Il prio numero del 2022 di questa rivista esce in un momento delicato della nostra vita comunitaria. Dopo ventiquattro mesi di convivenza forzata con la Pandemia, determinata dal virus denominato Sars-Cov 2, mentre siamo ancora immersi nelle cosiddette ondate di contagi, con numeri stabilmente oltre…

La sezione monografica del numero 1/2022 della rivista Q-Times ha inteso riflettere sulla progettazione scolastica e sociale a partire dal Piano Educativo Individualizzato, così come definito dal Decreto interministeriale n. 182 del 29 dicembre 2020, successivamente annullato dalla sentenza n.…

Since the Guidelines for school integration, it is made explicit that the life project is an integral part of the IEP (Individualized Education Plan) and “concerns the personal and social growth of student with disabilities” (MIUR Guidelines, 2009). The connection between IEP and life project is…

The inclusive horizon, understood as a potentially infinite process, opens up the acquisition of a critical-transformative perspective by the schools called upon to follow this process. The definition of the IEP is the planning act where the need to foster cultures, make choices and plan and…

The divergent conceptions of disability (medical model/social model) have made it difficult to grasp the innovative scope of the new models for inclusiveness adopted by the school system. The new PEI models represent a considerable opportunity for change in view of overcoming the reductive logic of…

From an ICF perspective, observing facilitators and barriers is a fundamental step in building inclusive school settings. This article proposes a model of analysis and documentation, based on general levels (the school, organization, resources and services) and specific levels (the classroom,…

This contribution aims to highlight how the perspective of inclusion and, consequently, the educational and didactic planning will have to evolve thanks to the new PEI in a line of humanisation and special attention to the "different" person. For this reason, the role of Pedagogy, faced with deep…

Today, schools are being asked to respond to increasingly pressing and complex emergencies wi-thin the education sphere, and are thus having to re-examine their role as cultural, social and edu-cational agents as far as inclusion is concerned. Often, inclusion is nothing more than a series of…

The article offers a theoretical reflection that focuses on the Individualised Educational Project as a personalised and participatory planning device for emancipation. The topic is the exit from the education cycle and the perspective of the transition to adulthood of young people with…

The paper proposes a reflection on the role played by social stereotypes, beliefs and convictions on the mental predisposition of teachers and students towards disabilities. The subject of the analysis is the teachers’ adoption of attitudes that can favor, but also hinder, the integration process…

The ICF, as a conceptual coordinator, is able to guide the methods of collaboration within the learning environments. It is presented as an expression of the capability approach. In the current analysis we intend to highlight the elements of the multidimensional and multi-perspective language of the…

According to the current lines of contemporary research, the aim of the framework of inclusive education is to respond to the diversity and learning differences of all students, through a different environmental organization for everyone. The IEP can represent an extremely important educational and…

The paper proposes a reflection on the impact that disability and its social representations can have on the identity definition of these students. The subject of the investigation is the social roles that the disabled are called to interpret in a society where fears and prejudices can often take on…

On the basis of an idea of inclusive didactics conceived as particularly committed to equity in the way educational actions are planned, carried out and evaluated, the article develops the theme of inclusive lesson planning. The present literature on lesson planning highlights how the current…

Modern society, or as in J.-F. Lyotard’s (1979) words, postmodern society, is always more frequently identified as a vessel containing the conditions of human distress which derive from “destructive emotions”; these emotions change the surrounding environment such that they are eventually out…

In this paper the author tries to focus the educational principles which establish the concept of “the community of practice”. Through this analysis the author gives us some concepts of social pedagogy and also clarifies the deep meaning of an inclusive school, which is one of crucial problems…

Today, digital tools are an integral part of our social fabric, and this leads us to reflect on two interrelated aspects: transformation and awareness. By transformation, we are referring to those spaces where social interaction takes place, and which, thanks to the continual growth of internet…

This paper presents the joint experience between the Italian National Statistical Institute and the European Association for Economic Education (EAA) to design teaching and learning units on the themes of the 2030 Agenda. The learning units concern 3 Goals coherent with the work objectives of the…

Within the Italian educational and scholastic contexts, the commitment of the socio-pedagogical professional educator, as well as all the other specialties present in the multi-professional team of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC), represents an essential point of observation.…

Within a few years, the word cyborg has extended its presence beyond the boundaries of scientific research and coming to invade the collective imagination: precisely, it indicates interventions on the human being that have as a result the thread and ontogenetic change of the human being through the…

This consideration begins from the evident observation regarding how technology has an important and central role in human lives. First of all, this study looks at the essence of the technique and the benefits and risks of technology. Then, it tries to deduce from its logical procedure the essential…

What is the academic path of aspiring teachers? What is the perception of this role in the community? Theachers’ training is today more than ever a current topic. Different competences are requested from teacher, including planning and organizational skills in the face of the changing interests…

We are all more or less aware of the role that fairy tales play in the balanced growth of a child. In his or her developmental journey, the fantasy that comes from them can certainly accompany him or her and help him or her to cope better with some of life's most important moments. But why is it so…

The new Italian legislation, in terms of inclusion, highlight the principle of self-determination and the necessity of active involvement of students with disability in their educational path. The purpose of the present essay is to define the possible strategies useful to promote the participation…

The relationship between cultural interventions and the territory has assumed particular relevance in the current educational scenario, characterized by a profound transformation in the concept of cultural heritage, also following the requests coming from the numerous stakeholders and policy makers.…

The paper seeks to examine educational potentialities and implications belonging to a pedagogical action which resorts to narrative and metaphoric language as key for a rereading of the invisible dimension of formation, fostering the encounter and comparison with the latency sphere otherwise…

Surveys on the financial literacy levels of Italians show that there are still many categories of people at risk of social exclusion; OECD-PISA surveys show that from 2012 to 2018 the financial skills of Italian 15-year-olds have not improved, while recent Bank of Italy surveys show a high diversity…

Change and innovation have spread on as new landmarks in a networked society, where new cultural challenges are now shaping up: even more so in the present crisis time, stressed by persisting Sars Cov-2 pandemia, and they are now looking forward to getting proper responses and interventions that…

How to design and implement equitable and inclusive teaching? What pedagogical paradigm should be referred to? How do technologies contribute to enhance differences and personalize students' learning paths? With the aim of achieving the goal of designing and implementing flexible and equitable…

Through a general introduction on the experiences of DaD (Distance Learning) and DDI (Integrated Digital Education), which involved all schools of all levels and also saw the most reluctant teachers approaching digital to the DigCompEdu European framework to understand how teachers of the 21st…