I have achieved the school-leaving scientific certificate in
1981, then I got a first Physical Education degree at ISEF
(Physical Education Higher Institute) of Bologna in 1985, then I
continued my studies by obtaining the Diploma of Special Education
at the Gualandi Institute of Bologna in 1992, and, at the
University of Bologna, in Pedagogy in 1998 and in Physical
Education in 2000, with a dissertation about Pedagogy of sport;
finally, in 2006 I got my PhD in Education with the
doctoral dissertation: "Training Risk. Body in Play and the
Educational Adventure", at the Department of Education.
My educational training was usually accompanied by professional
experiences, carried out in two directions: in the field of school
teaching in one hand, and through the collaboration at the
University on the other hand. At school, I had my first experiences
teaching Physical Education, to continue the early 90's with
supporting students with disabilities. At the same time, I first
had the role of didactic assistant for the chair of Athletics at
ISEF in Bologna; then, with the institution of the “Physical
Education Faculty”, I held several roles of assistant lecturer for
the chairs of: Individual Sports, Adapted Physical Activities,
Educational Sciences and Pedagogy of Play and Sport, Pedagogy of
the Body and Psychomotricity. As winner of competition in 2007, now
I'm researcher in M-Ped/03-Didactic and special education, and I
teach Special Education and Outdoor Education at the School of
Pharmacy, Biochemistry and Physical Education of Bologna
University. I also hold a course in Special Education for the
Master in Psychomotricity at the Department of Education.
I do my research at the Department for the Quality of Life
Studies based in Rimini. I'm member of the international group of
research "Jeux et Pratiques Ludiques" of CEMEA (Paris), and of an
international consortium specialized in Outdoor Education, with
Partners such as the Universities of Edinburgh, TUM (Munchen) and
Linkopping.
