Evaluating whether and how educational research is conducted in a particular country is of great importance because it can help stimulate the scientific community to improve its quality. In particular, the investigation methods it uses, the relationship between them and the aims assigned to the research itself are important. This work examines the articles published during six years (from 2016 to 2021) in the most qualified scientific journals dealing with teaching in Italy. The questions to answer are about how much the overall educational research emphasizes the empirical dimension, what kind of research designs are prevalent, what qualitative and experimental approaches are present. In the period examined, the analysis highlights a significant number of published articles which mainly saw the prevalence of studies and discussions of a theoretical nature (76,6%). For the remaining part, within a residual number of works that are interested in an experimental empirical approach, the prevalence of observational and qualitative studies is clear, many times with little impact on educational practice. The picture that emerges, requires critical reflection within the scientific community to establish and suggest more explicit and demanding criteria and guidelines.
Valutare se e come venga condotta la ricerca didattica in un determinato Paese è di grande importanza perché può consentire di stimolare la comunità scientifica a migliorarne la qualità. In particolare, sono importanti i metodi di indagine che essa impiega e il rapporto tra essi e le finalità assegnate alla ricerca stessa. In questo lavoro si esaminano gli articoli pubblicati dal 2016 al 2021 nelle più qualificate riviste scientifiche che si occupano di didattica in Italia. Ci si chiede in che misura complessivamente la ricerca didattica dia rilievo alla dimensione empirica, di che tipo siano i disegni di ricerca prevalenti, in qual misura sono presenti approcci qualitativi e sperimentali. Nel periodo esaminato l’analisi mette in risalto un rilevante numero di articoli pubblicati che non presentano dati empirici e/o che non riguardano le problematiche dell’insegnamento/apprendimento (il 79% del totale). Per la restante parte, all’interno di lavori che si interessano ad un approccio empirico sperimentale, è netta la prevalenza di studi di carattere descrittivo e qualitativo, molte volte con scarse ricadute sulla pratica didattica. Il quadro che emerge impone una riflessione critica nell’ambito della comunità scientifica per fissare e suggerire criteri e orientamenti più espliciti ed esigenti.
Lo stato della ricerca didattica in Italia: una Scoping Review
De Angelis Marta
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2022-01-01
Abstract
Evaluating whether and how educational research is conducted in a particular country is of great importance because it can help stimulate the scientific community to improve its quality. In particular, the investigation methods it uses, the relationship between them and the aims assigned to the research itself are important. This work examines the articles published during six years (from 2016 to 2021) in the most qualified scientific journals dealing with teaching in Italy. The questions to answer are about how much the overall educational research emphasizes the empirical dimension, what kind of research designs are prevalent, what qualitative and experimental approaches are present. In the period examined, the analysis highlights a significant number of published articles which mainly saw the prevalence of studies and discussions of a theoretical nature (76,6%). For the remaining part, within a residual number of works that are interested in an experimental empirical approach, the prevalence of observational and qualitative studies is clear, many times with little impact on educational practice. The picture that emerges, requires critical reflection within the scientific community to establish and suggest more explicit and demanding criteria and guidelines.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.