L'organizzazione della didattica : uno studio esplorativo comparato

OECD surveys show that students in Italy take longer to complete their higher education qualifications, access studies at a later stage, and have a high dropout rate. This paper outlines the main results of a study funded by ANVUR that involved 40 programme study coordinators from different countries (Italy, Switzerland and the UK).The programmes of study involved in the research concerned three fields: philosophy, management and chemistry. Each programme coordinator was interviewed about the organisation; the teaching, learning and assessment methods; and the quality assurance system of the respective undergraduate degrees. Compared with the other countries studied, and recognising the specificities of each discipline, the findings emphasise three critical aspects concerning the Italian way of organising, providing and evaluating the study programmes: the control of the students career; the learning assessment and the professional development of the teaching staff. [Publisher's text]