In the current scenario, where societies are changing rapidly in the cultural, economic, political and social context, the issue of Active Citizenship Education has become more and more crucial in defining the objectives of education systems all over Europe, starting with the proclamation in 2005 of the European Year of Citizenship through Education and as set out in the Strategic Framework for European Cooperation in Education and Training (ET2020). This urgency was the cornerstone of the construction of the Erasmus+ STEP research project, Citizenship education and teacher training: an alliance between school and territory, in which I carried out part of my doctoral research. Within the STEP project, work has been carried out on the themes of living together, heritage education and sustainable development with the aim of promoting and strengthening dialogue and integration between the various disciplines that can affect the development of active citizenship skills, through the direct involvement of children and teachers in genuinely relevant experiences. In defining the theoretical framework of the case studies, it was essential to start a reflection on the different existing models of Citizenship Education and to identify the required conditions to ensure that the school context is consistent with the values of a democratic society. The first objective of the case study was to investigate whether and how an History Education that involves them in research and discussion in the classroom can contribute to the development of citizenship skills in primary school children, seeing them as active builders of their own knowledge, through the exploration of the cultural and social territory where they live. Specific attention was paid to the theme of the development of critical thinking, which the literature indicates as underestimated and to monitor it, conversations with children were analyzed during the whole development of the project. The second question that guided the research was whether and how a path of Teacher Professional Development Research, built between school and territory, could foster the construction of a community of practice and promote in the teachers involved new pedagogical-didactic knowledge, consciously oriented to the development of citizenship skills in children. In this perspective, within the case study, a continuous exchange between researchers and teachers was established with the aim of giving space to teachers to share doubts and difficulties faced during the course. The second focus of the research is on teacher training and the identification of which training methods can produce an effective reflection on the meaning of their professional behavior and a consequent improvement in their didactic designs to orient them to the promotion of citizenship skills in children. Within the case study the model of Teacher Professional Development Research was particularly investigated, starting from the assumption that the objective of the training must be the development of a reflective teacher who is aware of his own didactic action and of the importance of the process of decoding his own representations. The second part of the research is dedicated to the representations of future teachers on the meaning of teaching History and on possible connections with Active Citizenship Education. The willingness to conduct an exploratory study, through the submission of questionnaires to students of the degree of Primary Education Science of on this topic was born from the observation, during the analysis of the data collected in the case study, of the crucial role played by teacher training together with the fundamental contribution that the decoding of their representations can provide to the development of reflective practitioners.

Nello scenario attuale, in cui le società sono soggette a rapidi cambiamenti nel tessuto culturale, economico, politico e sociale, il tema dell’Educazione alla cittadinanza attiva è divenuto sempre più centrale nella definizione degli obiettivi dei sistemi educativi in tutta Europa, a partire dalla proclamazione nel 2005 dell’Anno europeo della cittadinanza mediante l'educazione e come indicato nel Quadro strategico per la cooperazione europea nell’istruzione e nella formazione (ET2020). Questa urgenza è stata fondante per la costruzione del progetto di ricerca Erasmus+ STEP, Pedagogia della cittadinanza e formazione degli insegnanti: un’alleanza tra scuola e territorio, nella cornice del quale ho condotto parte della mia ricerca di dottorato. In seno al progetto STEP si è lavorato sui temi del vivere insieme, dell’educazione al Patrimonio e allo sviluppo sostenibile con la finalità di promuovere e rafforzare il dialogo e l’integrazione fra i diversi saperi disciplinari che incidono sulla formazione delle competenze di cittadinanza attiva, attraverso il coinvolgimento diretto di bambini e insegnanti in esperienze autenticamente rilevanti. Nella definizione del quadro teorico all’interno del quale si sono svolti gli studi di caso è stato fondamentale avviare una riflessione sui diversi modelli di Educazione alla cittadinanza esistenti e individuare le condizioni necessarie perché il contesto scolastico sia coerente con i valori di una società democratica. Il primo obiettivo dello studio di caso è stato indagare se e come contribuisca a sviluppare competenze di cittadinanza nei bambini della Scuola Primaria una Didattica della Storia che li veda attivi costruttori del proprio sapere, attraverso l’esplorazione del territorio culturale e sociale nel quale vivono e che li coinvolga in ricerche e discussioni in classe. Una particolare attenzione è stata rivolta al tema dello sviluppo del pensiero critico, che la letteratura indica come sottostimato e per monitorarlo si sono analizzate le conversazioni con i bambini durante tutto l’arco di sviluppo del progetto. La seconda domanda che ha guidato la ricerca è stata se e come un percorso di Ricerca-Formazione potesse favorire la costruzione di una comunità di pratica e promuovere negli insegnanti coinvolti nuovi saperi pedagogico-didattici, consapevolmente orientati allo sviluppo di competenze di cittadinanza nei bambini. In quest’ottica è stato previsto uno scambio continuo tra ricercatori e insegnanti con l’obiettivo di dare spazio agli insegnanti per condividere dubbi e difficoltà incontrati durante il percorso. Il secondo focus della ricerca è proprio la formazione insegnanti e l’individuazione di quali modelli di formazione possano produrre un’efficace riflessione sul senso del loro agire professionale e un conseguente miglioramento nelle loro progettazioni didattiche per orientarle alla promozione delle competenze di cittadinanza nei bambini. Si è indagato in particolare con lo studio di caso il modello della Ricerca-Formazione partendo dall’assunto che l’obiettivo della formazione debba essere lo sviluppo di un insegnante riflessivo e consapevole del proprio agire didattico e dell’importanza del processo di decodifica delle proprie rappresentazioni. La seconda parte della ricerca è dedicata appunto alle rappresentazioni dei futuri insegnanti sul significato dell’insegnamento della Storia e su eventuali connessioni con l’Educazione alla cittadinanza attiva. La volontà di condurre uno studio esplorativo, attraverso la somministrazione di questionari agli studenti di Scienze della Formazione Primaria su questo tema è nata dall’osservazione, durante l’analisi dei dati raccolti nello studio di caso, del ruolo cruciale rivestito dalla formazione insegnanti unitamente al fondamentale apporto che la decodifica delle proprie rappresentazioni può fornire allo sviluppo di professionisti riflessivi.

(2020). RAGIONARE SUL PASSATO PER COSTRUIRE IL FUTURO Educare alla cittadinanza attiva attraverso lo studio della Storia. (Tesi di dottorato, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, 2020).

RAGIONARE SUL PASSATO PER COSTRUIRE IL FUTURO Educare alla cittadinanza attiva attraverso lo studio della Storia

FREDELLA, CLAUDIA DELIA
2020

Abstract

In the current scenario, where societies are changing rapidly in the cultural, economic, political and social context, the issue of Active Citizenship Education has become more and more crucial in defining the objectives of education systems all over Europe, starting with the proclamation in 2005 of the European Year of Citizenship through Education and as set out in the Strategic Framework for European Cooperation in Education and Training (ET2020). This urgency was the cornerstone of the construction of the Erasmus+ STEP research project, Citizenship education and teacher training: an alliance between school and territory, in which I carried out part of my doctoral research. Within the STEP project, work has been carried out on the themes of living together, heritage education and sustainable development with the aim of promoting and strengthening dialogue and integration between the various disciplines that can affect the development of active citizenship skills, through the direct involvement of children and teachers in genuinely relevant experiences. In defining the theoretical framework of the case studies, it was essential to start a reflection on the different existing models of Citizenship Education and to identify the required conditions to ensure that the school context is consistent with the values of a democratic society. The first objective of the case study was to investigate whether and how an History Education that involves them in research and discussion in the classroom can contribute to the development of citizenship skills in primary school children, seeing them as active builders of their own knowledge, through the exploration of the cultural and social territory where they live. Specific attention was paid to the theme of the development of critical thinking, which the literature indicates as underestimated and to monitor it, conversations with children were analyzed during the whole development of the project. The second question that guided the research was whether and how a path of Teacher Professional Development Research, built between school and territory, could foster the construction of a community of practice and promote in the teachers involved new pedagogical-didactic knowledge, consciously oriented to the development of citizenship skills in children. In this perspective, within the case study, a continuous exchange between researchers and teachers was established with the aim of giving space to teachers to share doubts and difficulties faced during the course. The second focus of the research is on teacher training and the identification of which training methods can produce an effective reflection on the meaning of their professional behavior and a consequent improvement in their didactic designs to orient them to the promotion of citizenship skills in children. Within the case study the model of Teacher Professional Development Research was particularly investigated, starting from the assumption that the objective of the training must be the development of a reflective teacher who is aware of his own didactic action and of the importance of the process of decoding his own representations. The second part of the research is dedicated to the representations of future teachers on the meaning of teaching History and on possible connections with Active Citizenship Education. The willingness to conduct an exploratory study, through the submission of questionnaires to students of the degree of Primary Education Science of on this topic was born from the observation, during the analysis of the data collected in the case study, of the crucial role played by teacher training together with the fundamental contribution that the decoding of their representations can provide to the development of reflective practitioners.
NIGRIS, ELISABETTA
ZECCA, LUISA
GARCÍA PÉREZ, FRANCISCO
Educazione; Cittadinanza; Didattica; Storia; Formazione
Education; Citizenship; History; Didactic; Formazione
M-PED/03 - DIDATTICA E PEDAGOGIA SPECIALE
Italian
16-gen-2020
SCIENZE DELLA FORMAZIONE E DELLA COMUNICAZIONE
32
2018/2019
open
(2020). RAGIONARE SUL PASSATO PER COSTRUIRE IL FUTURO Educare alla cittadinanza attiva attraverso lo studio della Storia. (Tesi di dottorato, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, 2020).
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