Gaming Disorders: Upskilling school staff responsible for psychological and social support to identify, report and prevent “Gaming Disorders”
In the age of digital transformation, being online has become an important part of our daily routine, be it for fun, work or study. Despite the many widely investigated and well-known benefits that technology brings to our everyday lives, it also comes with its own unique challenges. It is, therefore, essential that we are aware of them in order to create appropriate strategies and tools that allow us to circumvent them.
Gaming Disorders is an Erasmus Plus KA2 project which aims to educate youngsters on how to build their digital/virtual identity and distinguish it from their real identity, whilst also educating them on how to build a healthy relationship with online gaming and the use of the internet. It also aims to provide teachers and educational staff with competencies and tools to address the challenges that arise from digital transformation, focusing on Gaming Disorders.
Objectives:
The main objectives and goals of this project is to:
Mitigate the impacts of gaming disorders in students’ lives
Raise awareness about gaming disorders and implement preventive measures within schools
Upskill the school personnel to provide them with tools to deal with gaming disorders
Project results
The Gaming Disorders project will provide the following results:
The project’s main result will be a publication entitled “Epidemiology of Gaming Disorders in the Schools: its impact and socio-pedagogical suggestions on how to address it”;
A psycho-pedagogical guide for teachers and other educators for them to be able to prevent, identify and report gaming disorders;
Pedagogical materials aimed at promoting awareness campaigns about gaming disorders, their dangers and preventive measures.
Consortium:
OVAR FORMA-ENSINO E FORMACAO, LDA (Coordinator, Portugal)
Low-Tec (Germany)
SPEL – SOCIEDADE PROMOTORA DE ESTABELECIMENTOS DE ENSINO LDA (Portugal)
Associació Educativa i Cultural Blue Beehive (Spain)
C.I.P. CITIZENS IN POWER (Cyprus)
4Civility Institute (Ireland)
VIENNA ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATION VOLUNTEERS (Austria)
INDEPCIE SCA (Spain)
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Project duration: 01/10/2023 – 30/09/2025
Project number: KA220-SCH-A6643810
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