Tirocinio e sviluppo professionale degli educatori nella prospettiva della Student Voice

Bonaiuti, Giovanni

;Fanni, Ludovica

2021-01-01

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Abstract

This paper reflects on viable criteria to ameliorate the experience of curricular academic internship from the perspective of the “Student Voice”. Such an approach takes students’ opinions into account with an aim to enhance or change education policies. This aspect is particularly relevant for the degree courses in the Pedagogy area, increasingly engaged in the difficult search for a balance between a broad, flexible, and multi-faceted cultural preparation and professional training. Much research has focused on the importance of internship experiences to develop students’ professionalization. Our research presents the results obtained from the administration of a questionnaire and focused interviews. The results that emerged led to the Board of Studies’ decision to implement several corrections to some critical aspects of the experience. Among the needs reported by the students feature orientation and initial preparation: aspects on which the course has undertaken corrective measures.