Applied educational resilience

Understand the difficulty.
Adjust the conditions.
Strengthen participation.

Evidence-informed resilience for classrooms, families and the systems around them—translated into decisions adults can use.

  • PhD
  • Two books on resilience
  • 20+ years in educational institutions
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Research into action. No empty motivation.

People should not be labelled non-resilient without examining the conditions in which they are expected to adapt.

Built for real contexts

One evidence base.
Different decisions.

The same difficulty can require a different response in a classroom, family or organisation.

The PRACTICE framework

From observation to proportionate action.

A repeatable method for thinking accurately before intervening.

  1. Pinpointthe difficulty
  2. Reviewrisks and resources
  3. Assessdevelopmental fit
  4. Calibratechallenge and support
  5. Transfermeaningful agency
  6. Implementone useful change
  7. Checkthe response
  8. Escalatewhen necessary

Practical resources

Use the research on Monday morning.

Research grounded in practice

Róbert Erdei, PhD

“Resilience should not remain academic theory—or become another motivational slogan.”

Róbert Erdei is a qualified psychologist with more than twenty years of experience in educational institutions. He holds a PhD and has written two books and several scientific articles about resilience.

His professional experience includes working with children, families and educational professionals under difficult circumstances, including in disadvantaged regions where coping with adversity and sustaining resilience are everyday realities and necessities.

  • PhDResearch expertise in education and resilience
  • 2 booksPublished works focused on resilience
  • Several articlesScientific publications about resilience
  • 20+ yearsExperience across educational institutions
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