Carmel Cefai
Maltese
Affiliation
University of Malta
Levels of education
- ECEC
- School education
- VET
- Higher Education
Geographical scope of expertise
Policy themes
- Access to high quality education for all
- Content of education and training curricula, development of key competences
- Vulnerable groups in education and training, ensuring inclusion and non-discrimination
- Disability/special needs, inclusive education
- Education and migration
- Early school leaving, participation in education and training
- Parental and stakeholders’ engagement, whole-school approach
- Monitoring for equity and quality in education and training
- Education and training of professional workforce
- Cross-sectorial working
- Active citizenship and identity in education
- Transitions, mobility and cross-border cooperation
- Innovation and equity in education
Selected publications
- Cefai, C., Keresztes, N., Galea, N. and Spiteri, R. (2019). ‘A Passage to Malta. The Health and Wellbeing of Foreign Children in Malta’, Malta: Commissioner for Children.
- Cefai, C. Bartolo, P., Cavioni, V. and Downes, P. (2018). ‘Strengthening Social and Emotional Education as a key curricular area across the EU. A review of the international evidence’, NESET II report, Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union
- Cefai, C. and Cooper, P. (Eds.) (2017). Mental health promotion in schools: Cross cultural narratives and perspectives, Netherlands: Sense Publications
- Slee, P, Skrzypiec, G. and Cefai, C. (Eds.) (2017). Child and Adolescent Well-being and Violence Prevention in Schools, Oxon, UK: Routledge.
- Cefai, C., Arlove, A., Duca, M., Galea, N., Muscat, M. and Cavioni, V. (2018). ‘RESCUR Surfing the Waves: An evaluation of a resilience programme in the early years’, Journal of Pastoral Care in Education. DOI: 10.1080/02643944.2018.1479224.
- Cefai, C and Spiteri Pizzuto, S. (2017). ‘Listening to the voices of young children in a Nurture Class’, Emotional and Behaviour Difficulties, 22:3, 248-260,
- Downes, P. and Cefai, C. (2016). ‘How to Tackle Bullying and Prevent School Violence in Europe: Strategies for Inclusive and Safe Schools’, NESET II report. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union.
- Cefai, C., Downes, P. and Cavioni, V. (2016). ‘Breaking the Cycle: A phenomenological approach to broadening access to post-secondary and tertiary education’, European Journal of Psychology of Education, 31:255-274.
- Cefai, C., et al. (2015). ‘Social inclusion and social justice: a resilience curriculum for early years and elementary schools in Europe’, Journal for Multicultural Education, 9:3, 122-139.
- Cefai, C. and Camilleri, L. (2015). ‘A Healthy Start: Promoting mental health and wellbeing in the early primary school years’, Emotional and Behaviour Difficulties, 20 (2),133-152. DOI: 10.1080/13632752.2014.915493