RicercAzione

RicercAzione is a six-monthly journal that was founded in 2009 on the initiative of IPRASE, the Institute for Educational Research and Experimentation of the Autonomous Province of Trento.

It is a scientific journal that intends to promote knowledge, guidelines and practices concerning educational research, innovation and teaching in local, national and international contexts. It contains contributions of theoretical and empirical research on teaching and educational practices and is addressed to those who work in education  as well as to researchers, training providers and local decision makers.

Since of 2019, RicercAzione consists of three sections: the Research section, whose contributions are published with DOI and follow the scientific standards of peer reviewed articles, the Experiences and Reflections section and the Reviews section, whose contributions offer opportunities for reflection and professional development for those who work in schools. These contributions use various writing formats (narratives of experiences, interviews, documents, reviews...) for which the double-blind review process is not foreseen, are directly accepted by the editors and are not identified by a specific DOI.

RicercaAzione is an A-class journal for Area 11/D1 (Pedagogy and history of pedagogy) and for Area 11/D2 (Didactics, Special Pedagogy and Educational Research) according to the rating of scientific journals carried out by ANVUR (Italian National Agency for the Evaluation of Universities and Research Institutes). It also recognized by ANVUR as a scientific journals for all the others Area 11 sectors and for all the sectors in Area 10 and Area 14. Anvur

RicercAzione provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. Open Access

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Publication date: 2025-06-30
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Researches

Synthetic judgements in primary school. Practical suggestions for periodic, final and ongoing assessment
Andrea Ciani, Alessandra Rosa, Ira Vannini
pp. 25 - 40
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Documenting the school of autonomy. The expansion of the educational offer and the funds of former Law 440/97: The research documentation process of INDIRE
Valentina Pappalardo, Donatella Rangoni, Maria Teresa Sagri
pp. 41 - 59
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Teacher self-efficacy and collective efficacy. Educational innovation for an inclusive school
Fabio Filosofi, Michelina Valenza, Anna Serbati, Paola Venuti
pp. 61 - 79
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Education for sustainability and teaching innovation: towards inclusive learning
Riccardo Sebastiani
pp. 81 - 93
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Exposing teachers’ beliefs to design effective professional development
Laura Landi
pp. 95 - 115
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Parental educational experience with children aged 0-6. A survey in Valceresio (Italy)
Enrico Orizio, Katia Montalbetti
pp. 117 - 134
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An “alleazione” to grow: learning described by children. A participatory research in a Senza Zaino primary school
Martina Rossi, Giulia Pastori
pp. 135 - 148
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Assessment and photovoice. Representations about assessment in a primary school
Debora Aquario, Giorgia Perin
pp. 149 - 162
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«A work of attention». Place based writing in upper secondary school as an eco-pedagogical practice: an educative research
Tommaso Reato, Monica Fedeli
pp. 163 - 178
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Reviews

Encourage teachers’ research mindset
Review of the volume edited by Martin Dodman, Roberta Cardarello, Valeria Damiani, Andrea Ciani, La Ricerca-Formazione - Impatti, strumenti, fattori, Franco Angeli, 2025
Giorgio Asquini
pp. 219 - 220
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Assessment for Learning
Review of the Guide edited by Gabriella Agrusti and Ira Vannini, Valutare gli apprendimenti nella scuola primaria. Metodologie e materiali per la valutazione in ingresso, in itinere e finale, Giunti EDU, Firenze, 2025
Francesca Fioretti
pp. 221 - 222
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The gentle push that transforms the school
Review of the book by Marco Orsi, Leadership leggera con il nudge, Logus mondi interattivi, 2024
Salvatore Lentini
pp. 223 - 225
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Developing Logical and Problem-Solving Skills in Primary School
Review of the book by Antonio Calvani, Andrea Peru, Marta Pellegrini e Valeria Di Martino, Potenziare logica e problem solving, Carocci, 2023
Arianna Marras
pp. 227 - 229
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Why and How to Change Schooling: Insights from Biesta and Sahlberg
Review of World-Centred Education. A View for the Present by Gert Biesta (Routledge, 2022) and In Teachers We Trust. The Finnish Way to World-Class Schools by Pasi Sahlberg and Timothy D. Walker (WW Norton, 2021).
Emanuela Assenzio
pp. 231 - 238
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