CONFLICT AND AGGRESSION IN SCHOOL CONTEXTS: AN ANALYSIS OF PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL INTERVENTIONS

Davide Perrotta

Abstract


In questo articolo introduco il concetto di conflitto, analizzando l'emergere e le dinamiche di tale problema nei contesti scolastici. La letteratura sul conflitto viene analizzata introducendo diversi fattori correlati che sono comunemente analizzati in tandem all'interno della letteratura empirica.

Nella seconda parte dell'articolo, mi concentro sul costrutto dell'aggressione, introducendo le sue diverse concezioni teoriche e diverse analisi sperimentali. Concentrarsi su tale concetto evidenzia la complessità dello sviluppo di programmi psicoeducativi in grado di intervenire su fattori specifici piuttosto che su altri. Una maggiore attenzione alle dimensioni specifiche che influenzano gli esiti aggressivi o violenti può portare a nuove intuizioni per lo sviluppo di nuovi programmi psicoeducativi.


Keywords


Aggression; Conflict; Psychoeducational interventions; Psychopedagogy; Violence.

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