Interdisciplinary cooperation for the support of families with school-age children

• Katarzyna Wojtanowicz ^[1]
  1. [1] The Pontifical University of John Paul II
• Localización: Multidisciplinary journal of school education, ISSN-e 2543-8409, ISSN 2543-7585, Vol. 25, Nº. 1, 2024 (Ejemplar dedicado a: In search of spirituality and support in educational settings), págs. 153-167
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Research objective:The aim of this article is to demonstrate the role and im-portance of interdisciplinary cooperation in supporting families with school-age children.The research problem and methods: Two research questions were posedin response to the research objective: What is the role of interdisciplinarycooperation for the support of families with school-age children? What arethe benefits of interdisciplinary cooperation for the support of families withschool-age children? The answers to those questions were obtainedthrough the qualitative method, namely focus group interviews. The process of argumentation: The research process is epistemic and com-prises an analysis of the author’s research. It refers to the characteristics of thefunctioning of families with school-age children and the difficulties and chal-lenges faced by those families. This presentation of the theoretical and re-search assumptions of interdisciplinary cooperation among family supportinstitutions addresses the need to support families with school-age children.Research results: The analysis of the research data revealed the significantrole and benefits of interdisciplinary measures to support families with school-age children. The analysis and synthesis of the literature on the sub-ject and of the author’s research focused on school education and the fam-ily support system. Conclusions, innovations, and recommendations: The research presentedherein aligns with the recommended development of social policy, includ-ing the development for the benefit of the family, for building readinessand openness in the family support services, and for undertaking interdis-ciplinary cooperation. Another important result of this analysis is recom-mendations for the effective development of an interdisciplinary model ofaction in education and family support.