SOCIAL STUDY

Jeunes en mer, a socio-educational program under consideration

Jeunes en mer, a socio-educational program under consideration

A COMMITMENT TO YOUTH

One of the programs at the heart of the expeditions since the beginning of the Pacific adventure has been the Jeunes en Mer (Youth at Sea) socio-educational program. Since 2002, the sailboats have welcomed young people in fragile situations or experiencing social breakdown, offering them a space to learn to live together and chart a new course in life.

These breaks allow different worlds to coexist in a spartan space, where rationality prevails and every inch is designed for essentiality. In this environment devoid of distractions, the essence of travel and human relationships is rediscovered: it is the boat itself, with its rhythm and rules, that opens up new perspectives for these young people, who are sometimes deprived of structural reference points.

However, in order for this transformation to become more than just an individual experience and instead become a reproducible model, it is essential to measure its impact.

ACADEMIC COLLABORATION

After more than 20 years of working with young people in difficulty, the Jeunes en mer socio-educational program is benefiting from a research program conducted in collaboration with the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences at the University of Geneva, the Interfaculty Center for Affective Sciences at the University of Geneva, and the University of Toulouse – Jean Jaurès.

The project is based on a multidisciplinary approach with four main areas of focus:

The regulation of learning.
Emotional and interpersonal dynamics.
The processes of referentialization (construction of meaning).
The dynamics of emancipation.

Data will be collected before, during, and after the expeditions according to a rigorous protocol. Data will be collected through documentary analysis, observations (audio/video), semi-structured interviews, as well as portable peripheral and central physiological recordings and short experiments on tablets. The results will be published in a research report and scientific publications validating the impact of the program.

SCIENTIFIC PROJECT LEADERS

The scientific program will run over several years as part of the Mangroves expedition. It is supervised by Céline Girardet, lecturer and researcher at the University of Geneva, Prof. Lucie Mottier Lopez, full professor at the University of Geneva, Prof. Dominique Broussal, professor of education and training sciences at the University of Toulouse Jean Jaurès, Prof. Didier Maurice Grandjean, associate professor at the University of Geneva, and Prof. Théophane Piette, researcher and doctoral student at the University of Geneva.