Dalla dispersione scolastica alla promozione del benessere nella scuola: primo monitoraggio di un intervento di formazione tra pari

The research project focuses on early school-leaving and well-being promotion in school environment through peer intervention training.It provides a theoretical framework of early school-leaving by showing the difficulties encountered in the literature (Morrow, 1986; Besozzi, 1993; Morgagni, 1998; Liverta Sempio, 1999; Colombo, 2010) to attribute unambiguous definitions.Through a historical overview from the nineties up to now, we retrace the main steps that have led to the evolution of the issue and the policies adopted, nationally and internationally, to face it.The work takes the form of an action-research carried out in the school year 2014/2015 in the middle school’s first grade classes at the Comprehensive Institut Li Punti in Sassari (Italy).Starting from the representations of teachers, parents and students, we try to create, facilitate and observe a process of improvement through a training program, addressed to teachers and pupils. It is inspired by the model of the Life skills (WHO, 1993; Boda, 2001; Boda, Mosiello, 2005; Patrizi Bussu, 2010; Bussu, 2011) through the use of peer education (Boda, 2001; D'Angiò, Recco, Cinquegrana, 2006; Franzese, 2009) and the peace circle (Boyes-Watson, 2005; Pranis,2005; Boyes-Watson, Pranis, 2015), as a restorative practice aimed at creating a positive environment.The research methodology is mix-method. The instruments used are: interviews, focus groups, observation and questionnaires.