The last decade saw a 32 percent increase in the number of immigrant children and youth in Japan and the educational difficulties they experienced. Part-time high schools have played a critical role in furthering equity and inclusion by securing ibasho (places where one feels comfortable, safe, and accepted) toward these students. Drawing on the participatory action research approach, we collaborated with a part-time high school and a nonprofit organization, and developed an afterschool program that aimed to nurture ibasho among immigrant youth through intercultural and language exchanges. This article, collaboratively written by a faculty member and former university students, explores the possibilities and challenges of the “ibasho creation project” which took place from 2017 to 2018 in Tokyo. Specifically, it reflects on how we attempted to develop ibasho that responded to the needs and strengths of high school students and dealt with the dilemmas associated with ibasho creation.

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东京移民青年的参与式行动研究：Ibasho创作项目的可能性和挑战

过去十年，日本移民儿童和青少年的数量以及他们所经历的教育困难增加了 32%。非全日制高中通过确保ibasho（人们感到舒适、安全和被接受的地方）对这些学生的促进，在促进公平和包容方面发挥了关键作用。利用参与式行动研究方法，我们与一所兼职高中和一家非营利组织合作，制定了一项课外计划，旨在通过跨文化和语言交流培养移民青年的ibasho 。这篇由教员和前大学生共同撰写的文章，探讨了“ ibasho ”的可能性和挑战创作项目”于 2017 年至 2018 年在东京举行。具体来说，它反映了我们如何尝试开发ibasho，以响应高中生的需求和优势，并解决与ibasho创作相关的困境。