About twenty percent of school children experience social, emotional and behaviour problems such as ADHD, behaviour problems, anxiety and depression, during the course of any given year and may need the use of mental health services, the figure may rise to up to fifty percent amongst children coming from socio-economic disadvantaged areas and from vulnerable communities. The economic crisis hitting the Europe at the moment has exacerbated the risks of those already facing disadvantage such as unemployment of young people and new families, increasing poverty and social disadvantage for whole communities and regions. These challenges underline the need to equip children from an early age with the requisite skills to help them overcome the challenges and obstacles they are set to face in such circumstances while providing healthy and protective contexts which promote their health and wellbeing. This paper describes the development of a resilience curriculum being developed for children in early years and elementary schools in Europe with the aim of enhancing quality education for all children, including the most vulnerable ones. It presents and discusses the curriculum framework developed from the existing literature, including the key principles, processes and themes underlying the curriculum.
A Resilience Curriculum for Early Years and Elementary Schools in Europe: Enhancing Quality Education
ZANETTI, MARIA ASSUNTA;RENATI, ROBERTA;CAVIONI, VALERIA;
2014-01-01
Abstract
About twenty percent of school children experience social, emotional and behaviour problems such as ADHD, behaviour problems, anxiety and depression, during the course of any given year and may need the use of mental health services, the figure may rise to up to fifty percent amongst children coming from socio-economic disadvantaged areas and from vulnerable communities. The economic crisis hitting the Europe at the moment has exacerbated the risks of those already facing disadvantage such as unemployment of young people and new families, increasing poverty and social disadvantage for whole communities and regions. These challenges underline the need to equip children from an early age with the requisite skills to help them overcome the challenges and obstacles they are set to face in such circumstances while providing healthy and protective contexts which promote their health and wellbeing. This paper describes the development of a resilience curriculum being developed for children in early years and elementary schools in Europe with the aim of enhancing quality education for all children, including the most vulnerable ones. It presents and discusses the curriculum framework developed from the existing literature, including the key principles, processes and themes underlying the curriculum.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
