Mapping Social Emotional Learning and School Climate in Italian Lower Secondary Schools: Advancing Understanding and Participation to inform Intervention

Abstract / Presentazione del progetto:

School contexts have been severely impacted by the COVID-19 crisis, presenting widespread psychological malaise and school detachment that further challenge educational communities to develop new resources and strengths to face the educational mission of nurturing the citizens of the future. Consistently with the strategic theme of fostering human well-being through education and
active participation, the present proposal is based on a positive psychology approach and aims to empower schools in a process of self-improvement, with specific attention to two features of the learning environment which are currently leading themes in the international research literature on education: social and emotional learning (SEL) and school climate.

Obiettivi del progetto

The project aims to a) mapping out the reality of Italian lower secondary schools with a quantitative and qualitative data collection in students and teachers throughout the national territory; b) engage schools in a participatory dialogue to promote self-awareness and change processes, by organizing activities inspired by the Teacher Participatory Action Research approach, in which we will divulge results of the data collection among teachers and we will activate reflective practices and participatory activities for improvement; c) disseminate the products of the data collection and participatory activities to school professionals (teachers, school principals and school psychologists) over the whole national territory through an online platform and online training events.

Durata prevista del progetto:

•  11/2023 - 11/2025

Settori ERC di riferimento:

• SH3_11 Social aspects of teaching and learning, curriculum studies, education and educational policies;
• SH4_3 Clinical and health psychology

Responsabile / coordinatore scientifico:

• Andrea Baroncelli / Ricercatore a t.d. - t.pieno (art. 24 c.3-b L. 240/10) / UniPG / andrea.baroncelli@unipg.it

Collaboratori / gruppo di ricerca:

• Enrica Ciucci / Professore Associato (L. 240/10) / M-PSI / 04 / 0000-0003-0401-2634 / Responsabile unità di ricerca FORLILPSI 
• Davide Capperucci / Professore Associato (L. 240/10) / M-Ped / 04 / 0000-0003-4923-1662