Exploring Educational Practices for Non-Standard Didactic Situations in Small Schools

Abstract

The small school, non-standard didactic situations (SDiNS) located in geographically and telematically disconnected territories, sees digital technology as a tool by which to “build or rebuild ties” and to enhance the relational dimension among the actors involved in the homebound education (HE) process which takes place in alternative (digital) environments from the traditional classroom. The work presents the results of the research aimed at identifying didactic situations that were implemented in the case of HE students for health problems (HESsHP) and / or for environmental obstacles (HESsEO). The teaching, organizational, and management strategies adopted by small schools and tracked the main criticalities emerged will be reported and discussed.