This doctoral dissertation seeks to systematically investigate and critically analyze the multifaceted and evolving relationship between educational institutions and their surrounding socio-territorial contexts. Particular attention is devoted to the study of Territorial Pacts, conceived as innovative mechanisms aimed at reinforcing the cohesion and collaborative networks within the educational community. The post-pandemic context in which these tools were analysed is crucial, as the SARS-Covid19 pandemic has strongly influenced the socio-educational context, accentuating and deepening social and educational critical issues, including the growing phenomenon of childhood loneliness. This period has needed to rethink and strengthen relationships between school, family, and the local community to support the well-being and integral development of children and young people. The aim was to analyse and explore the impact of loneliness on childhood, highlighting how these conditions have contributed to strengthening the centrality of the educational community as a pedagogical and social model capable of integrating the resources, skills, and responsibilities of multiple local stakeholders into a collaborative network. The first part of the thesis outlines the theoretical framework, beginning with the historical context of the school-territory relationship and the ongoing pedagogical debate. The issues of school autonomy were addressed, with particular attention to the relevant Italian and European legislation, which has progressively favored forms of greater responsibility and protagonism on the part of schools in relations with various local authorities. Finally, the boundaries of the concept of Territorial Pact and its possible declinations were drawn. At the same time, the methodology adopted in the research is also presented. The qualitative method employed was implemented in two actions: an initial case study and a second action-research project. The case study component focused on the analysis of two best practices: the Collaborative Pact of Porta Adriano in Milan and the Community Educational Pact of the Comprehensive Institute of Bobbio. Data collection was carried out through semi-structured interviews, which were subsequently subjected to comparative analysis. In the second phase of the research, an action research methodology was employed, entailing active collaboration within a local initiative aimed at the development and implementation of a community education pact. The second part of the thesis is dedicated to the treatment of the case studies and in particular, to the description of the territorial and sociocultural context, as well as the stakeholders and project activities carried out. The interviews conducted captured the perspectives of the three main actors involved in these agreements: associations and mediators; teachers and local authorities in the third sector. The interviews reveal the fundamental preliminary conditions for the creation and sustainability of the Pact, the role of informal networks and qualified mediators, the centrality of the school principal, and the challenges of raising funding. The third, and final, part of the thesis is dedicated to presenting the action-research conducted in the final year of the doctorate, within the local socio-cultural regeneration project “Qui Val di Fiastra”. This work was developed through laboratory and co-design meetings with teachers from the schools involved and with the main project stakeholders, in order to support the community in drafting a community educational pact responsive to the educational needs of the area. The project shows how the pact strategy can become a driver of participatory and sustainable change, capable of networking skills and resources in a post-pandemic scenario marked by new fragilities and the need to strengthen cohesion and an educational community. In conclusion, the thesis addresses the risks and benefits of compact instruments in fostering the school-territory relationship, underlining the decisive role of facilitators and mediators who play crucial functions in overcoming obstacles and promoting the effective integration of local actors and skills. The importance of informal networks and inter-institutional collaboration as a supportive basis for the construction and maintenance of the Covenants is reiterated. The thesis confirms that Territorial Pacts represent a promising model for revitalising the community's educational function, especially in contexts marked by post-pandemic socio-educational transformations and challenges, offering an innovative and replicable framework for territorial and participatory educational governance. This research also attempts to offer useful insights into the risks and benefits associated with Territorial Pacts, underlining how the presence of facilitators, informal networks, and collaboration between schools, the third sector and local administrations are determining factors for their success and sustainability. The thesis argues that these tools represent an effective response to emerging post-pandemic needs, proposing an integrated and shared vision of the educational community, capable of promoting more inclusive and sustainable educational and social development.
Il lavoro di ricerca esposto in questa tesi di dottorato tenta di indagare e analizzare il complesso e dinamico rapporto tra gli istituti scolastici ed il territorio circostante, con particolare interesse in riferimento ai Patti Territoriali, specifici strumenti innovativi per rafforzare i legami della comunità educante. Il contesto postpandemico, in cui sono stati analizzati tali strumenti, è determinante, poiché la pandemia da Sars-Covid19 ha influenzato fortemente il contesto socio-educativo, accentuando ed approfondendo criticità sociali ed educative, tra cui il crescente fenomeno di solitudine infantile. Questo periodo ha imposto la necessità di ripensare e rafforzare le relazioni tra scuola, famiglia e comunità locale per supportare il benessere e lo sviluppo integrale dei bambini e dei ragazzi. Si sono voluti, infatti, analizzare ed approfondire gli impatti della solitudine sull’infanzia, evidenziando come tali condizioni abbiano contributo a rafforzare la centralità della comunità educante quale modello pedagogico e sociale capace di integrare risorse, competenze e responsabilità di più soggetti territoriali in una rete collaborativa. Nella prima parte della tesi viene tracciato il quadro teorico di riferimento, partendo dall’inquadramento storico della relazione scuola-territorio e dal dibattito pedagogico in atto. Sono stati trattati i temi dell’autonomia scolastica, con particolare attenzione alla normativa italiana ed europea di riferimento, che ha progressivamente favorito forme di maggiore responsabilità e protagonismo da parte degli istituti scolastici nelle relazioni con i diversi enti locali. Infine, sono stati tracciati i confini del concetto di Patto Territoriale e le sue possibili declinazioni. Contestualmente viene presentata anche la metodologia adottata nella ricerca. Il metodo qualitativo impiegato è stato declinato in due azioni: un primo studio di casi e un secondo lavoro di ricerca-azione. L’analisi dei casi studio ha preso in esame due best practices: il Patto di Collaborazione di Porta Adriana di Milano e il Patto Educativo di Comunità dell’Istituto Omnicomprensivo di Bobbio. Lo studio di caso è stato condotto realizzano interviste semi-strutturate, poi messe a confronto. Nella seconda parte della ricerca, invece, è stato condotto un lavoro di ricerca-azione, collaborando all’interno di un progetto locale per la realizzazione di un patto educativo di comunità. La seconda parte della tesi è dedicata alla trattazione dei casi studio ed in particolare alla descrizione del contesto territoriale e socioculturale, così come degli stakeholders e delle attività progettuali realizzate. Le interviste condotte hanno intercettato il punto di vista dei tre attori principali coinvolti in questi patti: associazioni e mediatori; docenti ed enti locali del terzo settore. Le interviste rivelano le condizioni preliminari fondamentali per la nascita e la sostenibilità del Patto, il ruolo di network informali e mediatori qualificati, la centralità del dirigente scolastico e dell’Ufficio Scolastico Regionale, e le sfide relative al reperimento dei finanziamenti. La terza, ed ultima parte della tesi, è dedicata, invece, alla presentazione del lavoro di ricerca-azione condotto nell’ultimo anno di dottorato, all’interno del progetto di rigenerazione socio-culturale locale “Qui Val di Fiastra”. Questo lavoro si è sviluppato attraverso incontri laboratoriali e di coprogettazione con le docenti delle scuole coinvolte e con i principali stakeholders di progetto, al fine di supportare la comunità nella stesura di una bozza di patto educativo di comunità rispondente ai bisogni educativi del territorio. Il progetto mostra come la strategia pattizia possa diventare motore di un cambiamento partecipato e sostenibile, capace di mettere in rete competenze e risorse in uno scenario post-pandemico segnato da nuove fragilità e necessità di rafforzare coesione e comunità educante. In conclusione, la tesi affronta i rischi e i benefici degli strumenti pattizi nel favorire la relazione scuola-territorio, sottolineando il ruolo determinante di facilitatori e mediatori che svolgono funzioni cruciali nel superare ostacoli e nel promuovere un’effettiva integrazione di attori e competenze locali. Viene ribadita l’importanza delle reti informali e della collaborazione interistituzionale come basi solidali per la costruzione e il mantenimento dei Patti. La tesi conferma che i Patti Territoriali rappresentano un modello promettente per rilanciare la funzione educativa della comunità, soprattutto in contesti segnati dalle trasformazioni e dalle sfide socio-educative del post-pandemia, offrendo un quadro innovativo e replicabile di governance educativa territoriale e partecipativa. Queto lavoro di ricerca tenta, inoltre, offrire spunti di riflessione utili sui rischi e i benefici associati ai Patti Territoriali, sottolineando come la presenza di facilitatori, reti informali e la collaborazione tra scuola, terzo settore e amministrazioni locali siano fattori determinanti per il successo e la sostenibilità degli stessi. La tesi sostiene che tali strumenti rappresentano una risposta efficace ai bisogni emergenti nel post-pandemia, proponendo una visione integrata e condivisa della comunità educante, capace di favorire uno sviluppo educativo e sociale più inclusivo e sostenibile.
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IL RUOLO DEI PATTI TERRITORIALI NELL’AVVICINARE LA SCUOLA ALLA COMUNITÀ LOCALE
Bonci, M.
2026-06-15
Abstract
This doctoral dissertation seeks to systematically investigate and critically analyze the multifaceted and evolving relationship between educational institutions and their surrounding socio-territorial contexts. Particular attention is devoted to the study of Territorial Pacts, conceived as innovative mechanisms aimed at reinforcing the cohesion and collaborative networks within the educational community. The post-pandemic context in which these tools were analysed is crucial, as the SARS-Covid19 pandemic has strongly influenced the socio-educational context, accentuating and deepening social and educational critical issues, including the growing phenomenon of childhood loneliness. This period has needed to rethink and strengthen relationships between school, family, and the local community to support the well-being and integral development of children and young people. The aim was to analyse and explore the impact of loneliness on childhood, highlighting how these conditions have contributed to strengthening the centrality of the educational community as a pedagogical and social model capable of integrating the resources, skills, and responsibilities of multiple local stakeholders into a collaborative network. The first part of the thesis outlines the theoretical framework, beginning with the historical context of the school-territory relationship and the ongoing pedagogical debate. The issues of school autonomy were addressed, with particular attention to the relevant Italian and European legislation, which has progressively favored forms of greater responsibility and protagonism on the part of schools in relations with various local authorities. Finally, the boundaries of the concept of Territorial Pact and its possible declinations were drawn. At the same time, the methodology adopted in the research is also presented. The qualitative method employed was implemented in two actions: an initial case study and a second action-research project. The case study component focused on the analysis of two best practices: the Collaborative Pact of Porta Adriano in Milan and the Community Educational Pact of the Comprehensive Institute of Bobbio. Data collection was carried out through semi-structured interviews, which were subsequently subjected to comparative analysis. In the second phase of the research, an action research methodology was employed, entailing active collaboration within a local initiative aimed at the development and implementation of a community education pact. The second part of the thesis is dedicated to the treatment of the case studies and in particular, to the description of the territorial and sociocultural context, as well as the stakeholders and project activities carried out. The interviews conducted captured the perspectives of the three main actors involved in these agreements: associations and mediators; teachers and local authorities in the third sector. The interviews reveal the fundamental preliminary conditions for the creation and sustainability of the Pact, the role of informal networks and qualified mediators, the centrality of the school principal, and the challenges of raising funding. The third, and final, part of the thesis is dedicated to presenting the action-research conducted in the final year of the doctorate, within the local socio-cultural regeneration project “Qui Val di Fiastra”. This work was developed through laboratory and co-design meetings with teachers from the schools involved and with the main project stakeholders, in order to support the community in drafting a community educational pact responsive to the educational needs of the area. The project shows how the pact strategy can become a driver of participatory and sustainable change, capable of networking skills and resources in a post-pandemic scenario marked by new fragilities and the need to strengthen cohesion and an educational community. In conclusion, the thesis addresses the risks and benefits of compact instruments in fostering the school-territory relationship, underlining the decisive role of facilitators and mediators who play crucial functions in overcoming obstacles and promoting the effective integration of local actors and skills. The importance of informal networks and inter-institutional collaboration as a supportive basis for the construction and maintenance of the Covenants is reiterated. The thesis confirms that Territorial Pacts represent a promising model for revitalising the community's educational function, especially in contexts marked by post-pandemic socio-educational transformations and challenges, offering an innovative and replicable framework for territorial and participatory educational governance. This research also attempts to offer useful insights into the risks and benefits associated with Territorial Pacts, underlining how the presence of facilitators, informal networks, and collaboration between schools, the third sector and local administrations are determining factors for their success and sustainability. The thesis argues that these tools represent an effective response to emerging post-pandemic needs, proposing an integrated and shared vision of the educational community, capable of promoting more inclusive and sustainable educational and social development.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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