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nonconformity

nonconformity Nonconformity is being seen as not fitting expected educational norms, such as matching peers, meeting teaching standards, or following school rules.

Nonconformity is being seen as not fitting expected educational norms, such as matching peers, meeting teaching standards, or following school rules. In this context, it is a socially judged difference that can lead adults to view ordinary school diversity as a possible problem or pathology.

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Drafting source: Iudici Antonio; Caraglia Cristiana; Cottone Paolo. Discourses leading to diagnostic excess: an ethnopsychological study in Italian schools. 2026; DOI 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1672345; article XML SHA-256 079501fde2e457bc80ce42a8ce45b8827929b625054008950ab0c975b6bc6554. “Discourses leading to diagnostic excess: an ethnopsychological study in Italian schools” (10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1672345).
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