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.
L’articolo illustra l’impostazione metodologica trans*-affermativa e trans*-posizionata adottata in una ricerca con studenti trans* nella scuola secondaria di secondo grado italiana. L’approccio, fondato sui transgender studies, elabora una proposta che valorizza i saperi esperienziali delle soggettività trans*, evitando di replicare forme di violenza epistemica e discorsiva. L’articolo descrive le scelte metodologiche adottate, tra cui autoriflessività dellǝ ricercatorǝ, approccio narrativo alla ricerca e intervista biografica, evidenziando come queste strategie contribuiscano a una ricerca pedagogica eticamente sensibile e rispettosa dellз persone trans* partecipanti. L’obiettivo è offrire un contributo alla riflessione metodologica ed etica nella ricerca pedagogica, proponendo un modello trasferibile ad altri studi con persone trans*.
Fare ricerca pedagogica con studenti trans*. Una proposta metodologica trans*-affermativa e trans*-posizionata
Alessia Santambrogio
2025-01-01
Abstract
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.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.