EARLY IDENTIFICATION OF EMOTIONAL, RELATIONAL AND BEHAVIOURAL DIFFICULTIES - AN EDUCATIONAL PROPOSAL / ΠΡΏΙΜΟΣ ΕΝΤΟΠΙΣΜΌΣ ΣΥΝΑΙΣΘΗΜΑΤΙΚΏΝ, ΣΧΕΣΙΑΚΏΝ ΚΑΙ ΣΥΜΠΕΡΙΦΟΡΙΚΏΝ ΔΥΣΚΟΛΙΏΝ – ΜΙΑ ΕΚΠΑΙΔΕΥΤΙΚΉ ΠΡΌΤΑΣΗ
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There is a growing interest in the Greek and foreign literature and research in the early identification of behavioral and emotional difficulties in preschool children, in order to structure early intervention programmes for their benefit. It is well-studied that preschool children who display behavioral and emotional difficulties have a high likelihood of maintaining and exacerbating these difficulties and developing them into non-functional behaviors. The aim of the present study is to evaluate the research question of the differentiation of these behaviors, in the existence of a secure bond and closeness with caregivers. Furthermore, the aim of this research is to evaluate the usefulness of everyday and easy-to-use tools (such as tracing and narration) in the educational protocol of preschool education, in the Greek Kindergarten curriculum, through a specific and clearly structured activity. Finally, in the context of early intervention, this study aims to investigate the contribution of these activities to the assessment of at-risk behaviors, as well as adaptive and emotional difficulties in students.
Υπάρχει ένα αναπτυσσόμενο ενδιαφέρον στην ελληνική και ξένη βιβλιογραφία και έρευνα, ως προς τον πρόωρο εντοπισμό συμπεριφορικών και συναισθηματικών δυσκολίων στα παιδιά προσχολικής ηλικίας, προκειμένου να μπορέσουν να δομηθούν προγράμματα πρώιμης παρέμβασης προς όφελός τους. Είναι πολύ καλά μελετημένο, ότι τα παιδιά προσχολικής ηλικίας τα οποία εμφανίζουν συμπεριφορικές και συναισθηματικές δυσκολίες έχουν μεγάλες πιθανότητες να διατηρήσουν αλλά και να οξύνουν τις δυσκολίες αυτές καθώς και να τις εξελίξουν σε μη λειτουργικές συμπεριφορές. Σκοπός της παρούσας εργασίας ήταν η αξιολόγηση αναφορικά με το ερευνητικό ερώτημα που αφορά στη διαφοροποίηση των συμπεριφορών αυτών σε συνάρτηση με την ύπαρξη μιας ασφαλούς σχέσης και εγγύτητας με τα πρόσωπα φροντίδας. Επιπλέον στόχος της έρευνας αυτής, είναι να αξιολογηθεί η χρησιμότητα καθημερινών και εύχρηστων εργαλείων στο εκπαιδευτικό πρωτόκολλο της προσχολικής αγωγής (το ιχνογράφημα και την αφήγηση) σε συνάρτηση και συνάφεια με το αναλυτικό πρόγραμμα του Νηπιαγωγείου, μέσα από μια συγκεκριμένη και σαφώς δομημένη δραστηριότητα, και να διερευνηθεί η συμβολή τους στη συλλογή σημαντικών δεδομένων για συμπεριφορές σε κίνδυνο καθώς και προσαρμοστικές και συναισθηματικού τύπου δυσκολίες στους μαθητές, στα πλαίσια της πρώιμης παρέμβασης.
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