School Memories between Social Perception and Collective Representation (Italy, 1861-2001)

Programma di finanziamento: PRIN 2017

Codice progetto: 2017STEF2S

Responsabile scientifico: Roberto Sani

Ruolo UniMC: Coordinatore nazionale

Consorzio: Università Roma Tre, Università di Firenze, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Milano

Periodo di esecuzione: 18.08.2019 - 17.08.2022

Breve descrizione: The aim of this project is basically to research the way in which school, teaching, learning and education have been proposed – over the last two centuries – by the world of information and communication and by the culture industry. Nevertheless, the aim is to look at which memory of school and teaching has been developed as part of the official representation and public commemorations promoted by local and national institutions, based on a precise “memory policy” to acquire consent and to boost the idea of belonging to a specific community (“public use of the past”). From this viewpoint, this research aims to set out the development of collective perception of the role and purpose of education between 1861 and 2001, as well as to highlight the changes found – within the same timeframe – in the way teachers’ social status and their public function in schools were perceived. In fact, by studying the way in which schools and education have been collectively and symbolically represented over time, we can define the origin of some of the constraints still weighing upon the public image of school, as well as restore self-awareness and awareness of their role to all stakeholders in public education.

Costo totale progetto: € 535.600,00

Contributo MUR: € 360.600,00

Contributo MUR a UniMC: € 109.500,00