L'articolo presenta le prime evidenze sull'adattamento e la validazione italiana dello Student Measure of Culturally Responsive Teaching volto a misurare le percezioni delle studentesse e degli studenti universitari sulle pratiche didattiche attente alla dimensione culturale in aula. Tale strumento è stato somministrato ad un campione di 336 studentesse e studenti iscritti all'Università di Siena. I dati raccolti hanno permesso di condurre l'analisi fattoriale esplorativa dello strumento, confermando la struttura trifattoriale. La consistenza interna dello Student Measure of Culturally Responsive Teaching e dei fattori emergenti è stata misurata attraverso l'alpha di Cronbach i cui risultati suggeriscono che la versione italiana di tale strumento presenta una buona consistenza interna ed un buon livello di affidabilità anche rispetto alle sue componenti.
Marginalized minors and young adults engaging in deviant behaviors are considered to be at high risk for violent radicalization, because of their need to build strong social identities. We report 2 parts of a European Union (EU) Project PROVA, aimed at counteracting violent radicalization: (a) a qualitative study exploring perceptions about youth violent radicalization, with a sample of 16 professionals and 2 stakeholders working with minors and young adults at risk; (b) a participatory workshop with 15 minors/young adults in detention and 4 university students, aimed at fostering positive peer relationships and achieving civic engagement through the reimagination of collective spaces. Our findings highlight perceptions among professionals about preventive interventions. We also discuss the usefulness of the workshop toward reducing social conflicts, improving sociorelational skills, and decreasing the isolation of minors/young adults in detention.
This chapter will discuss action research conducted in Tuscany to fight stigma surrounding mental illness. Public mental health services (PMHS) in Italy are perceived as ascribing a mentally ill label to individuals who utilize these programs. Local associations, especially sports associations, can be used to fight this stigma. This chapter will present key aspects and results of a community social innovation intervention jointly performed by a PMHS and the University of Florence. The research will explore perceptions surrounding the role and value of the community sports association, participants' perceived improvements, effects of sports participation, and the role of the sports association as an instrument to promote mental health. Results will show that the sports association is perceived as an agent of social capital to reduce social barriers emerging from mental illness. In addition, stigma is deconstructed through improvements to individual and social wellbeing.
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