Early school leavers demonstrate poor social adjustment (poor social skills, being disruptive or isolated). Disruptive behavior has negative effect on academic achievement. Link between academic achievement and isolated behavior is not as clear. Supporting students’ social adjustment is warranted from the beginning of school.
Downes, P.
Bibliographie
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Students’ social behavior : predictor of students’ academic achievement and ESL
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Importance of cross-sectorial approach towards ESL
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Team cooperation to tackle ESL – lessons learnt from healthcare, social work and education
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Interplay of factors that contribute to ESL at school level
Many factors at school level have been identified to relate to ESL. Classroom climate, content of curriculum, instructional practices, and assessments as well as school climate and school socio-economic status (SES) seem to be the most important. Moreover, school needs to reflect students’ increasing maturity (e.g. personal) in order to motivate them.
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Mental health as a risk factor for ESL : diagnostic, prevention, intervention
Paper analyses psychological factors of ESL with special focus on anxiety. Anxiety is a cognitive, emotional, behavioural and physiological response with a feeling of danger that interferes significantly with overall and also school functioning and therefore can play a significant role in ESL.
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Developing healthy social and cultural capital and effects on education
Social and cultural capital in some neighbourhoods is low and therefore the incentives for education are weak. Stimulation of social and cultural capital through community learning (such as local actions and intergenerational learning) and support can show positive effects in preventing ESL.
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Relational expertize as ESL prerequizite for effective multi-professional collaboration
Relational expertize is capacity for working with other professionals. It involves understanding that each professional brings their professional resources which lead to enhanced understanding and enriched practice. It involves ability to align own responses to the ones made by other professionals.