Doing Educational Research with Trans* Students. A Trans*-Affirmative and Trans*-Positioned Methodological Proposal

Journal title EDUCATION SCIENCES AND SOCIETY
Author/s Alessia Ale* Santambrogio
Publishing Year 2025 Issue 2025/1
Language Italian Pages 13 P. 233-245 File size 0 KB
DOI 10.3280/ess1-2025oa19561
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This article illustrates the trans*-affirmative and trans*-situated methodological approach adopted in a research with trans* students in Italian upper secondary schools. Grounded in transgender studies, this approach develops a proposal that values the experiential knowledge of trans* subjects, while avoiding form of epistemic and discursive violence. The article describes the methodological choices made, including researcher self-reflexivity, a narrative research approach, and biographical interviews, highlighting how these strategies contribute to an ethically, sensitive and respectful pedagogical research with trans* participants. The aim is to contribute to the methodological and ethical reflection in pedagogical research, proposing a model that can be transferred to other studies with trans* individuals.

Keywords: ; trans youth; transgender studies; educational research; qualitative methodology; narrative research; research ethics

Alessia Ale* Santambrogio, Fare ricerca pedagogica con studenti trans*. Una proposta metodologica trans*-affermativa e trans*-posizionata in "EDUCATION SCIENCES AND SOCIETY" 1/2025, pp 233-245, DOI: 10.3280/ess1-2025oa19561