SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING – NECESSITY AND BENEFITS FOR THE MILITARY SYSTEM

This article aims to promote social and emotional learning in the military system, identifying the major benefits and the implied changes. After a short introduction regarding the roots of social and emotional learning in the social context, the authors try to define this educative component and its outcomes for a deeper understanding of the domain. A generous space is dedicated to the concepts of social and emotional learning and competencies. In the second part of this article, the authors seek to identify some of the most relevant aspects concerning the integration of the social and emotional learning in the human resources management of the national defence system. They conclude with some recommendations and warning signs regarding the harmonisation of the military theory and practice with the social and educational challenges.