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Second-Career Teachers and the Attractiveness of Teaching: A Review of the Transnational Scholarly Literature
2022
An exploration of the influence of professional relationships on the career pathways of physical education teacher educators
2018
This paper focuses on the professional journeys of 14 mid- and late-career teacher educators in seven countries in the subject area of physical education. Data was gathered through two rounds of semi-structured interviews and revealed a strong emphasis on the professional relationships impacting upon participants’ entry to and development within the profession. Career interest development, career choice and career performance were all affected by the people with whom participants formed relationships throughout their careers. The findings are discussed with reference to the role of teacher educators in selecting, encouraging and supporting their teacher education colleagues.
Mapping the relation between University access test and student’s university performance
2018
The access test is the most used tool to evaluate the initial preparation of an italian student before enrolling at the university. Although the necessity to select the most deserving students seem unquestionably reasonable, we have to wonder if it appears to be a good predictor of university performance. In order to answer this question, the university careers of the students enrolled at two Degree Courses at the University of Palermo (academic year 2013/2014) were analysed. The very aim of this paper is to propose a graphical tool, the Student Efficiency Nomogram, that shows the access test scores together with the first-year performance of the student.
Mathematical literacy in Plant Physiology undergraduates: results of interventions aimed at improving students' performance
2013
The importance of mathematical literacy in any scientific career is widely recognized. However, various studies report lack of numeracy and mathematical literacy in students from various countries. In the present work we present a detailed study of the mathematical literacy of Spanish undergraduate students of Biology enrolled in a Plant Physiology course. We have performed individual analyses of results obtained during the period 2000-2011, for questions in the examinations requiring and not requiring mathematical skills. Additionally, we present the outcome of two interventions introduced with the aim of helping students improve their prospects for success in the course. Our results confi…
L'Orchestra di Auschwitz. Inchiesta su Alma Rosé
2023
Il libro è un'inchiesta sulla vita e il tempo di Alma Rosé (1906-1944), nipote di Gustav Mahler, debuttante e ragazza alla moda fra gli anni Venti e Trenta del secolo scorso, violinista il cui talento matura – paradossalmente – mentre l’ombra del nazismo si dispiega sull’Europa e infine direttrice dell’orchestra di Auschwitz. in un’epoca in cui la carriera del direttore d’orchestra era declinata soltanto al maschile. Giunta ad Auschwitz nell’estate 1943 e assegnata dapprima al Block degli esperimenti medici, Alma riuscì in breve tempo a diventare – nel piccolo mondo terribile del Lager – una specie di celebrità: ed è in quelle tenebre, d’altronde, che si svolge l’atto finale del dramma, oss…
Corresponsabilità educativa: famiglie e docenti per lo sviluppo della maturità professionale e personale degli adolescenti
2018
La ricerca si inserisce nel variegato panorama di studi e ricerche relativi alla corresponsabilità educativa tra scuola e famiglia per la promozione del processo di maturazione personale e professionale negli adolescenti. Il contributo mostra il percorso di ricerca che ha coinvolto, 336 alunni, 30 genitori e 31 docenti di 15 classi terze di scuole secondarie di primo grado della provincia di Palermo da settembre 2018 a marzo 2019. L’intervento ha previsto la progettazione, la costruzione e la sperimentazione di una serie di attività attraverso le quali gli insegnanti in collaborazione con i genitori hanno potuto sviluppare la capacità di progettazione e di scelta del futuro professionale ne…
«Activation du développement vocationnel et professionnel» methodology for inclusive education in lower secondary school
2016
The present research is part of the varied landscape of studies and researches related to the personal and professional maturation process and inclusive education. The contribute illustrates a research path which involved 182 university students, 432 pupils and 42 teachers of 18 1st year classes of secondary schools I grade located in the province of Palermo and Trapani, from June 2014 to April 2015. The project concerned the design, construction and testing of a se- ries of activities through which teachers were able to help pupils develop the ability to design and chose their future career, moving from the disciplines contents and thanks to the Canadian methodology of Activation du Dével…
University students’ career resources and the associations with perceived career control and decisional self-efficacy
2022
In recent years, to better face university paths, the first approaches to the labor market, and then the actual transition, university students are asked to have broader skills, such as the ability to network, the involve- ment in career-related issues, and the ability to explore the characteristics of occupations as much as per- sonal ones. The aim of this study is to confirm the psychometric properties of the Italian translation of the Career Resources Questionnaire (Hirschi et al., 2018) and the relationships between its components and two outcomes, students’ perceived career control and decisional self-efficacy, among 311 university students. The results highlight differences in perceiv…
Career Indecision and emotional aspects of Psychological Well-Being among young adults
2014
Career Adaptability and re-employability after long periods of inactivity
2017
There has recently been an increasing interest in stimulating re-employment of unemployed workers by so-called active labor market policies. In Italy, the Fiat factory in Termini Imerese (Sicily) is one of the most important business cases in the study of the relationship between economic and psycho-social needs of an entire area in relation to the theme of the work importance. This paper is the result of an agreement signed between our University Department, the company interested to reintegrate ex-FIAT workers (BLUTEC), and the consulting firm who have in charge with this delicate transition process. We want to explore the psychosocial variables related to the long period of inactivity, s…