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Youth and Children's Orchestras: Analysis of the Educational Experience and Some Reflections from the Field of Lifelong Guidance and Counseling

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Abstract

This article presents results of a study examining the experience of a group of socially vulnerable teenagers integrated into a socioeducational orchestra programme in Buenos Aires, Argentina. An ethnographic approach was applied to analyse the experience of 19 participants. The findings support the main assumption, that the experience of the orchestra programme promotes a better elaboration of future expectations and valued life paths. The findings also suggest the relevance of nonformal educational interventions to facilitate students’ career construction, including the promotion of decent work and a decent life.

Résumé

Orchestres de jeunes et d'enfants - Analyse de l'expérience éducative et quelques réflexions issues du domaine de l'orientation et du conseil tout au long de la vie Cet article présente les résultats d'une étude examinant l'expérience d'un groupe d'adolescent·e·s socialement vulnérables intégré·e·s dans un programme d'orchestre socio-éducatif à Buenos Aires, en Argentine. Une approche ethnographique a été appliquée pour analyser l'expérience de 19 participant·e·s. Les résultats soutiennent l'hypothèse principale, selon laquelle l'expérience du programme d'orchestre favorise une meilleure élaboration des perspectives futures et des parcours de vie valorisants. Les résultats suggèrent également la pertinence des interventions éducatives non formelles pour faciliter la construction de la carrière des étudiant·e·s, y compris la promotion d'un travail décent et d'une vie décente.

Zusammenfassung

Jugend- und Kinderorchester - Analyse der Bildungserfahrungen und einige Überlegungen aus dem Bereich der Lebensbegleitenden Beratung In diesem Artikel werden die Ergebnisse einer Studie vorgestellt, die die Erfahrungen einer Gruppe sozial benachteiligter Jugendlicher untersucht, die an einem sozialpädagogisches Orchesterprogramm in Buenos Aires, Argentinien, teilgenommen haben. Zur Analyse der Erfahrungen von 19 Teilnehmern wurde ein ethnografischer Ansatz gewählt. Die Ergebnisse unterstützen die Hauptannahme, dass die Erfahrung im Orchesterprogramm eine verbesserte Auseinandersetzung mit Zukunftserwartungen und möglichen Lebenswegen fördert. Die Ergebnisse deuten auch auf die Relevanz nicht-formaler Bildungsmassnahmen zur Erleichterung möglicher Entscheide bezüglich der beruflichen Laufbahn von Schülern hin, einschließlich der Förderung menschenwürdiger Arbeit und einem menschenwürdigen Leben.

Resumen

Orquestas juveniles e infantiles: análisis de la experiencia educativa y algunas reflexiones desde el ámbito de la orientación y el asesoramiento a lo largo de la vida Este artículo presenta los resultados de un estudio que examina la experiencia de un grupo de adolescentes socialmente vulnerables integrados a un programa de orquesta socioeducativa en Buenos Aires, Argentina. Se aplicó un enfoque etnográfico para analizar la experiencia de 19 participantes. Los hallazgos apoyan el supuesto principal de que la experiencia del programa de la orquesta promueve una mejor elaboración de las expectativas futuras y caminos de vida valorados. Los hallazgos también sugieren la relevancia de las intervenciones educativas no formales para facilitar la construcción de carreras de los estudiantes, incluida la promoción del trabajo decente y una vida decente.

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  1. Many similar programs exist around the world. An important reference is Venezuela’s globally lauded National System of Children and Youth Orchestras, due to its systematization, its visibility in different media, and the number of documentaries and reports that it has presented. Additionally, “El Sistema”, the sociocultural program promoted by the Venezuelan government, was conceived and founded in 1975 by musician and educator José Antonio Abreu (SNOCJIV, 2018).

  2. IAPI, as per its Spanish acronym, means Argentine Institute for Exchange Promotion, which was the name given to the neighbourhood upon its development in the 1960s.

  3. All photographs were taken by Viviana Valenzuela and are part of the research corpus. The images have been digitally altered to give them a “documentary” appearance.

  4. Interviewee verbatim transcriptions are presented within quotation marks when mentioned in a paragraph.

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This article was financed by a PhD Scholarship by The Research Secretary, Faculty of Psychology, University of Buenos Aires (UBACyT 2014–2019).

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    Viviana Valenzuela & Gabriela Aisenson

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VV has contributed to conception, design, acquisition, analysis, and interpretation; drafted the manuscript; critically revised the manuscript; gave final approval; and agreed to be accountable for all aspects of work ensuring integrity and accuracy. GA has contributed analysis, and interpretation; drafted the manuscript; critically revised the manuscript; gave final approval; and agreed to be accountable for all aspects of work ensuring integrity and accuracy. MED has contributed to analysis, and interpretation; drafted the manuscript; critically revised the manuscript; gave final approval; and agreed to be accountable for all aspects of work ensuring integrity and accuracy.

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Valenzuela, V., Aisenson, G. & Duarte, M.E. Youth and Children's Orchestras: Analysis of the Educational Experience and Some Reflections from the Field of Lifelong Guidance and Counseling. Int J Educ Vocat Guidance 22, 689–711 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10775-022-09526-2

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