Pre-primary and Primary Teacher Formation in Italy: Contents and Methodology

Abstract

This contribution aims to describe the formation process of pre-primary and primary teachers in Italy. Some brief historical aspects about the development of the pre-primary and primary teacher curriculum are described to better understand how the formation process has changed in Italy in the last twenty years. A university degree course is now the basic requirement to become a teacher at pre-primary and primary level. In the description of the different parts which make up the Italian degree course curriculum, some pedagogical reflections are presented with their didactical and methodological implications.

Keywords

• pre-primary and primary school
• degree course
• curriculum
• laboratories
• professional teacher training