BOREDOM - PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS TO THE CHALLENGES OF BOREDOM
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Keywords:
boredom; academic boredom; types of boredom; boredom coping strategies, corrective measures; educational interventions.Abstract
Boredom is a real problem in the lives of schoolchildren and contemporary people. Although important steps have been taken in the theoretical understanding of this phenomenon, we are still witnessing a struggle that many people/students are losing because they do not know how / have not been taught how to relate to it. This article comes up with some concrete proposals to address boredom, in the light of recent scientific research, so that we can emerge victorious from the confrontation with boredom.
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