Friendship as a Transformative Process: Cultivating Interest-Driven Connections, Community, and Perspective in the Arts

Maggie Dahn; Kylie Peppler; Seth Corrigan; Phebe Chew; Daniela DiGiacomo; Sam Mejias; Pariece Nelligan; Julian Sefton-Green

doi:10.22318/icls2024.109031

Friendship as a Transformative Process: Cultivating Interest-Driven Connections, Community, and Perspective in the Arts

Maggie Dahn, Kylie Peppler, Seth Corrigan, Phebe Chew, Daniela DiGiacomo, Sam Mejias, Pariece Nelligan, Julian Sefton-Green

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Abstract

This study takes a retrospective lens on learning to trace how arts participation, learning, and friendship are interconnected over time. Drawing from a dataset of 261 surveys and 102 in-depth interviews with alumni from 32 community arts organizations reflecting on experiences from five or more years ago, this study offers insights into long term impacts and outcomes associated with friendships developed through arts program participation. Survey findings show that the likelihood of reporting that the programs shaped their lives and prepared them for life events were higher for those who reported persistent friendships from their programs. Analysis of purposefully selected interviews suggest that friendships supported the development of networks, cultivated a sense of community, and shifted participants' perspectives and self-identification both during participation in the program and over time. Implications for research and practice center friendship as a central construct worthy of further exploration in the learning sciences.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	ISLS Annual Meeting 2024
Subtitle of host publication	Learning as a Cornerstone of Healing, Resilience, and Community - 18th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS 2024 - Proceedings
Editors	Robb Lindgren, Tutaleni Asino, Eleni A. Kyza, Chee-Kit Looi, D. Teo Keifert, Enrique Suarez
Pages	322-329
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Electronic)	9798990698000
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.22318/icls2024.109031
State	Published - 2024
Event	18th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS 2024 - Buffalo, United States Duration: Jun 10 2024 → Jun 14 2024

Publication series

Name	Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Conference, CSCL
ISSN (Print)	1573-4552

Conference

Conference	18th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS 2024
Country/Territory	United States
City	Buffalo
Period	6/10/24 → 6/14/24

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Funding

This research was funded by The Wallace Foundation. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Foundation. We would like to thank our community arts partners and participating alumni.

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The Wallace Foundation

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Human-Computer Interaction
Education

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Dahn, M., Peppler, K., Corrigan, S., Chew, P., DiGiacomo, D., Mejias, S., Nelligan, P., & Sefton-Green, J. (2024). Friendship as a Transformative Process: Cultivating Interest-Driven Connections, Community, and Perspective in the Arts. In R. Lindgren, T. Asino, E. A. Kyza, C.-K. Looi, D. T. Keifert, & E. Suarez (Eds.), ISLS Annual Meeting 2024: Learning as a Cornerstone of Healing, Resilience, and Community - 18th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS 2024 - Proceedings (pp. 322-329). (Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Conference, CSCL). https://doi.org/10.22318/icls2024.109031

Dahn, Maggie ; Peppler, Kylie ; Corrigan, Seth et al. / Friendship as a Transformative Process : Cultivating Interest-Driven Connections, Community, and Perspective in the Arts. ISLS Annual Meeting 2024: Learning as a Cornerstone of Healing, Resilience, and Community - 18th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS 2024 - Proceedings. editor / Robb Lindgren ; Tutaleni Asino ; Eleni A. Kyza ; Chee-Kit Looi ; D. Teo Keifert ; Enrique Suarez. 2024. pp. 322-329 (Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Conference, CSCL).

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Friendship as a Transformative Process: Cultivating Interest-Driven Connections, Community, and Perspective in the Arts. / Dahn, Maggie; Peppler, Kylie; Corrigan, Seth et al.
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Dahn M, Peppler K, Corrigan S, Chew P, DiGiacomo D, Mejias S et al. Friendship as a Transformative Process: Cultivating Interest-Driven Connections, Community, and Perspective in the Arts. In Lindgren R, Asino T, Kyza EA, Looi CK, Keifert DT, Suarez E, editors, ISLS Annual Meeting 2024: Learning as a Cornerstone of Healing, Resilience, and Community - 18th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS 2024 - Proceedings. 2024. p. 322-329. (Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Conference, CSCL). doi: 10.22318/icls2024.109031

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