ECEC was instituted by Law n.65 of 2017 in Italy to respond to the European and National political and educational debate. This step marks a crucial moment for the early and secondary childhood education sector and for the definition of specific training paths for education professionals. One of the…

The paper presents the effectiveness of a coaching course carried out with sixteen teachers belonging to four schools in Palermo. The coaching process was launched starting from the hypothesis that enhancing the skills of middle management in educational institutions positively affects the overall…

The contribution examines the experience received by university students with respect to the territory. Meetings have been proposed with the actors of the social partners (Community managers and entities) who reported their direct experience in the educational field. The research will be conducted…

The multimedia nature of today’s expressive contexts and communicative languages has changed learning environments and youth training needs, dematerializing relational experiences. In May 2023, two professors from the SFBCT Department of the University of Macerata offered, to their students, a…

Pedagogical documentation can be a continuous research activity that commits the educator to eschew the usual and taken for granted practices (Wien, 2011), directing him/her towards the path of listening and observation to collect data that testify to the children's progress so as to make their…

The contribution presents an experience conducted in a secondary school following a careful rereading of the Institute Self-Evaluation Report (RAV) and a long analysis by the teaching staff regarding the frequent difficulties that many students encounter in the final period of studies relating to…

Feedback is one of the most important factors in supporting study and promoting academic achievement. Engagement and motivation are considered important dimensions of feedback recipience. In a Laboratory of Educational Technology of a blended master's degree, the teacher released digital written…

As part of a project on teacher professionalism, When I Teach questionnaire has been validated, aimed at exploring certain aspects of teaching and stimulating teachers and schools to reflect on them. The dimensions explored are Self-evaluation, Critical Awareness, Openness to Confrontation,…

This contribution explores the relationship between migration, marginalization, and educational planning within a migration reception program implemented in the city of Reggio Emilia. The project, in which one of the authors actively participates and which forms the basis of a seven-year thesis,…

Teachers play a key role in supporting equitable and quality education, as also advocated by the 2030 Agenda, leading to relevant and effective learning outcomes. To achieve this, they must develop themselves as transformative agents and change-makers, especially in a post-pandemic era. To this end,…

This contribution places within the historical nexus between popular scientists and educators in STEM disciplines. It investigates the identities of communicators, be they individual or collective entities, who garner attention from educators within the sphere of social media. The study contemplates…

This paper aims to investigate, with the help of an exploratory survey, the gap that exists between the moment a disability diagnosis is communicated and the subsequent state of isolation experienced in many cases by families, and thus the role that an accompanying educational pathway could play for…

The Listening, Orientation, and Support Desk is a socio-educational service aimed at promoting social inclusion and employment integration for Sub-Saharan migrants hosted at Casa Sankara. Casa Sankara is established in the Foggia region ten years ago, initiated by a small group of African migrants,…

In the Italian National teacher Training Plan (MIUR, 2016) a profile based on three main competences emerges: teaching, organization, and professionalism; acquired via individual and context level interventions. The latter has an impact on the didactic aspects in order to realize effective,…

Teacher leadership plays a crucial role in encouraging active engagement of teachers in guiding and sharing responsibilities, not only enhancing organizational effectiveness but also significantly shaping their professional growth. This paper aims to explore teachers' perception of obstacles,…

Skills enabling individuals to face life challenges are crucial in a rapidly changing world. The European Union promotes the LifeComp framework in a lifelong learning perspective. However, how can individuals learn to unlock their potential, to self-regulate and deal with complexity? To what degree…

Among many rights the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN, 2006) also guarantees the right to receive accessible information so that no one is excluded. Based on this principle, Inclusion Europe issued Guidelines in 2009 to ensure that information is written in a way that is…

The paper presents a workshop experience conducted at the University and aimed at deepening the analysis and perception of hate speech and violence. Hate speech often takes the form of manifestations directed towards more fragile individuals or entire social groups and conveyed through mainly…

Several meta-analyses and systematic literature reviews conducted in recent decades have demonstrated the effectiveness of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) in acquiring communicative, linguistic and relational skills in students with complex communication needs (CCN), including those…

The paper aims to offer a reflection on the theme of welcoming the Different (in this case, the Foreigner who flees from war, the Refugee) and on the related dimensions of hospitality, care and integration, starting from the analysis of the qualitative data emerged in research on the management of…

The development of educators' professional skills is nowadays fundamental for designing, implementing and evaluating quality educational experiences in kindergartens. The contribution refers to the initial training course aimed at educators in the nurseries of the Municipality of Foligno and intends…

The school is made by a variety of times: the time of learning, the time of teaching, the time of the curriculum, the authentic time of learning, the times of differentiated teaching, but also the time of the school calendar and the canonical time of the minutes allotted to the class hour. Time can…

The paper presents the construction and psychometric property analysis of a questionnaire (TECNOVAL) developed to investigate in-service teachers’ beliefs about the value of digital technology in instruction. The study examined the instrument’s data properties, factor structure, and reliability…

The increase in social networking accounts among the young people of the Alpha generation draws the attention of educational institutions on the possible online misinformation on health prevention topics. It is well known by now how social networks can contribute to the identity construction of…

Drawing on studies in intercultural pedagogy, informal learning and the sociomaterial perspective, the paper presents the results of a qualitative research interested in investigating what types of learning emerge as a result of frequenting stores located in a highly multi-ethnic neighborhood of a…

This paper aims to provide a reflection on accessibility and continuity in education as key elements in supporting Integrated System implementation processes, leveraging the support of interprofessional pathways and fostering family participation. International research, reports and national laws…

This pilot study investigates whether olfactory stimulation, proposed during both learning and naps for children aged 2-3 years, can impact the consolidation of a mnemonic trace. Research demonstrates how sleep plays a central role in this process, and, in early childhood, promotes brain…

This article presents a literature review, encompassing a scoping review, and a narrative review within the broader context of game studies. Inside a project focused on Classcraft in Italian secondary school, the aim is to answer the research question: Are the students actually playing while they…

The contribution aims to present the initial results of a study that sought to investigate the potential of prison libraries, conceived as privileged space for designing educational interventions aimed at supporting inclusion pathways for incarcerated individuals. Through the collection and analysis…

The article examines the specific social and training needs of migrant women from the content analysis of 60 interviews carried out in Second Language (SL) schools in the city of Rome. The feminization of migratory flows has increasingly led us to reflect on the peculiarities of the experience of…

Are information able, to influence and condition the attitude of partecipation and civintenship? Does a relationship between fear and responsible and critical civic behaviours exist? 'Globalization facilitates the formation of real media empires, controlled by the aforementioned powerful entities or…

Sport activities are an important resource for promoting the education, well-being, and social inclusion of all children. However, children with disabilities participate in these activities less than their peers due to various physical and social barriers in their environment. A full understanding…

The EU documents emphasize how, for the development of effective policies and strategies for the modernization of higher education, both at the level of political accountability and at the level of individual higher education institutions (HEI), it is essential to develop a broad spectrum of data…

The aim of this article is to present those elements of assessment approaches that change as a consequence of a process of educational innovation. To this end, a multiple case study in which seven schools in Catalonia (Spain) that are implementing this innovation was carried out. The results…

The focus of the paper is an observational-descriptive study of three comprehensive schools in the Lombardy Region. It examines: the context in which teachers worked during the COVID-19 pandemic, their beliefs and practices regarding formative assessment, student learning and engagement during ERT,…

The year 2020 was a time of profound changes for elementary school support teachers, first with the d. interm. n. 182 and then with the O.M. n. 172, the latter introduced the descriptive assessment for each school discipline in place of the grade in tenths, in the periodic and final assessments of…

Vocational Education and Training (VET) aims to prepare young students for the labor market by jointly promoting vocational and transversal competences. Some of the most transversal ones, such as the Citizenship Competence (Council of the European Union, 2018), are particularly important in…

The paper reflects on satisfaction as an evaluative measure of perceived quality; in particular, on the satisfaction with the quality of the service on the part of the secondary school teachers who passed the extraordinary competition and followed the training course to acquire the 5 ECTS credits,…

The article examines a project carried out in collaboration with U.S.R. Toscana in the 2020-21 school year. The researchers designed three actions - research, training, consultancy - and analyzed 15 assessment practices in the context of the primary evaluation reform decreed by the O.M. 172/2020. A…

Assessment in HE literature states that alternative assessment approaches (Boud, 2010; Grion & Serbati, 2019; Sambell, McDowell & Montgomery, 2013) improve students' learning. At the national level, the debate on the topic is not yet widespread and the practices are predominantly…

The recognition of an active and co-responsible role of learners in assessment has grown in importance over time. In particular, the “assessment as learning” approach highlights how assessment processes contribute to the developing of learners’ competences and engagement. In recent years,…

The theme of assessment refers to a complex and multidimensional construct, in which epistemological assumptions, methodologies, tools and relational contexts converge. The present contribution intends to decline this reflection within the horizon of inclusive processes aimed at students with…

The theme of evaluation allows us to explore a reality continuously growing abroad, which is also quite widespread in Italy: the parental education. Unconventional educational experiences and traditional school paths find a common element in the evaluation of the outcomes. From our perspective, the…

The kindergarten teacher plays the role of educational guide capable of proposing learning paths that allow the children to discover himself, ensuring his centrality (Ellerani, 2013), and guaranteeing the discovery of others and of the surrounding world. Through movement, the child develops social…

The contribution deepens the evaluation practices with a specific focus on the induction phase of the newly hired teacher and the strategic function of training and peer observation activities carried out with the mentor teacher (Bleach, 2013; Magnoler, 2018; Fiorucci & Moretti, 2019, 2022). The…

This study explores the relationship between school climate variables and students’ resilience and social-emotional skills. Eight aspects of the school climate were examined, including Teacher Support for Learning, Teacher Support for Relationship Building, Social and Civic Learning, Social…

The contribution reported here aims to describe photovoice experimentation as an image-based didactic experience carried out in higher education. The multicultural change that characterizes the academic context, in which this pedagogical experience has been realized, is a challenge for professors,…

In primary school, pupils often use drawings to express themselves, but it is rare for these drawings to be used to evaluate educational experiences. A study in Verona, Italy used drawings to better understand the impact of Mixed Reality (MR) technology on heritage education for 132 fifth-grade…

This paper presents the results of an evaluation research project conducted at the University of Milano-Bicocca's Master's Degree Program in Teacher Education. The research used a mixed-methods sequential explanatory design to: a) describe the changing socio-demographic and occupational profiles of…

Feedback is considered as a primary component in formative assessment, as well as one of the factors that has a great influence on student learning. The paper aims to illustrate and evaluate the results of an investigation in which the use of feedback, and in particular peer feedback, is promoted in…

Some research has shown that pedagogical postures and meaningful relationships between teachers and students oriented towards a highly inclusive evaluation process, because it is negotiated, participatory, and pedagogically based, can produce benefits in performance, in the involvement of the…

The issue of educational evaluation has long attracted the attention of stakeholders, engaging them in debates of a different nature (Scriven, 1991; Corsini, 2015). This contribution emphasizes comparative evaluation and the levels within which this takes place (OECD, 2013). The objective is to…

This paper presents the results of the monitoring of the activities implemented under measure 5 ("Extracurricular Internships") of the Youth Guarantee Programme, funded by Regione Campania and reserved specifically for undergraduates and graduates with disabilities under the age of 35. After…

In the school context, learning to understand the reason for an evaluation is certainly one of the most arduous challenges that students try to accomplish on a daily basis. The active guidance of teachers can effectively help in this continuous reflection that accompanies each person throughout…

Evaluation allows students to become aware of their own educational process with the acquisition of disciplinary contents and skills and competences connected to them; however, it is also an educational moment because it can guide students' attitudes, improving the subjects and contexts involved. In…

In the light of the indications and guidelines for the implementation of the PNRR measures (M4 C1) relating to Investment Area 1.6 'Active guidance towards school-university transition' and the indications provided by Ministerial Decree no. 934/2022, universities are called upon to implement 15-hour…

The migratory choice represents a planning action in the course of which various transition dimensions arise: spatial, emotional, cultural, social status, alphabetic, linguistic, professional, citizenship. The immigrant adult goes through a process of recontextualization of his personal and cultural…

Barriers and facilitators represent two substantial constructs for the design of an inclusive teaching aimed at students with Special Educational Needs, but they must be analyzed within an epistemo-logical framework that avoids a simple list of elements. This contribution illustrates the research…

Recent years have seen a change in the way pre-school children play and learn. In this regard, experts are increasingly questioning how effective the use of technologies is in educational and training contexts and how digital applications can facilitate the learning and development of young…

The paper presents the results of an exploratory research aimed at investigating various aspects related to the use of immersive virtual reality (IVR) in schools. In a high school computer lab, five students in a first-grade class participated in a lesson on the cardiovascular system while wearing…

This paper shows the early results of a Participatory Action-Research (PAR) in which University, School, and Third Sector of the city of Palermo dialogue with each other to design new educational systems’ architectures. Within the theoretical framework provided by Universal Design for Learning,…

Since the 1970s the Italian school has chosen the path of integration and inclusion of all male and female students, making difference its cornerstone. The education cannot but feed on diversity in order to be truly effective, in terms of building cultures and citizenship practices. In this…

Memes have become one of the most insidious tools for spreading online misinformation. Their power stems from their ability to create strong emotions using images accompanied by ironic or humorous jokes on a particular topic. Very often, they are based on stereotypes or cultural, social, or…

The paper concerns an observational-correlational research aimed at detecting the “profile” of conceptions about assessment of the aspiring secondary school teachers enrolled in PF24 provided by the University of Bologna. The research was initiated in A.Y. 2020/21 and continued in A.Y. 2021/22,…

The structuring of teachers' professional stance is a complex, dynamic, and collective process (Magnoler, 2017), influenced by various factors: initial and in-service training, beliefs within the school community (Lussi Borer et al., 2015), individual self-determination and intentionality, and…

Video production-based learning is widely recognised as a powerful strategy to engage students in meaningful learning in terms of disciplinary outcomes (Sablić et al., 2021), motivation (Carmichael et al., 2018) and collaborative skills (Hung et.al., 2004). The aim of the present study is to…

Several studies have shown that participating in interventions promoting social-emotional skills from early childhood can contribute to improved school outcomes, even in the long term. The present quasi-experimental study compared the effectiveness of two methods of promoting social-emotional skills…

This article presents results from the first phase of an action research process conducted together with a group of secondary school teachers, with the aim of experimenting with actions that reduce educational risk and improve inclusion and participation in schools. The ‘Framework for…

The paper contextualizes the study activities within the Action 4.3 of the fourth objective programmed by the UN 2030 Agenda: By 2030, ensure equal access for all women and men to affordable and quality technical, vocational, and tertiary education, including university. In this context, the…

The paper presents an exploratory research on the function of educational counseling as support and enhancement of the professional capabilities of educators and teachers of early childhood education 0-6 years, with a view to continuity and the creation of a concrete culture for ages 0-6. The…

The concept of creativity recalls multiple skills and competencies, such as personality and motivational factors, styles, strategies, and metacognitive reflections (Runco, 2013). Educational proposals aimed at developing creativity in preschoolers involve diverse cognitive processes that develop…

National and international research has been able to deepen important differences between stu-dents of small schools located in rural communities and students of metropolitan schools, with par-ticular reference to learning in STEM disciplines. The narrative review proposed in this contribu-tion…

This article analyses the project "REASON - REAct in the Struggle against ONline hate speech", which aims to counter online hate speech from a methodological point of view, drawing attention to the training actions of the Research Center on Intercultural Relations of the Catholic University of the…

In recent years, a deep digital transformation has been taking place within education at all levels; the Covid-19 pandemic has given a strong acceleration to the use of new technologies for teaching and created a new approach to life. The digital evolution of experiential contexts is embedded both…

The early detection of learning difficulties, attributable to a Specific Learning Disorder (SLD), during the pre-school period is of fundamental importance in order to initiate teaching activities aimed at acquiring the prerequisites for school learning. Carrying out screening and subsequent…

The evolving world of work leads universities to orient students toward self-entrepreneurship. The recruitment of a European framework (EntreComp) in an Erasmus+ project aimed to foster entrepreneurial skills in trainees demonstrated the possibility for students to acquire job placement & career…

University education is conceived, on the one hand, as a contribution to the development of subjectivities (Biesta, 2017) and, on the other hand, as a response to the various demands of stakeholders, territories, work sectors and, in general, the market economy (De Feo & Pitzalis, 2017). This…

The emergency caused by the SARS-coV-2 virus has generated radical transformations in people's lives. This article analyzes one of the most widespread changes that the pandemic has introduced into work settings: the adoption of diversified forms of smart working. Starting from the observation that…

During the training workshops Assessment of learning organized by the scientific high school “E. Fermi” in Aversa (CE) for newly hired teachers and with transfer of role (a.s. 2022/2023), the paradigm shift was illustrated which, in recent decades, is transforming assessment in the classrooms,…

This paper aims to explore the pedagogical aspects, still little explored, of the competence of the social educator in non-formal contexts of educational community for young people. These entities draw the development of a laboratory methodology from the perspective of the pedagogical design,…

The university is undoubtedly a privileged place for participation, confrontation, and continuous educational investment. A place where students are actively encouraged to reason and solve problems by autonomously obtaining and drawing on all the necessary information sources. The study describes…

More and more teachers are planning and implementing the integration of tablets into teaching. However, the effectiveness of such initiatives does not depend on the simple adoption of the devices, but on the ways teachers use them in the classroom. Therefore, it is pivotal to look at successful…

In the age of datafication, our lives are increasingly created and managed online. This path seems irreversible and greater attention to the use and structures of the mass media, especially new media, seems equally essential. In this scenario, in which the main social media and their functions have…

Teacher reflective competence is a central theme in the debate of national and international pedagogical research. With a view to university teaching innovation, recent studies see the potential of the Narrative Inquiry (NI) methodological approach as good practice and an effective tool for…

This contribution presents the results of a training course carried out at the University of Palermo on the topic of fake news. The study involved 191 students enrolled in the Primary Education Degree Program, aiming to assess their understanding and familiarity with this phenomenon. Before…

The relevant increase in the number of female and male students with DSA enrolled in recent years has placed new demands on university teaching. The latter, is in fact, requested to increase its capacity to include, placing the person's potential at the centre of its pedagogical-didactic planning,…

The paper aims to present the experienced life values with a specific focus on the religiosity of some young Italian secondary school students who spent a year studying abroad. These data, which are drawn from a broader study entitled "Experienced life values after the study abroad experience.…

Abstract: The work sheds light on the inclusive potential of Alternative Augmentative Communication (AAC) as a facilitative tool not for the exclusive use of pupils with Special Educational Needs, but for the benefit of the whole class group (Fontani, 2016; 2020a; 2020b; Cook & Odom, 2013). AAC…

Abstract: Culture, education, a correct language are elements to be able to guarantee a system of equal opportunities and inclusion of all. Men and women, Italian and non-Italian, high-functioning students and people with disabilities, all belonging to a world that must be increasingly welcoming and…

Food, in its various forms and representations, plays a fundamental role in the culture of every population in the world, given its importance to the health of each individual. Healthy nutritional practice and correct eating behaviors are useful to achieve optimal growth and development of the…

Playing videogames can positively affect health and well-being in older adults, alleviating the loss of cognitive functions and promoting a better lifestyle. The videogame industry recently started to produce games and apps specifically aimed at promoting physical and cognitive training (exergames…

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the higher education system had to reconsider its approach to teaching and evaluation to address the issue of students' lack of motivation. This paper illustrates how the gamification-based course "Nuove Tecnologie per l'Educazione e la Formazione" (A.Y. 2021/2022) was…

This paper is a qualitative case study which explores university teachers' attitudes towards gamification, their expectations about the use of a gamified approach in HE courses, and their willingness to adopt this approach. This study also intends to highlight strategies by which HEIs interested in…

Digital learning increases cognitive and social skills (Anolli & Mantovani, 2011). This paper explores the use of Serious games (SGs) as online and collaborative learning tools. It reports the experience of an intervention addressed to 90 university students and the evaluation of the…

This paper presents an experience conducted by the writer within the Support Specialization Course of Roma Tre University in order to investigate whether and to what extent play is tolerated within a group of adults in training. More specifically, starting from the principles and methodology of Open…

In consideration of the growing application of seriuous games in multiple contexts (Breuer & Bent, 2010; Donovan, 2012; Bertolo & Mariani, 2014), the contribution bears witness to a training experience rooted within a formative culture that recognises in the “serious game” a fertile…

Serious Games (SG) represent an innovative and increasingly popular learning mode in a variety of fields, including education, vocational training and personnel selection. The use of such tools is based on the ability to engage users in playful activities, aimed at assessing and developing specific…

The contribution presents a game-based training experience aimed at high school students, developed as part of the "Career Development and Future Professions'' orientation course offered by the University of Siena and funded through PNRR resources (D.M. 934/2022). The course involved 5 high schools…

“We can always do something. Didactic itineraries for legality” (Gianeselli, 2023) : in this project the serious game is built in four phases. The classroom’s setting is the simulation of a debate with the dialogical paradigm already experimented by Pasolini in the theatrical field and the use…

The central role of Serious Games (SG) in the development of soft skills, of the worker's personal competences, prompts pedagogical reflection. In fact, if on the one hand their presence is propaedeutic to better performance in work roles, on the other hand one cannot ignore the formative scope for…