Comenius Regio ProjectApproaching Delinquent Behaviour at School

Greece-Norway

Best practices from Norway

Delinquent Behaviour

Illegal Behaviour 1/3http://arbere.eu/illegalbehaviourMain differences

In Norway schools don’t have a schoolyard. Students are free during their break to spend their time wherever they want near school and return to the class for the next lesson.

In Greece schools have a specific schoolyard which is restricted and the central door is locked until the end of lessons. Pupils have their break into this limited space.

In Norway schools don’t use the bell. Students have their break according to the clock which is in the classroom. Students are very punctual, they check their time and return to the classroom on time.

In Greece there are specific breaks and the bell is programmed to ring according to them. Students follow the bell but a lot of times they are late to return in class although the bell has already rung.

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In Norway there is not a limit of absences and there is not a teacher who is responsible for student’s absences. Teachers decide about the promotion of the students without taking into consideration the number of absences.

In Greece students can have 114 absences (50 unjustifiable-64 justifiable). Parents are often informed for their children’s absences from the class teacher who is in charge to check the absences.

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Is it applied at all schools in the region or was it a school initiative?All schools

Do students seem to like this practice?Students seem to like to have their break wherever they want

Do teachers think that it is a good practice?Yes, teachers are in favor of this practice. They want their students to feel free

What are the benefits?Freedom, independence, responsibility, rest

Best practices 1. Schoolyard

This practice is easy enough to be applied if the central door of school is not locked

It would be very useful if teachers shown more trust in their students

This practice presuppose the change of law about school’s life protection

Potential transfer in Greek schools

Best practices 2. Ring bell

Is it applied at all schools in the region or was it a school initiative?All schools

Do students seem to like this practice?Yes, because they don’t feel anxiety about the break and they are more attentive to the lesson

Do teachers think that it is a good practice?Yes, because students learn to be punctual.

What are the benefits?Students feel that they are responsible for managing their time

Potential transfer in Greek schools Easily, if schools in Greece abolish the ring

bell Teachers have to let the students to

manage their time and their break Students have to check their time and

return to the classroom on time

Best practices 3. Number of absences

Is it applied at all schools in the region or was it a school initiative?All schools

Do students seem to like this practice?Yes, they like this practice

Do teachers think that it is a good practice?Yes, they are in favor of this practice

What are the benefits?Students learn to responsibility and punctuality

Potential transfer in Greek schools This practice is very difficult to be applied in

Greek Schools because the legal matrix does not protect the teacher who is responsible to check student’s absences and inform their parents

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