About us
EDUNOVA.ISPA is a new research unit founded under the general thematic scope: “Building Bridges in Education Research: From Learners to Systems, from Diversity to Inclusion”
Who we are & what we do
- To promote research in Education, in different dimensions of educational processes and contexts;
- To qualify and project scientific research in the field of education;
- To transfer advanced knowledge to younger generations of researchers through close collaboration with the postgraduate training of the institutions involved;
- To disseminate scientific knowledge and methodological tools in the field of education;
- Intensify international partnerships in EDUNOVA.ISPA’s key research areas.
Scientific domains & thematic areas
Processes and practices in education
Learning: contexts, processes and literacies
Formal and informal education. Literacy acquisition and development processes. Sociocognitive, affective and emotional dimensions of learning. Processes and practices of parental involvement in education. The new literacies.
Teachers: educational knowledge and professional cultures
Teachers professionalism: initial education and training. New technologies and digital pedagogy. Professionalism, education knowledge and school cultures.
Ideas, policies and social change in education
Education systems and school organization.
Education systems and public policies in modern societies. Ideas, reform and policy in a historical perspective. Modes of regulation and change. Collaborative school networks and innovation diffusion of educational practises. School evaluation and change monitoring.
Diversity and inclusion: curriculum, pedagogical practices and assessment
School inequalities in complex social contexts. Curricular and pedagogical differentiation. Mechanisms of school segregation and exclusion. Inclusive education policies and practices.
Advisory board
Daniel Bart – University of Lille – France
Manuel Montanero – University of Extremadura – Spain
Maria Alessandra Mariotti – Senior(retired) Professor at Università degli Studi di Siena – Italy
Markku Niemivirta – University of Eastern Finland Joensuu, Kuopio – Finland