BIBI-International-Research-Partnership-Forum

BIBI Forum participant

Romana Bassi

University of Padova

She is an Associate Professor at the University of Padova, where she teaches public ethics and philosophy of history. Her work in contemporary debates addresses the ethics of care, environmental ethics, the ethics of energy transition and climate justice.

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Francesca Borruso

Department of Educational Sciences, Roma Tre University

She teaches History of Pedagogy at the Department of Educational Sciences of Roma Tre University. Her main research interests concern the history of pedagogy, the social history of education and the history of schooling, with particular reference to girls’ education, sentimental education and the history of childhood in contemporary times.

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Rosanna Buono

USR Abruzzo

PhD in teacher education, she collaborates with the University “G. d’Annunzio” of Chieti-Pescara and teaches on contract at the “Leonardo da Vinci” online university. She coordinates Incubatore 0-6, a research group on the Integrated 0-6 System, valuing children as co designers of learning pathways.

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Marnie Campagnaro

University of Padova

She teaches Children’s Literature at the University of Padova and directs LETIN UNIPD. Her research investigates visual and material forms of children’s literature, with attention to the construction of cultural imaginaries and representations across environmental humanities and biography studies. She is the Scientific Director of the BIBI Programme.

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Rossella Di Donato

Headteacher, IC Pescara 7

She is the Headteacher of Istituto Comprensivo Pescara 7, lead school of the “Il Cielo è di Tutti” network, a BIBI Programme partner. Since 2022, by appointment of U.S.R. Abruzzo, she has been a member of the Incubatore 0-6 research group for the development of the Integrated 0-6 System.

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Sara Donati

Visual artist, author and illustrator

Visual artist, author and illustrator. She writes and illustrates picturebooks and designs educational pathways for adults and children dedicated to education, creativity and art. Her books and workshops pay particular attention to the relationship between childhood, imagination, nature and landscape.

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Lea Ferrari

University of Padova

PhD, Associate Professor of Psychology at the Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education and Applied Psychology of the University of Padova. She teaches Psychology of Disability and Career Guidance, Diversity Management in Work Contexts, and Career Counselling and Vocational Guidance in Multicultural Contexts. Her work focuses on resources and programmes that support wellbeing and full participation across life contexts.

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Ilaria Filograsso

University “G. d’Annunzio” Chieti-Pescara

Full Professor of History of Education and Children’s Literature in the Department of Letters, Arts and Social Sciences at the University “G. d’Annunzio” of Chieti-Pescara. She directs CAMAFI, the University’s Multidisciplinary Centre for Advanced Teacher Education.

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Corina Laasch

LETIN Research Group, University of Padova

Member of the LETIN Research Group and tutor of the Advanced Training Course in Children’s Literature at the University of Padova. Her research focuses on reading as a tool for inclusion and empowerment in diverse educational and social contexts.

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Chang Li

LETIN Research Group, University of Padova

PhD researcher at the University of Padova. His research investigates hope, uncertainty and child agency in contemporary picturebooks from European borderlands, with particular attention to representations of war, ecological crises, gender, social conflict and education.

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Chiara Malpezzi

LETIN Research Group, University of Padova

PhD in Children’s Literature, adjunct lecturer at the University of Udine, tutor in the Primary Education programme at the University of Padova and member of LETIN UNIPD. Her research focuses on biography for children, gender studies and ecofeminist perspectives.

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Monica Martinelli

Settenove

Publisher and educator. In 2013 she founded Settenove, an independent publishing house dedicated to preventing gender based violence. She collaborates with institutions, schools, universities, associations and professional bodies. With Settenove, she conceived “i Rifugi”, a network of 500 bookshops and libraries active against gender based violence.

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Maria Peghin

Headteacher, IC di Aviano

Headteacher of Istituto Comprensivo di Aviano since 2019. A graduate in pharmaceutical studies and qualified to practise the profession at the University of Trieste, she previously taught analytical chemistry. In her leadership work, she promotes inclusion, educational innovation, internationalisation and collaboration with the local area.

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Mia Pontano

Graphic and Web Designer Specialist, Like Srl

Creative professional with more than thirty years of experience in communication, branding and digital design. As Graphic and Web Designer Specialist at Like Srl, she brings together research, visual sensitivity and attention to social, cultural, contemporary, educational and innovation themes.

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Elisabetta Selmi

University of Padova

Full Professor of Italian Literature at the University of Padova. Her research concerns literature and theatre from the Humanist and Renaissance periods, the Baroque, and the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, with particular attention to women’s writing. She has coordinated several national and international research and excellence projects, and coordinates the PRIN PNRR 2022 “Lei – Le Invisibili”, devoted to women’s intellectual invisibility.

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Paolo Trolese

Development and Front end Specialist, Like Srl

Development and Front end Specialist at Like Srl. With training at Ca’ Foscari University and experience in web development, digital marketing and project management, he turns ideas and business objectives into effective, measurable and secure digital solutions.

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Arjuna Tuzzi

University of Padova

Full Professor of Social Statistics at the University of Padova. She teaches methodological and statistical subjects in sociology, communication and doctoral programmes. Her research, with particular attention to interdisciplinary contexts, concerns statistical methods for textual data analysis and survey tools in social research. In institutional roles, she also works on evaluation and quality assurance.

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Viviana Urban

LETIN Research Group, University of Padova

Librarian in the Municipality of Aviano and member of the Italian Library Association. Her work designs, coordinates and delivers reading pathways for children in school classes and for the wider public, as well as training events for teachers.

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BIBI InternationalResearch and PartnershipForum

Programme overview

International Research Exchange

BIBI International Partnership Forum

Projects participating in the Forum

ChinaComx

WONDRE

Green Dialogues

Seen and Heard

BIBI

International Research Exchange speakers

Lena Henningsen

Anežka Kuzmičová

Nina Goga

Giuliana Fenech

Justyna Deszcz-Tryhubczak

Farriba Schulz

Research, education and digital practice

Research presentations, workshops and shared resources

For the full rhythm of the Forum

From inquiry to shared practice

Forum venues

Palazzo del Bo

Palazzo del Capitanio

Organising institutions

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