I am an Associate Professor for Educational Research and Research on Organization Learning at the University of Bergamo. I am the Co-ordinator of International Relations at the Department of Human and Social Sciences. My research interests include research methods in education and organization, and inclusive education. Among other publications, I was responsible for the Italian translation of the “Index for inclusion”.

I am a special education teacher in primary and secondary schools where for years I deal with education and disability. Today I plan art workshops to promote inclusion in schools and outside school. A passion born in the Phd research in which I examined the relationship between the processes of inclusion and artistic expressions.

My professional experience of socio-educational consultant for projects in the area of early childhood services has guided my research interest towards issues relating family education and its environment. My PhD research investigated the role of tacit and explicit knowledge of teachers as a means to promote parental empowerment in day nurseries. My research interests are focused on family education, parental empowerment, and the development of good practices on educational counseling.

My research interests stem from a personal and professional experience in the territories of the former Yugoslavia. In particular, the study carried out in Bosnia and Herzegovina on the link between school policies and construction of national identity of the younger generation has guided my research interests to the issue of differences in the school realities. The results of the PhD research, aimed at understanding how the school responds to the heterogeneity in practice, have addresses me towards an inclusive education in order to create a significant learning environment for all. Currently I am involved in research and training activities on these issues.