The functioning of a student with difficulties with adaptation to school environment in the context of the need to develop emotional intelligence

Abstract

Introduction: Crossing the next level of educational system as well as challenges pupils meet at school every day cause unpleasant emotions and contribute to disorder in their self-esteem, relations with other people and make it difficult to develop social skills. All that leads to adjustment disorder. Description of the state of scientific knowledge: According to the research presented in Polish and foreign literature, the pupils, including those with special educational needs, quite often have problems with acquiring social and emotional skills and have problems to adjust to or cope with individual stress or social life events. In the article a case study of primary school pupil diagnosed as having emotional and behavioral disorder is presented and analysed. The importance of developing emotional skills among pupils in early education stage is stressed. Summing up: Pupils with adjustment problems may be helped by developing their social skills/competences and emotional intelligence. The research proves that some emotional skills may be taught. Emotional intelligence, as each young construct, may be controversial but in the future it will be seen how important it is in the life of a human being.

Keywords

• trudności przystosowawcze
• inteligencja emocjonalna
• kompetencje emocjonalne
• specjalne potrzeby edukacyjne