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From leadership research to district action: Integrating Robotics in Hospital and Home Education: A Systematic Review of Innovative Teaching Practices

AI-assisted editorial implementation guide. Proposed district actions are separate from the original authors’ findings and recommendations. Independent peer review of this guide is not asserted.

Evidence and transfer

Education-related source: verify which participants, institutions and outcomes were actually studied before district adoption. Source publication type: review-article. License and identity checks do not establish study quality or causality.

Original authors’ abstract, reproduced under the source license:

Abstract This paper presents a systematic literature review (SLR) on integration of robotics in hospitals and home-based educational settings. These schools provide essential educational environments that uphold children’s right to education during prolonged illness. The review explores flexible didactic design, time adaptation, and personalized teaching approaches that are crucial in these contexts. It also examines how digital technologies—specifically coding and educational robotics—enhance pediatric educational experiences, reduce isolation, and improve psychological and social well-being. Coding promotes computational thinking and soft skills, while robotics fosters creativity and leadership, making hospital learning empowering and engaging. A comprehensive search, following the PRISMA framework, was conducted across Scopus, Web of Science, JSTOR, ERIC, and Google Scholar, to identify peer-reviewed studies published between 2010 and 2023. Inclusion criteria targeted studies on robotics in hospital or home education. Grey literature, non-peer-reviewed studies, and research unrelated to non-standard schooling contexts were excluded. Out of 1,500 articles, 30 met the inclusion criteria and were analyzed across four domains: research types and sample profiles, teaching methodologies, technological tools, and skill development. Findings showed that robotics supports educational continuity, fosters engagement, and develops critical skills such as problem-solving, creativity, and leadership. It also reduces social isolation and enhances emotional well-being through interactive, personalized learning. Despite promising results, however, gaps remain, particularly regarding adolescent needs and long-term impacts. This study offers a foundational synthesis for future research and practical applications, emphasizing robotics’ transformative potential in inclusive, future-oriented learning for children in non-conventional settings. It deepens understanding of how robotics addresses educational challenges and provides a base for continued research. Keywords: Hospital education; home schooling; K-12, educational robotics; systematic review

A 90-day district inquiry

1. Days 1–15 · Appraise. Read the source methods, recruitment, comparator, outcomes and limitations. Record how the study setting differs from your district and which claim the design can support.
2. Days 16–30 · Design. Choose one school improvement question with teachers. Protect a short shared planning cycle, agree an instructional change and use a common rubric for examining student work. Agree participation, privacy protections, baseline and stopping rules before starting.
3. Days 31–60 · Observe. Collect the pre-agreed measures, keep a log of implementation changes and invite confidential voluntary feedback. Preserve existing support for staff and learners.
4. Days 61–90 · Decide. Review implementation fidelity, teacher time and independently scored student work against a recorded baseline. Examine access differences and competing explanations before attributing changes to leadership. Make a dated decision to stop, revise or extend the inquiry.

Board decision brief

Present the local problem, source setting, evidence limits, intervention, responsible owner, total cost, measured changes and uncertainty. Separate staff perceptions, implementation measures and student learning outcomes.

Attribution and reuse

Federica Pelizzari; Simone Rocco; Simona Ferrari. Integrating Robotics in Hospital and Home Education: A Systematic Review of Innovative Teaching Practices. Continuity in Education (2025-09-01). https://doi.org/10.5334/cie.156

Prepared 2026-11-07. Source authorship and DOI are preserved. The abstract and source passages are attributed extracts; this editorial guide is offered under the same CC BY 4.0 license.