Over the last decades, Hip-Hop Studies has increasingly emerged as a transdisciplinary field at the intersection of education, cultural studies, youth work, community organizing, critical sociology, and critical pedagogy (Forman & Neal 2004; Harris et…
The quality of Vocational Education and Training (VET) represents a strategic factor for the professional development of citizens, facilitating the match between labor demand and supply in an ever-evolving context. Today, professions require increasingly higher…
School-to-Work Programs (SWPs) are increasingly promoted as policy responses to the challenges young people face in accessing meaningful learning and work opportunities. Yet, evaluations often focus on immediate functional outcomes, capturing only part of their…
In Italy, educational and employment dynamics are intertwined, making it difficult to reconcile educational provision and labour demand. In recent years, there has been a reduction in early school leaving and a stable trend in…
As societies become increasingly multiethnic, education systems are confronted with the democratic responsibility of ensuring equal access to meaningful learning for migrant-background youth. While educational rights are formally guaranteed, these young people often experience less…
Prison education (PE) is a broad and complex field where Adult Education and Justice intersect within Institutional configurations that vary depending on the meanings and roles they play within the national context of reference. Despite…
Global mobility has reshaped the sociocultural composition of societies. Universities too are increasingly shaped by the presence of international students, students in mobility, and students with migration backgrounds. Against this backdrop, our panel aims to…
Research and educational practices involving migrants and refugees raise methodological, ethical, and epistemological questions that intersect with debates on the democratic quality of socio-educational environments. Although principles of inclusion are formally acknowledged, both research and…
The contemporary world is undergoing profound social, economic and digital transformations that are shaping youth cultures, education and democratic participation ever more. Research conducted within the Italian context, alongside international comparisons, has demonstrated the comprehensive…
The demographic transition calls for a broad rethinking of Italian migration policies. The devaluation and marginalization of the capital of migrant origin accentuate the mismatch between demand and supply of skills and the lack of…