TO INTERPRET SUCCESS: THE SUCCESS IN SCHOOLS AND THE INTEGRATION OF FOREIGN STUDENTS IN ITALY
TO INTERPRET SUCCESS: THE SUCCESS IN SCHOOLS AND THE INTEGRATION OF FOREIGN STUDENTS IN ITALY

Summary/Abstract: Intercultural education is a very relevant topic for research in Pedagogy. Intercultural education is not spontaneous, everybody is afraid of the word "foreign". Intercultural education is something to be built thanks to projects. Fondazione Intercultura is an institution which is trying to face these topics and trying to educate trainers. Most of the time foreign students are considered problematic, especially in high schools as they are considered a problem by families and teachers alike. Foreign students are considered as a threat in slowing things down. They are considered inadequate. The feelings create social difficulties. A lot of essays insist on the poor language training they have and that means they have to work more and this slows down the learning process of other students or creates tension between different cultures and/ or religions. Starting from this point a group of Italian researcher that I coordinated have conducted a survey on behalf of the Foundation to answer to some questions such as: what determines the success of the foreign students in Italy and allows them to be better integrated in our country? This essay aims at finding a way to understand problems and to acknowledge positive experiences, the so called best practice. The "evaluation" from a pedagogic point of view aims to develop the conscience of the person who is learning and it allows the trainer to verify the methods of his teaching, to ascertain the validity of its methodology. The study took in consideration the scholastic performances which are influenced by various elements: expectations of parents, self-esteem, social life, family, educational policies, relationships with teachers and classmates.

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