Episode 03 | The Virtuous Circle: A Conversation with Dr. Tara Bartlett on Youth Agency and School Participatory Budgeting

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Conversations 4 Citizenship

Dr. Stella Micheong Cheong, Kamille Beye, Dr. Adam Peter Lang

40 episodes

2 months ago

Are you an educator or researcher seeking reliable resources about citizenship and human rights education? Are you interested in the burning issues of the day -- injustice, political polarization, politics of hate, economic populism, human rights violations, disinformation, racial and ethnic conflict and in other places -- and would like the opportunity to converse with experts on these topics? #Conversations4Citizenship is an educational resource for you. Each month, the podcast explores new ideas, insights and knowledge about citizenship and human rights education through fascinating conversations with scholars, doctoral students and practitioners across the world who have been involved in these fields of work or study. Each episode is hosted by experienced researchers from the Institute of Education, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society and Yonsei University: Dr. Adam Lang, Dr. Kamille Beye and Dr. Stella Mi-cheong Cheong. In season three of #Conversations4citizenship, we are inviting any interested citizenship and human rights education researchers and practitioners to also join our podcast as possible guests. For expressions of interest, please click on the Join Us! link at the top of this page, and we will contact you shortly. You may email us at conversations4citizenship@gmail.com. Let us know what you think! Thank you for your kind support. ©Copyright 2025 conversations4citizenship-All rights reserved

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Episode 03 | The Virtuous Circle: A Conversation with Dr. Tara Bartlett on Youth Agency and School Participatory Budgeting

Conversations 4 Citizenship

55 minutes 4 seconds

4 months ago

Episode 03 | The Virtuous Circle: A Conversation with Dr. Tara Bartlett on Youth Agency and School Participatory Budgeting

In this episode, Dr. Kamille Beye discuss with Dr. Tara Bartlett about the School Participatory Budgeting (SPB) project in Arizona. Dr. Bartlett explains that School Participatory Budgeting (SPB) empowers students by giving them control over a real part of their school’s budget. This hands-on process fosters civic engagement, critical thinking, and collaboration. By proposing and voting on projects that matter to them, students learn their voice is consequential. This model, which started in Arizona, directly connects students with democratic action, building their agency and shaping a more inclusive school culture. School Participatory Budgeting (SPB) moves civic education from theory to practice by engaging students in real-world decision-making. The process teaches essential skills like budgeting, empathy, and civil discourse, while empowering students to tackle social justice issues in their own community. It validates student voices and creates tangible outcomes—from new equipment to policy changes—proving that their participation is a vital part of democracy and creating a lasting impact on their civic identity.