free keywordsco-creative citizen science; educational projects; science education; engagement; social activism; multilingualism


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VIRTA submission year2025

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