The Life project as a tool of community governance for the implementation of systemic and synergistic care interventions

This paper analyses the role of the Individual, Personalised, and Participatory Life Project as a cornerstone for promoting the inclusion and well-being of people with disabilities, particularly those facing multiple or layered vulnerabilities. Building upon the current legislative framework (Italian Law 328/2000; Legislative Decree 62/2024) and bio-psycho-social pedagogical paradigms, the study highlights how a holistic and person-centred approach can overcome the fragmentation of welfare systems, which remain excessively sectoral and disjointed. This paper presents research, conducted by the Kore University of Enna within the scope of the project “Let's make it a kaleidoscope: multiplying the places of inclusion!”. The findings confirm the persistence of structural weaknesses in the coordination of interventions, with particular impact on migrant families, while simultaneously emphasising the potential of the Educational Polyperipheries model as a pedagogical infrastructure capable of integrating diverse actions and stakeholders. From this perspective, the Life Project is positioned as a generative mechanism for inclusive processes, aimed at strengthening self-determination, co-design, and quality of life

Keywords: inclusion;multiple special needs;individual life project;educational governance;model of educational polypheries;selfdetermination

Alessandro Romano, Antonio Giannone, Marinella Muscarà, Il Progetto di vita come strumento di governance comunitaria per la realizzazione di interventi di cura sistemici e sinergici in "EDUCATION SCIENCES AND SOCIETY" 2/2025, pp 74-87, DOI: 10.3280/ess2-2025oa21066