School, memory, history. About a recent book

This critical note presents a recent study focusing on the oral sources in the historical-educational research. Through the collection of oral testimonies of former teachers and alumni, the authors show many aspects of elementary school in Marche region in the twentieth century, such as corporal punishment, teacher training and school reforms. Moreover, the authors demonstrate the important role of oral sources in the historical-educational context to reconstruct the ‘real history’ behind the ‘legal history’ studied through manuals, pedagogical magazines and legislation.