Supporting a child's resilience in the context of collaborative partnerships between parents and teachers.

• Ewa Dybowska ^[1]
  1. [1] Ignatianum University
• Localización: Multidisciplinary journal of school education, ISSN-e 2543-8409, ISSN 2543-7585, Vol. 26, Nº. 2, 2024 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Teacher and technology), págs. 315-329
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Research Objectives and Problems:The aim of this article is to analyze thefactors that support and strengthen a child’s resilience from the perspec-tive of the synergistic cooperation between supportive adults—parents andteachers. The central research question is: How can family-school partner-ships support and nurture a child’s resilience?Research Methods:This paper employs a synthetic-analytical review of rel-evant literature. It also reviews selected findings from previous research.Structure of the Article:The discussion begins with a definition of resilienceand a characterization of a resilient child within the school environment. Itemphasizes the importance of partnerships between parents and teacher,which is expressed, among other things, through their shared commitmentto strengthening the child’s resilience.Research Findings and Their Impact on Educational Sciences:Resilience isa process that helps children to thrive in a rapidly changing world. Partner-ships between the child’s significant adults—mainly parents and teachers—enhance the effectiveness in fostering resilience. A child’s resilience buildsup when the adults who spend the most time with them work synergistically, rather than acting independently. The analyses presented are founded oneducation and family sciences. They take into account research from vari-ous cultural contexts; hence, the conclusions and findings have interna-tional relevance.Conclusions and Recommendations:Promoting and supporting resilienceis one of the key challenges of today’s educational process. Resilience en-ables children facing difficult situations or the pressures of disadvantage toachieve healthy development, well-being, success, and ambitious life goals.Caring, attentive and supportive adults—whether parents or teachers—must be sensitive and vigilant to prevent difficult experiences from be-coming chronic, as this could undermine the process of building resilienceand deplete the resources needed to maintain it. Adults in the child’s lifeshould be responsive, observant, and, most importantly, actively present toprovide consistent support and guidance.