School and Lockdown in Italy – Pandemic and Education
School and Lockdown in Italy – Pandemic and Education

Author(s): Anna Di Giusto
Subject(s): Education, Government/Political systems, Security and defense, Health and medicine and law
Published by: Transnational Press London
Keywords: distance learning; drop out; adolescence;
Summary/Abstract: While the Covid pandemic is still going on, it is difficult to imagine the consequences for our society in both the short and long term. Certainly, the way that the European Union and Italy, in particular, has so far addressed this global challenge is not very encouraging in terms of future expectations. This research, which is a work in progress, aims at collecting and confronting the existing data on the effects of several lockdowns on Italian adolescents. There is still a lack of statistical documentation at a national level, so it is hard for us to draw a complete picture of the situation. This work focuses on adolescents aged between 11 and 19 and analyzes the following points: 1. It summarizes the situation of the different lockdowns that have resulted in the interruption of teaching programs for middle and high school students in Italy; 2. It compares the data collected so far on school dropout and the incidence of social class and ethnic origins; 3. It collects the most important research related to the increase in disorders and difficulties suffered by adolescents; 4. Finally, it tries to find possible ways to prevent a worsening of the situation in the coming years. As a work in progress, in the future, this research will continue to develop through those surveys addressed mainly to teachers involved in projects organized by the Italian Society of Historians and the Historical Institute of Resistance.

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