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Il bambino “adorato”. Come ripensare l’educazione familiare

2018

The psycho-social investigations carried out in our country emphasize that nowadays children are ever more alone: only child families increase and their children grow up without brothers, sisters, and cousins; furthermore, there is an increase of family instability and a procrastination of parental transition. In addition, procreation control and planning (e.g.: by medically assisted fertilization) have created a more adored than loved child. We witness a real mythologizing of childhood; this new concept of childhood has changed educational relationships within the family, which presents unexampled fragilities and different questions than the ones in the past. Many parents feel their educat…

From needs to competencies : a case study on the integration of a rights based approach into NGO practises

2010

The objective of this qualitative case study is to provide knowledge on the possibilities of incorporating a rights based approach (RBA) into practises of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in the context of development and children. The study is confined to examine the possibilities of RBA in realising children’s rights within the child sponsorship programme (CSP) of a Finnish NGO, Fida International (Fida), and the conceptualisation of the child in regard to different approaches. The theoretical framework is built on contemporary development discourse concerning the approximation of human rights and development as well as the underlying reasons for the emergence of RBA as a contributio…

Teachers' perception of children's agency in early childhood education

2017

The concept of agency is currently brought more and more into the focus of ed- ucational research. While professional agency at work is for instance already broadly discussed in adult education, research on children’s agency is still in its infancy. Children’s agency can be viewed from every aspect of children’s life, the focus of this research will be on early childhood education (ECE). For this study, children’s agency is examined from the teachers’ point of view. Five open-ended interviews were carried out with ECE teachers working in different kindergartens in Vienna, Austria. Additionally, one interview was held with two regional managers of the largest provider of kindergartens in Vie…

Estudio de la relación entre los hábitos de vida, las variaciones del ritmo circadiano y los trastornos metabólicos en la obesidad infantil

2022

Numerosos estudios realizados en trabajadores del turno de noche evidencian una relación entre la alteración de los ritmos circadianos y los trastornos metabólicos. En paralelo, otras investigaciones realizadas principalmente en modelos animales o en adultos humanos, muestran una relación entre los hábitos de vida, la duración insuficiente y la mala calidad del sueño, y el desarrollo de la obesidad y sus comorbilidades. Sin embargo, se sabe poco sobre el papel que desempeñan estos mecanismos en la actual epidemia de obesidad infantil. Por ello, desarrollamos un estudio de la relación entre los hábitos de vida, los ritmos circadianos de la melatonina y el metabolismo, en el contexto de la ob…

La comunità educante di fronte alla pandemia: possibili strategie di intervento e nuovi scenari in un’ottica di rete

2022

Quando nel mese di marzo 2020, anche i servizi educativi 0-6 in Italia furono chiusi in base alle misure di sicurezza per pandemia da Covid 19, ci si ritrovò da un giorno all’altro e senza alcuna esperienza pregressa, ad organizzare delle forme di educazione a distanza e di sostegno alle famiglie e ai bambini. Nell’articolo, in particolare, descrivo come si è cercato di far fronte all’emergenza nei nidi e nelle scuole dell’infanzia gestiti dal Comune di Palermo e come l’esperienza del primo lock down abbia permesso di mettere a fuoco alcune strategie di intervento che si sono rivelate una risorsa potenzialmente trasferibile in situazioni di normalità. Sottolineo, inoltre, come la necessità …

Associations between physical activity, motor skills, executive functions and early numeracy in preschoolers

2022

We investigated direct and indirect cross-sectional associations of physical activity, fundamental motor skills, executive functions, and early numeracy in preschoolers. The participants were 214 preschoolers aged three to five years. Time spent in moderate and vigorous physical activity was measured by hip-worn accelerometers and fundamental motor skills using the tasks assessing locomotor, object control, and stability skills. Inhibition/switching and working memory/updating, as components of executive functions, were assessed by computerized tests and a standardized test was used to assess early numeracy. Path analyses were used to examine direct and indirect associations between the con…

Children’s Right to Play and Its Implementation: A Comparative, International Perspective

2021

The child's right to play is specifically addressed in the framework of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The international recognition of this right is the central theme of this study. Through a documentary analysis of the reports of the States Parties to the Convention and the Concluding Observations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child, the study assesses the recognition of this right. The entry into force of General Comment 17 on the right of the child to rest, recreation, play, recreational activities, cultural life and the arts (art. 31) in 2013 should have marked a turning point in policies on children in the States Parties, but this did not occur. Policies cannot be …

The new version of the pictorial scale of Perceived Movement Skill Competence in Spanish children: Evidence of validity and reliability. [La nueva ve…

2019

The purpose of this study was to i) examine reliability and construct validity of the pictorial scale of Perceived Movement Skill Competence (PMSC) aligned to the third version of the Test of Gross Motor Development (TGMD-3) in a sample of Spanish children; and to ii) analyse the validity of the PMSC and children’s perceived motor competence (MC) according to gender. A convenience sample of 361 children (55.7% boys) between 4 and 11 years-old participated. The pictorial scale of PMSC (19 items) was administered (a random subsample repeated the PMSC twice). Test-retest reliability using Intraclass Correlation Coefficients and construct validity using a Bayesian Structural Equation Modeling a…

Positive human development: A spontaneous or guided process? Policy lessons from 45 years of longitudinal research in Finland

2014

Sporadic and Familial Variants in NF1: An Explanation of the Wide Variability in Neurocognitive Phenotype?

2020

Background: Cognitive impairment is the most common neurological manifestation in NF1 and occurs in 30-70% of NF1 cases. The onset and severity of each specific cognitive deficit varies greatly from child to child, with no apparent external causes. The wide variability of phenotype is the most complex aspect in terms of management and care. Despite multiple research, the mechanism underlying the high heterogeneity in NF1 has not yet been elucidated. While many studies have focused on the effects of specific and precise genetic mutations on the NF1 phenotype, little has been done on the impact of NF1 transmission (sporadic vs. familial cases). We used a complete neuropsychological evaluation…