La formazione dei docenti all’Agenda 2030 per la “nuova” Educazione Civica. Il punto di vista dei docenti neoassunti della Provincia di Bari

Abstract

Today more than in the past, topics and issues related to sustainability pose challenges to the world of education and schools, wherein teachers are “agents of change”. With the Italian Law n. 92 of August 20^th, 2019 reintroducing civic education in schools, the 2030 Agenda becomes central in the training and considerations of future generations. Is the Italian School system ready to promote the culture of sustainability in a broad sense and to contribute to it? What is teachers’ knowledge around sustainability and how much do educators feel to be trained on the 2030 Agenda? To answer these questions, an on-line survey has been administered to a sample of 341 kindergarten and Primary School teachers permanently hired in the last three years in the Province of Bari, Italy. It has been found that the majority of teachers knows the contents of the 2030 Agenda and believe its knowledge to be relevant for the personal and professional growth. However, that knowledge was not always acquired through the university or on-the-job training, and necessarily needs to be complemented by a deeper understanding of the methods, educational and assessment tools for sustainability.