Studi e contributi di ricerca

Learning cities for teacher education. Phenomenology of experience for a pedagogy of exploration

How can urban exploration function as a site of learning? What epistemological frameworks can drive innovation in…

The strategic role of teacher training for a learning city

The Learning City concept highlights the role of local educational and cultural institutions, encouraging them to…

Smart educational ecosystems and digital transformation of urban education: an analysis of teaching practices and emerging technologies in italian schools

Digital innovation is redefining the role of schools within the urban ecosystem, transforming them into distributed and…

Service Learning and Learning City: Exploring School-Community Collaboration in Local Education Networks

The 2021 UNESCO Report refers to Service Learning (SL) as a pedagogy that integrates learning with a strong sense of…

From the “city as a classroom” to the learning city: toward an experience of landscape pedagogy between children's literature and planetary education

After a historical reconstruction starting with Marshall McLuhan's contribution to the definition of a “city as a…

Learning City and Smart City: a strategic integration for the development of citizens' soft skills

The learning city model proposed by UNESCO (UNESCO, 2015 e 2017) and the urban paradigm commonly known as smart city…

Educating the city. Cultural heritage, volunteering and beauty for inclusive regeneration

Urban regeneration cannot be limited to the physical transformation of spaces, but must translate into an authentic…

A culture of sustainability rooted in the territory. The Open-Air Lab actions within the MUSA project

The article frames the theme of Learning Cities by taking as an example the way in which the Open-Air Lab research…

Bridging the Boundaries of Learning: European Youth’s Experiences Across Formal, Non-Formal, and Informal Education

This contribution explores the findings of a phenomenological research investigating the trajectories of European youth…

Supporting young people in the learning city: educability, regenerative capacity and new practices of community work

For some time now, the prospects of the “learning city” paradigm have been discussed both in academia and within the…

The role of inclusive culture between being a Learning City and making “community”: the case of Turin

The Learning City recognises the need to ensure the learning and well-being of its entire population, consistent with an…

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Meta-prompting in Education: the role of Artificial Intelligence in students' metacognitive development for effective question formulation

In recent years, growing attention has been directed toward the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support the…

Rethinking assessment in Italian primary schools: moving beyond descriptive judgements post - 2025 reform

Five years later, primary school teachers found themselves in the midst of the 2024/2025 academic year applying…

University lecturers between social fields, social worlds and communities of practice: empirical analysis of a case study

This paper explores the complex dynamics involving university lecturers, particularly professional lecturers, within the…

The tutor-student relationship in teacher identity formation. Research perspective

This paper examines the role of practicum and tutoring in the initial training of teachers, with particular attention to…

A Toolkit for Designing Outdoor Education

This study investigates the potential of a Toolkit for the design of Outdoor Education paths for infant, primary and…

Towards English for Specific Purposes in teacher education: A needs analysis of prospective preprimary teachers of English

This study explores the affordances of English for Specific Purposes (ESP) in teacher education, in light of recent…