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This work aims to present the Reciprocal Meieutic Method (RMA), which was implemented within the framework of the European REACT program, an Erasmus+ Key Action 3 initiative. The REACT program develops and implements an innovative methodology to proactively prevent bullying, by strengthening non-violent communication, while aiming at inclusion, acceptance of diversity and the fostering of democratic culture. It seeks, through the development of students' social skills, to encourage the adoption of common values/behaviours as well as students’ active participation in school and “community” life. The characteristics of the method are: active listening, non-violent communication, reflection, connection with real problems, development of mutual understanding, collective finding of solutions and cooperation.
The program workshops are aimed at the entire educational community: teachers, students and parents. They adopt Danilo Dolci's dialectical method, with the aim of empowering people and their communities. The workshops offer “space” for discussion and encourage collective inquiry and the reduction of stereotypical thinking, through encouraging “reflective” processes. They include “pathways” - themes such as social integration, well-being, learning spaces and several sub-themes such as: roots and identity, social skills, school and responsibility, the community that educates, etc. The result of the workshops is the participation of the participants/subjects in dialogic processes, mutual understanding and taking responsibility for their own actions. The program has been piloted in primary and secondary schools in 5 European countries with significant results
Keywords
inclusion, non- violent communication and democratic culture, social skills
| Please indicate what type of scientific contribution it is | Mixed method study |
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| Please also indicate what kind of contribution it is: | Mixed |
