FACING NAIVE THEORIES ABOUT SAFETY AT SCHOOL: A STUDY WITH INFANT AND PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHER TRAINING COURSE AT THE UNIVERSITY
Keywords:
Safety, Inclusive safety, Scaffolding, Naïve theories, Peer’s interaction,Abstract
This paper focuses on the process of detect and overcoming student’s and
teacher’s naïve theories about the topic of inclusive safety at school. This was the
focus of the workshop “Safety at schoolâ€, held by the University of Macerata and
S.E.T.A. (Safety Education Training Agency) from November 2016 to March
2017, after the earthquakes that stroke in the central part of Italy. The course
enrolled 26 students of the Infant and Primary School Teacher’s Training Course.
One of the purposes of the workshop was to deal with the knowledge and the
possible naïve theories possessed by the participants on the topics of risk and
danger. The course had also the aim to obtain a significant learning outcome,
offering information and hands-on activities. The paper presents the theoretical
framework, the design of the educational path, the adopted tools and some
remarks about the reached goals.
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