Project-Based Learning Model

The PBL method can be executed in various subject fields. It does not depend on age or academic background of the individuals or group. PBL can be used from primary education up to master graduates. PBL can also be applied in less formal contexts, such as community-working or general social-working. Within the LEAP project, we are exploring methodologies for youth workers to apply the concept … Continue reading Project-Based Learning Model

PBL History

The fundamental idea of PBL is rooted in the progressive education movement developed in the early 1900s as a student-centered pedagogical approach. PBL has been developed based on the ideas of John Dewey and William H. Kilpatrick, among others.  For Kilpatrick, the key to the project method is the opportunity that students can undertake activities they are really interested in. The teachers or community workers’ … Continue reading PBL History

What is LEAP Project?

LEAP is an acronym that stands for “Learning to Participate”. It is a project financed within the framework of the European Union Erasmus+ programme. It is a strategic partnership between three youth organizations and two universities. What gathered the partnership together is our interest in youth participation and our objective to foster young people’s participation. The partnership is between the department of Didactic of civic … Continue reading What is LEAP Project?