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Balancing individual and community dimensions: educators' narratives on youth empowerment Valdivia-Vizarreta, Paloma Carrera-Fossas, Eduard Sala Torrent, Mireia Planas Lladó, Anna Apoderament (Ciències socials) Política de la joventut Educadors socials Empowerment (Social sciences) Youth policy Social educators Joves -- Aspectes socials Youth -- Social aspects Purpose This article analyses the dimensions of youth empowerment in educators' socio-educational narratives. The aims are to identify which dimensions are present, review their interrelationships and examine how educators foster them in their interventions. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative study was conducted using notes from field journals and ideas shared by educators in focus groups. The study explores the dimensions of youth empowerment in educators' socio-educational work. Findings The results indicate that educators often focus on youth empowerment from an individual rather than a community perspective, emphasizing self-esteem, autonomy and critical capacity. However, in highlighting accompaniment and proximity in their work with young people, their discourses also reveal an intention to balance individual and community dimensions, underlining the need for reflective spaces in addition to action. Originality/value This study enhances understanding of how educators perceive and promote youth empowerment in their socio-educational work. It highlights trends and challenges in balancing individual and community dimensions of empowerment and underscores the importance of creating reflective spaces in youth empowerment practices This study was supported by the project “Learning through young people's social participation. Its contribution to youth empowerment in youth trajectories. (4HEBE)”. Ref. PID2023-147368OB-I0, funded by MICIU/AEI /10.13039/501100011033 and FEDER, EU 2025-12-16T02:50:20Z 2025-12-16T02:50:20Z 2025-12-16T02:50:20Z 2025-11-26 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion peer-reviewed http://hdl.handle.net/10256/27943 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1108/ET-05-2024-0244 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/issn/0040-0912 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/eissn/1758-6127 PID2023-147368OB-I00 info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/AEI/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2021-2023/PID2023-147368OB-I00/ES/EL APRENDIZAJE A TRAVES DE LA PARTICIPACION SOCIAL DE LAS PERSONAS JOVENES. SU CONTRIBUCION AL EMPODERAMIENTO JUVENIL EN LAS TRAYECTORIAS JUVENILES./ Reconeixement-NoComercial 4.0 Internacional http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Emerald Publishing © Education and Training, 2025, vol. 67, núm. 7-8, p. 737-751 Articles publicats (D-P) Valdivia-Vizarreta, Paloma Carrera-Fossas, Eduard Sala Torrent, Mireia Planas Lladó, Anna 2025 Balancing individual and community dimensions: educators' narratives on youth empowerment Education And Training 67 7-8 737 751