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Title: Beyond PISA : schools as contexts for the promotion of children’s mental health and well-being
Authors: Cefai, Carmel
Cavioni, Valeria
Keywords: Mental health
Child mental health
Well-being
Schools
Health promotion
School psychologists
Issue Date: 2015
Publisher: Springer
Citation: Cefai, C., & Cavioni, V. (2015). Beyond PISA: Schools as contexts for the promotion of children’s mental health and well-being. Contemporary School Psychology, 19, 233-242.
Abstract: Over the past couple of decades, the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) has gained an increasing role in shaping educational systems and policies across the world. PISA’s measurement of a limited range of cognitive abilities across cultures, however, promotes a narrow view of education, one that focuses primarily on preparing students for the economic market. This paper argues for a broader educational agenda—namely the formation of academically, socially, and emotionally literate young people whohavetheskillsandemotionalresiliencenecessarytonavigatetheuncertainofmodernlife.Inaddition,theroleschools may have in promoting the well-being of children and young people is discussed, positioning the classroom teacher as an effective and caring educator in both academic and social and emotional learning. The paper proposes a multilevel, whole school, and school-based approach to social and emotional education. The final section discusses the role of school psychologists in the implementation of this framework, particularly at the universal, preventive level.
URI: https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/99752
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