Mental health challenges like anxiety, stress, and depression are rising rapidly among children and teens. These struggles directly affect a student’s emotional well-being, academic performance, school relationships, and long-term development—creating an urgent challenge for educational communities and authorities.
The four-year initiative, which runs from September 2025 to August 2029, is backed by €92,375 in funding. In addition to its research goals, the project includes a dedicated training grant for a predoctoral researcher, fostering the next generation of experts in educational equity.
"In recent years, the educational landscape in Chile has been redefined by student diversity. This includes a broad spectrum of learners, ranging from those requiring specialized support to high capacity students with advanced abilities. To address these gaps, the system must move toward inclusive pedagogy and flexible frameworks capable of responding to unique learning processes and student backgrounds."
Recently, the Fondecyt 1240814 project, led by Dr. Marco Antonio Villalta Paucar, psychologist and academic of the School of Psychology of the University of Santiago de Chile, has given rise to a key document that gathers the reflections and proposals generated in the seminar “The New Public Education and the pedagogical challenges”, held on June 10, 2024 at Usach.
Recently, the Fondecyt 1240814 project, led by Dr. Marco Antonio Villalta Paucar, psychologist and academic of the School of Psychology of the University of Santiago de Chile, has given rise to a key document that gathers the reflections and proposals generated in the seminar “The New Public Education and the pedagogical challenges”, held on June 10, 2024 at Usach.