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Abstract

This paper explores museum educator practice in relation to the exploration of socio-ecological issues through a museum facilitated youth panel. Using data from ethnographic program observations, pre- and post- program interviews with two educators who co-led the panel, the paper adopts a poststructural analysis in order to interpret the educators’ plans for the program, alongside their reflections on enacting it. The analysis highlights the multiple discourses that are implicated in the educators’ work, which both align with and challenge institutional status quo in relation to youth and their engagement with socio-ecological issues. As such, this paper raises important questions as to how museum-based, and non-formal education more widely, might best support transformation towards sustainable futures.

Publication Type:	Article
Additional Information:	© 2025 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. The terms on which this article has been published allow the posting of the Accepted Manuscript in a repository by the author(s) or with their consent.
Publisher Keywords:	Non-formal education, transformative learning, socio-ecological crises, youth panel, poststructuralism, ethnographic, interviews
Subjects:	A General Works > AM Museums (General). Collectors and collecting (General) H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Departments:	School of Health & Medical Sciences School of Health & Medical Sciences > Department of Global, Public & Population Health & Policy
SWORD Depositor:	Symplectic Administrator

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