Doing educational guidance: An opportunity to foster inclusive processes. Outcomes of an exploratory survey

Abstract

Educational guidance constitutes a relevant topic in the pedagogical field. In particular, it represents a leading issue for all those students at greater risk of school dropping out who, in fact, seem destined to live in material and in educational poverty. The so-called “leap into the void” is sadly known to the families of disabled students who, at the end of school, feel abandoned realising they have not constructed their children’s life project. The paper starts from the educational guidance experience conducted in six classes belonging to four schools among those participating in the “Next Generation” project –financed under the PNRR by Ministry of University and Research– in order to promote conscious choices in students about their future. It then analyses the results of the exploratory survey carried out in parallel and tries to explore viable routes within the increasingly necessary support network for students with special educational needs.