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Bullying in schools is a phenomenon now rather known for its dynamics and subject of many experiences and trials of prevention, containment and recovery. Experiences among which it is possible to recall also the work or the community service, intended as a space for putting oneself at the service of the school or territorial community. Within this framework and starting from a re-reading of bullying in the light of the characteristics of the power of human action, the paper intends to propose itself as a space for rethinking and defining the two levels within which the educational work at school should be articulated: the formativefounding plan and the re-building plan. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The present paper aims at presenting a museum educational experience carried out at the National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art of Rome within the INTERACT project. The project aims to promote the creation of new systems of social inclusion and the development of active citizenship through museums within different categories of museum users, in particular secondary school students with disabilities. A group of 17 pupils from the Domizia Lucilla Secondary School in Rome took part in a two-day museum workshop in which, through the Object-based Learning and Digital Storytelling learning methodologies, social inclusion, well-being and the 4C skills (Creativity, Communication, Collaboration and Critical thinking) were promoted in participants. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Different laws, including the recent Law no.227 / 2021 "Delega al Governo in materia di disabilità", underline the importance of building educational projects for pupils, especially in a condition of disability, according to the Life Design’s perspective: alongside the pedagogical tension that characterizes the daily educational experience it is essential that the learning contexts know how to systematize organizational strategies to manage the various school life’s transitions: from the entering school phase, to internships experience rather than in outgoing educational guidance, assuming a systemic and unitary vision introduced thirty years ago with the law 104/1992. This paper documents the quantitative outcomes relating to the first phase of a survey involving a network of Vocational Training Centers (VTC) in Italy. The main goal is to know and understand the complexity of the practices implemented, the VTCs ability to give coherence to the educational guidance, even linking themselves to different stakeholders in the territory. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper explores a number of aspects of Alasdair MacIntyre’s anthropology, which is considered in its structural connection with practical rationality. Regarding the human element of this practical rationality, I will highlight its reflective nature and its development within an educational framework. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper aims to show how the application of the generalised versions of Rolle's theorem allows the exact number of stationary points of a rational function to be determined, even if the rational function is a fraction which contains real and/or complex conjugate zeros of any multiplicity in both numerator and denominator. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper we show how INVALSI standardized tests can contribute to mathematics teacher education. As part of the Meta-didactic transposition, the Gestinv database takes on the role of a boundary object to foster the encounter between the practices of researchers-from INVALSI and universities- and the educational institution. The outcome of this encounter can develop mathematical knowledge and the pedagogical content knowledge. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Digital innovation at school doesn’t consist only in providing new technologies to Institutions and instrumental skills to teachers. The aim of this paper is to explore both the ethical question and problems of literature teaching in the context of digital transformation: how to increase in students the ability to interpret and deconstruct the mythologies related to technology (such as the idea of competent “digital-natives”)? It’s possible to suggest the awareness that technologies can shape and influence our lives and choices? Theoretical considerations and a didactic application will focus on opportunities, limits and good practice on “media education”. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper explores the relational dimension in university contexts as a central element for the development of the sense of belonging for university students. Studies in the literature show that the “feeling part” of the University is an element that can affect the success or interruption of studies, but do not shed the light on if it can be modulated in the academic career. The empirical investigation has been conducted with a sample of students (N = 356) in order to investigate i) if there is a relationship between the sense of belonging and academic self-efficacy in the sample involved and ii) whether this potential relationship may increase and/or decrease based on the year of enrollment. Results show a positive correlation between sense of belonging and academic self-efficacy (r=0,52; p<0,01) and underline statistical differences among students groups based on the year of enrollment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of this paper is to discuss about literature teaching starting from the question about the school Canon. In the belief that the common readings are the base to democratic dialogue, the essay analises the principal issues of literary teaching at school and at university. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper illustrates some teaching activities for introducing hedging in argumentative writing within English as a Foreign Language (EFL) upper secondary school classes. After introducing the concepts of metadiscourse and hedging, we give a short overview of studies on the use of hedges in EFL students’ writing. Although many hedge words are introduced early on in EFL syllabi, these structures are particularly hard to master given their pragmatic nature and the lack of systematic form-meaning correspondences. For this reason, we propose a set of awareness-raising activities to be implemented with intermediate and upper-intermediate students based on common hedges per CEFR level1 and on the illustration-interaction-induction teaching method². [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper highlights the importance of taking a broader view in the study of history, as far away as possible from classical Eurocentric interpretations, in order to enable students to deal with issues and problems that go outside the boundaries of the State perspective. For these reasons, the courses 'Global History' and 'History of Asia' aim to explore the processes that have shaped global relations in the modern age from a political, economic, social and cultural point of view and to provide a solid knowledge of the history of Eastern Asia between the 19th and 20th centuries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper referring to the Bachelor's degree course in History and Stories of the Contemporary World offered at the University of Insubria in Varese and making explicit the inseparable and always decisive link that exists between two disciplines such as the History of Science and the Philosophy of Science, asks what precise role - at once critical, heuristic and formative - the study of the philosophy of science makes available to learners within this specific curriculum of studies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Each language decides in its own way which meanings have semiotic relevance (and therefore must be expressed through different lexemes) and which do not. This is the origin of many anisomorphisms in the lexical systems of different languages. In this paper the author illustrates some of them in the Russian language in contrast to Italian. The aim of the essay is to provide categories and examples to help teachers in making learners aware of such anisomorphisms between the Russian and Italian languages. This helps to develop both their lexical competence and metalinguistic thinking. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

International large-scale assessments (ILSAs) in education have a long history, but their frequency, heterogeneity and order of magnitude have changed over the years. No matter what education systems may look like in the future, these tools are here to stay and will likely be applied in new countries. Two factors have favoured the expansion of ILSAs: the growing emphasis on educational accountability and the importance of evidence-based research. This growth has led to increased visibility and debates over interpretations and the implications of the results. Although there is widespread recognition that these surveys can provide invaluable information, researchers have little consensus about what types of comparisons are the most meaningful and what could be done to assure more sound interpretation. This paper aims to explore and analyse the arguments about the uses and consequences of ILSAs, highlighting, in particular, their rationales, strengths, limitations, and complexities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

inglese In recent years, the issue of gender difference in scientific disciplines has established itself in the political, social, and economic debate at national and international level. Nevertheless, in the italian scholastic environment, many topics related to gender inclusion are still underdeveloped or perceived as marginal. In this paper we investigate what are the strategies that school, and therefore teachers, can implement to promote inclusion in scientific disciplines, without losing sight of the complexity of the phenomenon which requires reflection at a broader level. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Nowadays, information technology, through increasingly intelligent systems, has invaded all sectors and fields of our life. The devices we use (excluding computers, smartphones, tablets and similar) are increasingly smart: cars with advanced infotainment systems, smart TVs that are real computers, household appliances connected to the network. All these devices, in some way, use software that have a certain level of intelligence. In this context, agents are autonomous, reactive and proactive software systems, capable of interacting with both the environment in which they reside and other entities. This paper describes in broad terms what are the agents, how they are utilized in cinematography and how their use has contributed to the production of some great films of the last twenty years, such as the trilogy of The Lord of the Rings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The National Plan for New Skills (PNC) is a strategic coordination framework aimed at addressing the new skills needs arising from digital and ecological transitions, as well as the effects of the pandemic. The PNC emphasizes the importance of strengthening and expanding the dual system of vocational education and training as a means of preventing skills mismatch and better aligning learning pathways with individual needs and labor market demands. This paper will briefly outline some possible types of dual pathways. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper analyses the policy of 'depoliticisation' of city settlements conducted in Sicily by the tyrants through deportations and forced relocations and considers its far-reaching political and social consequences. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An art experience within the classroom is an effective and engaging tool for understanding the creative processes and poetics of artists, especially contemporary ones. The expressive possibilities of light are experimented through different materials and light devices, with the help of the camera, to actively know and learn how, in the first half of the twentieth century with the discovery of artificial light sources, light became raw material to be shaped and an artistic medium, profoundly transforming the role of the spectator and the perception of the space of the work. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]