RicercAzione

At the close of every school year, and again at each new beginning, it is worthwhile to pause and reflect.
As we look at our children and students, as both adults and educators, we inevitably find ourselves returning to those questions that have no definitive answers.
Education requires an openness to a vision of the future — but how can we imagine it?
How can we help each person become the best version of themselves in this moment?
What kind of school is needed to build a future that allows everyone’s hopes to be fulfilled?
These are questions we cannot avoid answering, because they guide our daily actions. Yet, at the same time, such answers are open, as they continually evolve in dialogue with the reality we are living in — a complex reality, in a challenging time.  

Researches

Synthetic judgements in primary school. Practical suggestions for periodic, final and ongoing assessment
Andrea Ciani, Alessandra Rosa, Ira Vannini
pp. 25 - 40
pdf (Italiano)
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
pdf (Italiano)
Teacher self-efficacy and collective efficacy. Educational innovation for an inclusive school
Fabio Filosofi, Michelina Valenza, Anna Serbati, Paola Venuti
pp. 61 - 79
pdf (Italiano)
Education for sustainability and teaching innovation: towards inclusive learning
Riccardo Sebastiani
pp. 81 - 93
pdf (Italiano)
Exposing teachers’ beliefs to design effective professional development
Laura Landi
pp. 95 - 115
pdf (Italiano)
Parental educational experience with children aged 0-6. A survey in Valceresio (Italy)
Enrico Orizio, Katia Montalbetti
pp. 117 - 134
pdf (Italiano)
An “alleazione” to grow: learning described by children. A participatory research in a Senza Zaino primary school
Martina Rossi, Giulia Pastori
pp. 135 - 148
pdf (Italiano)
Assessment and photovoice. Representations about assessment in a primary school
Debora Aquario, Giorgia Perin
pp. 149 - 162
pdf (Italiano)
«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
pdf (Italiano)

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
PDF
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
PDF (Italiano)
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
PDF (Italiano)
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
PDF (Italiano)
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
PDF (Italiano)