Learning for life: A case study on the development of online community radio

• Autor(a) principal: Santos, S. C.
• Data de Publicação: 2015
• Outros Autores: Brites, M. J., Jorge, A., Catalão, D., Navio, C.
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• DOI: 10.7764/cdi.36.610
• Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10316/46384; https://doi.org/10.7764/cdi.36.610
• topic: Online radio; media education; participatory action-research; community media; non-formal learning

In a context of social disaffection and economic crisis, acquiring the skills that promote employability and social participation is an increasing priority. RadioActive Europe is a project that addresses these issues, offering non-formal learning through Internet radio. This article analyzes the implementation of the project in Portugal amongst groups of young people in vulnerable contexts. Our findings suggest that participatory action-research and media education are valuable ways of empowering youngsters from deprived contexts, complementing the constraints of formal schooling.