Title: Beyond the Boundaries of Traditional and Alternative Education
Subtitle: School Choice and the Geographies of Experimentation in the Italian School System
Subject Classification:  Education, Research, Sociology  
BIC Classification: JNL, GP, JF
BISAC Classification: EDU037000, EDU043000, SOC015000
Binding: Hardback, eBook
Publication date: 21 Nov 2025
ISBN (Hardback): 978-1-83711-502-0
ISBN (eBook): 978-1-83711-503-7

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Description

This book explores the geographies of alternative and experimental forms of education in mainstream schools for the first time. The research revolves around two main contributions: firstly, the circuits which guide parents’ choices on public schools, private schools, or schools with alternative approaches; secondly, the experiences of the teachers and students in three school networks with experimentation which operate on a national scale. As such, it sits at the intersection of three wider areas of scholarship: children’s geographies, geography of education, geographies of alternative education. In order to do this, a mixed method qualitative research programme conducted in Italy was used.

Thanks to the field research conducted in Italy, the work adds to the amplification of knowledge of the circuits of choice marking the training offer in Italian primary schools, which are in constant evolution. It also offers a glimpse of some attempts at experimentation within mainstream education, and the relative experiences of the children and teachers who inhabit these schools. It contributes to the literature on the geographies of education, on children’s geographies and critical issues from an Italian perspective, providing ideas and insights for educational policy makers and those who handle the responsibility of building the school of tomorrow.

Biography

Author(s):  Dr. Giulia Chiara Ceresa is a postdoc researcher at the University of Florence, Italy.

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