Alessio ANNINO
Email: alessio.annino@unict.it
Researchgate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Alessio-Annino
Current academic position:
Associate professor in General and Social Education (disciplinary sector M-Ped / 01)
- 2008: Ph.D., PhD in "Education Models: Theoretical Analysis and Comparison" at the International Doctoral School of Humanistic Studies of the University of Calabria. Thesis titled "Global Citizenship from the Perspective of Critical Pedagogy. Problems, Perspectives, and Practices."
March 30, 2017: Italian National Scientific Professional Qualification to function as Associate Professor in Italian Universities for the disciplinary sector 11/D1: Education and Education History
Research areas
ERC Area: SH3_9 Social aspects of teaching and learning, curriculum studies, education and educational policies
- Intercultural education
- General and social education
- Democracy education
- Active and participatory citizenship education
VISITING RESEARCHER
8-12 maggio 2023: visiting professor at the Catholic University of Applied Sciences of Freiburg for the “International Week 2023” - Social Inclusion of Vulnerable Groups in the Field of Social Science and Health Care Studies and Research.
May 7-15, 2015: visiting researcher at the University of Cologne, as part of the activities of the chair Introduction to International Perspectives in Education Cultural Studies, Democracy and Education, prof. Stefan Neubert.
May-June 2014: visiting researcher at the University of Cologne, as part of the activities of the chair Comparative Education and Social Sciences, Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft Institut für vergleichende Bildungsforschung und Sozialwissenschaften, prof. Dr. Cristina Alleman-Ghionda.
ERASMUS
Contact person for the Erasmus Agreement between the Department of Education Sciences of the University of Catania and the Catholic University of Applied Sciences of Freiburg
SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES MEMBERSHIP
- member of SIPED- Società Italiana di Pedagogia
- Member of IAIE, International Association for Intercultural Education
- Member of SIPeGeS - Società italiana di Pedagogia Generale e Sociale
- Member of SIREF (Società Italiana di Ricerca Educativa e Formativa
SCIENTIFIC AWARDS FOR RESEARCH
Rome, march 31, 2017- : “Sala del Refettorio” at the Chamber of Deputies in Palazzo Montecitorio: Siped Italian Pedagogy Award 2017, IV^ edition, for the book Educazione e integrazione nella scuola del XXI secolo. Riflessioni pedagogiche, Pensa MultiMedia, Lecce 2015
Work as referee
- January 2022-today: blind referee for the scientific journal TABANQUE. REVISTA PEDAGÓGICA
- 2015-today: Member of the Scientific Committee for the Series "Questioni Pedagogiche e Formative", Pensa MultiMedia srl Eds.
- July 2020-today: blind referee for the scientific journal “La Famiglia"
- May 2019-today: blind referee for the scientific journal “Pedagogia e Vita”
PARTICIPATION IN INTERUNIVERSITY RESEARCH GROUPS
- Member of the SIPED Working Group "Intercultural Education", Coordinators: Massimiliano Fiorucci (University of Roma Tre), Franca Pinto Minerva (University of Foggia), Agostino Portera (University of Verona)
- Member of the SIPED Working Group The training of the secondary school inclusive teacher of the headmaster between teaching and governance coordinated by profs. P. Mulè, C. De Luca and A. Notti.
Other tasks at the Department of Political and Social Sciences:
January 2022-present: Coordinator for the Erasmus Agreement between the Department of Political and Social Sciences of the University of Catania and the Catholic University of Applied Sciences of Freiburg.
From 2020 to 2023: member of the AQ Quality Assurance Management Group for the Course in Sociology and Social Service L39-L40 at the Department of Political and Social Sciences of the University of Catania
PARTICIPATION IN NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
Principal investigator for the project «Starting Grant di Ateneo 2020-2022» (ERC, SH3_11) P.L.A.T.O.N..E Patrimonio comune, Legalità, Alterità e Territorio quali fondamenti per Orientare ad una Nuova Educazione civica.
Participation to the interdepartmental project Starting Grant di Ateneo 2020-2022 VIS.IN.MUS. A. Visibile e Invisibile: percorsi Interdisciplinare per una fruibilità diffusa dei beni Museali. Ricerca-Azione per una Didattica inclusiva, P.I Paolina Mulè (P.O. M-Ped/03) e Rita Valenti (P.A. ICAR/17)
Participation al Proyecto 2018/2019 de Innovación Docente “ITINERA: NUEVAS VÍAS DE ENSEÑANZA DEL LATÍN. ANÁLISIS E IMPLANTACIÓN DEL MÉTODO INDUCTIVO CONTEXTUAL EN LAS AULAS DEL GRADO EN EECC DE LA UNIVERSIDAD DE VALLADOLID (II).”, coordinated by La Universidad de Valladolid (UVa), Espana.
Participation to the «Piano per la Ricerca 2016/2018. Linea 2», Il curricolo verticale e l’insegnamento di Cittadinanza e Costituzione, second year, Department of Political and Social Sciences, University of Catania. P.I. prof. Paolina Mulè.
2017/2018: Proyecto de Innovación Docente “Itinera: nuevas vías de enseñanza del latín. análisis e implantación del método inductivo contextual en las aulas de grado y máster en estudios clásicos de la Universidad de Valladolid”
Participation to the Proyecto de Innovación Docente 2016/2017 “El fomento de la iniciativa emprendedora en el grado de estudios clásicos de la universidad de valladolid. un proyecto de colaboración con los centros de educación secundaria” coordinated by La Universidad de Valladolid (UVa), Espana.
Partecipation to the Proyecto 2015-2016 de Innovación Docente “Itinera”. Formación y Trabajo. Diseño de Tipologías Formativas y Creación de Redes Docentes Vinculadas al Máster de Secundaria”, coordinated by La Universidad de Valladolid (UVa), Espana.
Partecipation to the FIR 2015 Formazione, apprendistato e lavoro in Sicilia. Modelli e pratiche per la promozione ecologica dello spazio sociale: città e territorio, University of Catania, coordinated by Prof. Paolina Mulè.
Partecipation to the PID 2014/2015 Didáctica de la Lengua y la Literatura: elemento impulsor de la creatividad, democratización e interculturalidad de los profesionales docentes coordinated by La Universidad de Valladolid (UVa), Espana.
Current academic position:
- Associate Professor of General and Social Pedagogy (PAED-01/A) at the Department of Educational Sciences, University of Catania.
- ASN - 5th quarter 2025: National Scientific Qualification as Full Professor for the competitive sector 11/D1, General and Social Pedagogy, PAED-01/A
- ASN - March 2017: achievement of National Scientific Qualification COMPETITION SECTOR 11/D1 PEDAGOGY AND HISTORY OF PEDAGOGY, II Band, I quarter,
- 2008: Ph.D. in "Education Models: Theoretical Analysis and Comparison" at the International Doctoral School of Humanistic Studies of the University of Calabria. Doctoral thesis entitled "Global Citizenship from the Perspective of Critical Pedagogy. Problems, Perspectives, and Practices."
- Degree in Political Science (V.O.), specializing in political and social sciences, obtained in the academic year 1996/1997 at the Faculty of Political Science, State University of Milan.
Email: alessio.annino@unict.it
Office: Room 1, Department of Education - Via Biblioteca, 4 - PALAZZO INGRASSIA, 95124 Catania
Main areas of interest
ERC Sector: SH3_9 Social aspects of teaching and learning, curriculum studies, education and educational policies
- Intercultural pedagogy
- General and social pedagogy
- Education for democracy
- Education for active and participatory citizenship
VISITING RESEARCHER
May 2025: Visiting professor at the Catholic University of Applied Sciences Freiburg for the "International Week 2025 - Society under Pressure: A Journey to Equality and Fairness, Participation and Democracy" presentation of the research "Education for democratic citizenship and differences begins by promoting active participation." Some data from a survey among teachers, students, and families.
June 2024: visiting professor at the Catholic University of Applied Sciences Freiburg as guest lecturer for seminar activities concerning Musical art in integration. Tradition and Contamination: A Pedagogical Interpretation” in the "SocialWork" course for the seminar "Nature, Living Space, Music, and Arts-Based Media" "Natur, Lebensraum, Musik und künstlerische Medien" Prof. Dr. habil. Eric Pfeifer.
May 8-12, 2023: Visiting professor at the Catholic University of Applied Sciences of Freiburg for the activities of "International Week 2023" - Social Inclusion of Vulnerable Groups in the Field of Social Science and Health Care Studies and Research.
May 7-15, 2015: Visiting researcher at the University of Cologne, for the seminar activities of the Introduction to International Perspectives in Education, Cultural Studies, Democracy, and Education chair held by Prof. Stefan Neubert.
May-June 2014: Visiting researcher at the University of Cologne, as part of teaching and research activities of the Institute of Comparative Education and Social Sciences of the Chair of Comparative Education, Institute for Comparative Education Research and Social Sciences, headed by Professor Cristina Alleman-Ghionda.
MEMBER OF PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
- Member of SIPED - Italian Society of Pedagogy
- Member of IAIE, International Association for Intercultural Education
- Member of SIPeGeS - Italian Society of General and Social Pedagogy
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AWARDS
Rome, March 31, 2017: "Sala del Refettorio" at the Chamber of Deputies in Palazzo Montecitorio: 2017 SIPED Italian Pedagogy Award, 4th edition, for the volume "Education and Integration in the 21st Century School. Pedagogical Reflections," Pensa MultiMedia, Lecce
MEMBERSHIP OF SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEES OF JOURNALS OR SERIES
Member of the Scientific Committee of the series "Questioni pedagogiche e formative" published by Pensa MultiMedia.
Member of the Scientific Committee of the journal "EduCrazia. Journal of Pedagogical and Didactical Reflections.
July 1-20, 2024: Reviewer for the UTET Publishing House – University for the series "Per-corsi di pedagogia generale," edited by Antonio Bellingreri, Giuseppina D’Addelfio, Livia Romano, Enza Sidoti, and Maria Vinciguerra.
January 2022: Blind referee for the journal TABANQUE. REVISTA PEDAGÓGICA
Member of the Scientific Committee for the series "Questioni Pedagogiche e Formative," published by Pensa MultiMedia srl
July-September 2020: Blind referee for the journal "La Famiglia"
May-June 2019: Blind referee for the journal "Pedagogia e Vita"
PARTICIPATION IN INTERUNIVERSITY RESEARCH GROUPS
Member of the SIPED Working Group "Intercultural Pedagogy," Coordinators: Milena Santerini, Agostino Portera (University of Verona), Danilo Zoletto (University of Udine)
Member of the SIPED Working Group: The Training of Inclusive Secondary School Teachers and School Principals Between Teaching and Governance, coordinated by Professors P. Mulè, C. De Luca, and A. Notti.
PROJECT PARTICIPATION
Principal Investigator for the "University Starting Grant 2020-2022" project (ERC, SH3_9) P.L.A.T.O.N..E. Common Heritage, Legality, Otherness, and Territory as Foundations for Orienting to a New Civic Education.
Participation in the interdepartmental University Starting Grant 2020-2022 project VIS.IN.MUS. A. Visible and Invisible: Interdisciplinary Pathways for a Usability
Research areas
ERC Area: SH3_2 Inequalities, discrimination, prejudice; SH3_9 Social aspects of teaching and learning, curriculum studies, education and educational policies
- Intercultural education
- General and social education
- Democracy education
- Active and participatory citizenship education
- Member of the SIPED Working Group "Intercultural Education", Coordinators: Massimiliano Fiorucci (University of Roma Tre), Franca Pinto Minerva (University of Foggia), Agostino Portera (University of Verona)
- Member of the SIPED Working Group The training of the secondary school inclusive teacher of the headmaster between teaching and governance coordinated by profs. P. Mulè, C. De Luca and A. Notti.
- Principal investigator for the project «Starting Grant di Ateneo 2020-2022» (ERC, SH3_11) P.L.A.T.O.N..E Patrimonio comune, Legalità, Alterità e Territorio quali fondamenti per Orientare ad una Nuova Educazione civica.
- Participation to the interdepartmental project Starting Grant di Ateneo 2020-2022 VIS.IN.MUS. A. Visibile e Invisibile: percorsi Interdisciplinare per una fruibilità diffusa dei beni Museali. Ricerca-Azione per una Didattica inclusiva, P.I Paolina Mulè (P.O. M-Ped/03) e Rita Valenti (P.A. ICAR/17)
- Participation al Proyecto 2018/2019 de Innovación Docente “ITINERA: NUEVAS VÍAS DE ENSEÑANZA DEL LATÍN. ANÁLISIS E IMPLANTACIÓN DEL MÉTODO INDUCTIVO CONTEXTUAL EN LAS AULAS DEL GRADO EN EECC DE LA UNIVERSIDAD DE VALLADOLID (II).”, coordinated by La Universidad de Valladolid (UVa), Espana.