Scaffolding friendships and social relationships in a primary school in England

Author(s):  
Preeti Varghese
PEDIATRICS ◽  
1988 ◽  
Vol 81 (2) ◽  
pp. 195-202
Author(s):  
Judy A. Ungerer ◽  
Barbara Horgan ◽  
Jeffrey Chaitow ◽  
G. David Champion

A questionnaire survey of 363 children and young adults with juvenile arthritis was conducted to assess the relations among disease severity, psychosocial functioning, and adjustment in three age groups—primary school, high school, and young adult. Parents were surveyed separately to determine which characteristics of the ill child at different ages most significantly impact the well-being of the family. Indices of psychologic functioning and disease severity were associated with adjustment in the primary school and high school groups, whereas measures of social relationships were strongly associated with adjustment only in the high school group. Relations among measures of psychologic functioning, social relationships, disease severity, and adjustment in young adults were minimal. Level of disease severity was associated with the presence of financial concerns, emotional problems, and physical strain in parents of high school children and young adults. The results emphasize the importance of using a developmental model for understanding the adjustment of individuals with chronic juvenile arthritis and their families.


2021 ◽  
pp. 249-252
Author(s):  
Yu. A. Kalyaeva ◽  

The article reveals the need for the development of non-verbal means of communication in primary school students with stuttering, the ultimate goal of which is the social rehabilitation of a stuttering child, which includes not only the re-education of his personality and speech, but also the development of social relationships in order to integrate the acquired knowledge into educational and social activities.


2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 419-434
Author(s):  
Alice Dolton ◽  
Sarah Adams ◽  
Michelle O’Reilly

In England schools are increasingly responsible for supporting children with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) difficulties yet their voices are rarely represented. Through semi-structured interviews, the views of 11 children aged 6–11 years with SEMH difficulties were sought. Using thematic analysis two themes were identified – (1) social relationships and interactions, and (2) emotional and behavioural reactions. The children demonstrated that they were articulate and reflective about the impact their difficulties have in the learning environment. For some, they reported building and maintaining close reciprocal friendships which they felt enriched their time at school. It was concluded that children with SEMH difficulties need to feel safe and supported by adults to flourish in school. This work demonstrates the importance of taking a child-centred approach, allowing children to feel heard, understood and valued.


Resumen Este artículo reporta hallazgos que muestran el tipo de relaciones sociales que se establecen durante el receso escolar en una escuela primaria. La investigación resulta significativa pues da cuenta, entre otras cosas, de ciertas formas de violencia estructural que se concretan en el tipo de relaciones que se establecen entre maestros, directivos y alumnos durante el receso. La escuela primaria que se eligió tiene dos particularidades importantes: por un lado, formó parte de lo que en su momento se llamó Unidad Pedagógica; por otro lado, al momento de iniciar la investigación la escuela mantenía un dispositivo de control, que consiste en dividir el patio en áreas; esto contrasta fuertemente con la forma en que se vivía el espacio cuando la escuela pertenecía a la UP. Palabras clave: Violencia estructural, relaciones sociales, escuela primaria, investigación etnográfica. Abstract This article reports findings that show the type of social relationships that are established during the school recess in a primary school. The investigation is significant because it accounts, among other things, for certain forms of structural violence that are specified in the type of relationships established between teachers, managers and students during the break. The elementary school that was chosen has two important features: on the one hand, it was part of what was once called the Pedagogical Unit; On the other hand, at the time of initiating the investigation, the school maintained a control device, which consists of dividing the patio into areas; this contrasts sharply with the way in which the space was lived when the school belonged to the UP. For the research, an ethnographic perspective was used, which consisted of the application of in-depth interviews and direct observations in the school playground. Keyworks: Structural violence, social relations, primary school, ethnographic research


2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 128-134
Author(s):  
Lucie Kalkusová

The article contributes to the illustration of the importance of outdoor courses for development of social relationships in school classes. Following text is a pilot study for future research. The research sample consisted of 17 pupils of Grade 6 primary school, average age 11.24 years, who participated on a three-day outdoor course. The course focused on the development of team dynamics, cooperation and social relationships. The participants filled in the same questionnaire before and after the course which enabled to compare the changes. The questionnaires were based on rating all classmates according to the preferential relationships. The strength of these relationships was transformed visually in sociomaps showing the structure of social relationships. The sum of ratings given by the whole class increased from 1583 before to 1751 points after the course. The general colour of sociomap changed after the course showing increased sympathies between the classmates after the course. Sociomapping showed to be a useful and lucid method for illustration of positive impact of the outdoor course for the development of social relationships in the school class.


Author(s):  
Nadezhda Grigoryevna Markova

Due to the progress in science and technology and the changing character of social relationships contemporary polycultural society makes increasingly high demands on the personality of a primary school teacher, his professionalism, competences and personal qualities. The author points out that the aim of education is personal, cognitive, polycultural development of students providing such key competence as the ability to learn. Universal learning activities formed by the teacher at each stage of the class, their properties and quality determine the effectiveness of the educational process, in particular knowledge assimilation, skills formation, image of the world and main types of students’ competences.


Author(s):  
Giordana Szpunar ◽  
Eleonora Cannoni ◽  
Anna Di Norcia

Lockdown due to Covid-19 sanitary emergency causes a sudden break for scholar, social, cultural activities and sports. The aim of this work was to highlight changes in habits of life for children and teenagers with a particular focus on school activities. An on-line questionnaire was administrated to 5022 parents of children aged from 3 to 18 years. Results showed that secondary schools were able to guarantee at least hours of on-line lessons for half of the ordinary timing of schools. For preschooler and primary school, it seems that the recommended attention to maintain relations between the class group was less respected. So it seems that, during lockdown, children and teenagers were exposed to poverty of education and deprivation of social relationships. Probably due to lack of an adequate training for teachers, distance learning did not favored didactics strategies different from the traditional ones above all for preschool and primary schools.


2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2-2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nor Elee Ahmed ◽  
Hassan Hushin ◽  
Mahfuzah Mahayadin

Happiness is an element capable of motivating the daily routine of individuals, creating self-awareness, creativity and creating harmonious social relationships. Happiness at work is the key to creating positive thinking in the workforce. However, the importance of happiness at work at school is still being a discussion in Malaysia. This study examines the relationship between happiness in the workplace and work motivation among primary school teachers in Pasir Gudang, Johor. This study involved 420 primary school teachers from 20 schools as a sample of the study. This study was conducted using a questionnaire, which identified the level of teachers' happiness and the motivation of teachers in the workplace. The results of Spearman analysis of correlation show high levels of happiness in the workplace and teachers' work motivation. This study supports previous studies showing a positive relationship between happiness in the workplace and teacher work motivation.


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