Transnational conclusions. Deliverable 4.5

This document presents a cross-case analysis carried out as part of Work Package 4 (WP4) of the project. Based on findings from nineteen cases, conducted across six partner institutions, the analysis is grounded in data, insights, and thematic reflections captured in earlier project outputs, particularly the deliverables produced within WP4. Building on this foundation, D4.5 provides a critical and analytical synthesis that highlights both recurring patterns and context-specific variations across cases. By doing so, it contributes to a deeper understanding of how the AECED Project’s pedagogical and democratic aims have been implemented and interpreted in diverse educational and national settings. Part 1 comprises the following sections: 1.1 provides an overview of the multi-case trialling phase and positions this deliverable as the concluding synthesis of the AECED research phase; 1.2 outlines the methodological approach to the cross-case analysis and the development of transnational conclusions; 1.3 describes the analytical process as a two-step integrated approach; 1.4 provides reflections on the use of generative AI tools in the preparation of this deliverable; 1.5 discusses the use of Participatory Action Research (PAR) as a common methodological foundation, flexibly applied across cases with varied Aesthetic and Embodied Learning for Democracy (AELD) approaches and arts-based and embodied (ABE) methods; 1.6 presents cross- case reflections on ethical considerations, and 1.7 offers cross-case reflections on the gender dimension within this research project.