Model for analysing socio-educational practices from the perspective of community resilience

Abstract

[eng] The study presented here focuses on community socio-educational resilience, analysing the involvement of different social and educational agents in the design and implementation of social and educational proposals to deal with situations of adversity, in this case, caused by Covid-19. The objectives of the study were to identify resilient practices related to children and young people in 5 territories in Catalonia (Celrà, Ciutat Vella district of Barcelona, Girona, Olot and Palafrugell), and to provide specific measures for assessing and promoting practices that contribute to fostering processes of community socio-educational resilience. A mixed methodological approach was followed: a questionnaire was administered to children and adolescents aged 10-17 (N=1,216) and young people aged 18-29 (N=115), data were collected on 93 resilient practices, 30 interviews were conducted with their referents and 5 focus groups (N=36) were held. The study’s main results are presented in summary form and a more detailed explanation is given of an analysis model that makes it possible to understand, analyse and promote the resilient practices of a community. This model has been operationalised by grouping 20 indicators into three dimensions: Support and personalisation, Collective action and social capital and Communication actions. It is proposed as a practical guide, in the form of a checklist, aimed at taking decisions to promote socio-educational resilience and aimed at professionals, political bodies and members of the associative network.