SCUOLA DIFFUSA (WIDESPREADvSCHOOL) IN REGGIO EMILIA AND ITS EFFECT ON TEACHING METHODOLOGIES AND CLASSROOMS RELATIONS

This ongoing research focuses on whether this exposure to informal and non-formal education changes teachers’ teaching and assessment methodologies and improves the quality of relations within the classrooms. The analysis is based on data from focus groups and a survey, with primary and lower secondary school teachers. The survey investigates self-efficacy and agency. These teachers have confirmed experiencing lasting changes after WS. Preliminary results show that changes in teaching and assessment methodologies occur when teachers: share the design and responsibility of WS; could witness educators’ actions and co-conduct the activities. WS has also a positive effect on classroom relations, both among students and with the teachers.