The section of Padua of the Italian Pedagogical Association (Associazione Pedagogica Italiana – As.Pe.I.) in the second half of the XXth Century

Abstract

The As.Pe.I., Italian Pedagogical Association (Associazione Pedagogica Italiana), founded in Florence in 1950 by Giovanni Calò in cooperation with some of the major scholars of Pedagogy (Aldo Agazzi, Giovanni Maria Bertin, Giuseppe Flores d’Arcais), is still active throughout the country, thanks to the coordinated effort of the numerous local sections.
The distinctive feature of the As.Pe.I is to bring together school teachers of all levels and university professors in order to improve and renovate the school and any other educational institution, as well as to enhance studies and researches in the field of Pedagogy and education.
The Section of Padua has distinguished itself since its founding by the organization of conferences and training courses for teachers of elementary schools. I studied its main activities by consulting archival founds and reading the Association’s Bulletin; in this way it was possible the reenactment of a very interesting experience of teachers’ association during the second half of the twentieth century.