School moral atmosphere as a set of norms. An exploratory research on theoretical conceptions and intervention programs
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Università di Parma
Elisa Zobbi é dottoranda di ricerca in Psicologia presso l’Università di Parma e si occupa di atmosfera morale scolastica. Collabora al progetto PRIN-2017 Curricolo per l’Educazione Morale (CEM). La sfida della formazione morale dei preadolescenti oggi e alla cattedra di Pedagogia Generale e Sociale con il Professor Damiano Felini. Precedentemente, era educatrice e pedagogista presso una comunità educativa e una comunità famigliare per minori in provincia di Parma.
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https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.1970-2221/11557Keywords:
moral education, school moral atmosphere, teachers, middle-high school, normsAbstract
The article offers a literature survey of international psychological and pedagogical research on the theme of the school moral atmosphere in the middle and high school. After having described the research object and methodology, the essay analysis school moral atmosphere considering it as a set of norms. The article aims at verifying the hypothesis that considers the regulatory dimension as the prevailing element in theoretical conceptions and intervention programs.
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