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Description
The title “Nothing about us, without us” relies on the principle of participation and the focus on the active involvement of young people in the planning of research, strategies and policies on bullying that affects their lives.
With this in mind, the DCU Anti-Bullying Centre hosted a “World Cafe on Addressing Bullying Behaviour” working collaboratively with 60 young people, drawing on the World Café methodology to elicit children's views on solutions to bullying behaviour.
This methodology follows seven integrated design principles and is a simple, effective and flexible format for hosting group dialogue.
Our World Café on Addressing Bullying Behaviour used the following five of the seven components derived from the model:
1) Setting: Create a “special” environment.
2) Welcome and Introduction
3) Small-Group Rounds
4) Questions that Matter
5) Harvest Responses
Consultation with young people and involving them in decision making when it comes to bullying as part of the co-design process can help address children's empowerment at both an individual and collective level.
Through our World Café, the centre recognises the importance of a robust consultation process which encompasses meaningful engagement with children and young people on bullying behaviour. It is also a recognition of their rights to express their views and have their voices heard in decisions that directly affect them, in line with the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Rights of the Child (Article 12 in particular) and the strategic objectives of DCU Anti-Bullying Centre.
Keywords
Bullying, Online Bullying, Consultation, Youth
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| Please also indicate what kind of contribution it is: | Practitioner experiences |
