Dalle competenze individuali alla partecipazione sociale: la formazione all’impegno civico e sociale nell’esperienza del personale scolastico

This paper intends to develop some outcomes of the research carried out by the Verona team within the framework of the PRIN RESERVES project aimed at exploring the school-community collaboration that foster civic engagement. After an in-depth examination of the concept of civic and social commitment that reveals its complexity and multidisciplinary nature and a brief examination of the ministerial regulations, the authors will focus on the perspective of school principals and teachers – investigated through a multi-case study in seven educational institutions, from primary schools to the Provincial Centre for Adult Education (CPIA) – on the development of civic engagement namely i) prerequisites for training in civic and social engagement and ii) acting as a place that signifies civic and social engagement