Filippo Gomez Paloma

Imagination as an Educational Tool for Teachers. The Development of Emotional-Relational Skills through the “Landscape Narration” Method

This contribution is part of a borderline field between different disciplines, such as: pedagogy, psychology and arts. From the identification of the quality of the educational relationship and of the emotional-relational competence of teachers as variables determining the quality of the teaching-learning processes, the characteristic dimensions and the needs for specific training are highlighted. These dimensions, which concern the sphere of the “being” rather than that of skills and knowledge, are still underestimated and not properly valued within “traditional” training paths. The article seeks to offer a reflection in this direction and some information about the development of an “original” training device, based on reflexive and narrative modes but integrated with methodologies that can also enhance personal and implicit personal dimensions, aimed at change of dysfunctional attitudes.

sports perception in young people. Survey in the italian primary school and comparison with the Maltese school

Abstract Here below are the results of a comparative study on the perception of the sports practice in primary school by focusing on the possible differences between genders and classes, and assessing the difference of the sociologic aspects and the media. Studying, assessing and analyzing the issues related to physical activities offered to children of school age allows a deeper knowledge of the current psycho-physical condition of the child. It’s also important to know the cultural and social phenomena concerning young people which always represent, for better or for worse, the time they live in.