Heritage teaching in southern Italy (Agrigento): teachers’ perceptions
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This article arises from the need to understand and analyze how heritage is taught in secondary schools in Italy. The aim of the research is educational diagnosis and the methodology applied is quantitative, based on the completion of a questionnaire to active teachers. This information collection tool was designed and validated taking into account the objective of this study. This is a non-probabilistic study based on a convenience sample (n=122) of teachers who teach or have taught the subject of History in the region of Agrigento (southern Italy) at secondary school level, during the academic year 2020/2021.
The descriptive and inferential analyses carried out show that heritage teaching in the region of Agrigento (Sicily) is traditional and based on the textbook and the master class. The use of more innovative and active strategies and resources is more frequent among women and teachers in the 31-40 age group. It is concluded that there is a need to improve the methodological training of teachers, to ensure a more active and innovative heritage teaching.
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