Can leadership skills be trained from an early age? Existing literature answers this question in the affirmative way, guaranteeing that positive relationships, helping behaviour, academic success and general well-being can be developed if institutions and teachers are also committed to training students in social skills and emotional intelligence. By increasing cooperation among pupils, it is possible to apply the theory of distributed leadership, according to which responsibility, commitment and task success are equally distributed among all members of a group. The aim of the present study is to test whether, through knowledge of the characteristics that identify a positive leader and first-hand experience of what it means to act as a leader, pupils in a 5th and 4th grade primary school improve their relationships with each other and increase the implementation of prosocial behaviour. The programme implemented in the two experimental classes consisted of 5 meetings and involved the use of collaborative and active teaching methodologies that encouraged all children to think and act like a leader. Comparison of the data at the pre-test and post-test showed that at the end of the programme, the scores of the experimental and control classes levelled out, smoothing out the initial differences. This shows that the students realised both the resources they already possess and the aspects they can still improve on, while the teachers became aware of the importance of training social skills in their daily teaching practice.
Si possono allenare le competenze di leadership già dalla prima infanzia? La letteratura esistente risponde a questa domanda in modo affermativo, garantendo la possibilità di sviluppare relazioni positive, comportamenti di aiuto, successo scolastico e benessere generale se le istituzioni e gli insegnanti si impegnano ad allenare negli studenti anche le abilità sociali e l’intelligenza emotiva. Attraverso l’incremento della collaborazione tra gli alunni è possibile applicare la teoria della leadership distribuita secondo la quale la responsabilità, l’impegno e la riuscita del compito sono equamente distribuiti tra tutti i componenti di un gruppo. Il presente studio si pone l’obiettivo di verificare se, attraverso la conoscenza delle caratteristiche che identificano un leader positivo e la sperimentazione in prima persona di cosa vuol dire agire da leader, gli alunni di una classe 5^ e 4^ primaria migliorano le relazioni tra loro e incrementano l’attuazione di comportamenti prosociali. Il programma attuato nelle due classi sperimentali era composto da 5 incontri e ha previsto l’utilizzo di metodologie didattiche collaborative e attive che hanno spinto tutti gli alunni a pensare e ad agire come un leader. Il confronto dei dati al pre-test e al post-test ha evidenziato che al termine del programma i punteggi delle classi sperimentali e di controllo si sono livellati appianando le differenze iniziali. Questo aspetto dimostra che gli alunni si sono resi conto sia delle risorse che già possiedono sia degli aspetti su cui possono ancora migliorare, mentre le insegnanti hanno preso consapevolezza dell’importanza di allenare le abilità sociali durante la loro pratica didattica quotidiana.
Il leader che è in me! Programma di sostenibilità sociale finalizzato alla promozione di comportamenti prosociali. Una sperimentazione alla scuola primaria.
CAVEZZAN, SARA
2023/2024
Abstract
Can leadership skills be trained from an early age? Existing literature answers this question in the affirmative way, guaranteeing that positive relationships, helping behaviour, academic success and general well-being can be developed if institutions and teachers are also committed to training students in social skills and emotional intelligence. By increasing cooperation among pupils, it is possible to apply the theory of distributed leadership, according to which responsibility, commitment and task success are equally distributed among all members of a group. The aim of the present study is to test whether, through knowledge of the characteristics that identify a positive leader and first-hand experience of what it means to act as a leader, pupils in a 5th and 4th grade primary school improve their relationships with each other and increase the implementation of prosocial behaviour. The programme implemented in the two experimental classes consisted of 5 meetings and involved the use of collaborative and active teaching methodologies that encouraged all children to think and act like a leader. Comparison of the data at the pre-test and post-test showed that at the end of the programme, the scores of the experimental and control classes levelled out, smoothing out the initial differences. This shows that the students realised both the resources they already possess and the aspects they can still improve on, while the teachers became aware of the importance of training social skills in their daily teaching practice.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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