Il volume prende in esame il ruolo e le funzioni del tutor dei docenti neoassunti in una prospettiva ecosistemica in Italia. I contributi approfondiscono la tematica scelta a partire dalla riflessione sugli esiti di un percorso pluriennale di formazione e di indagini conoscitive diacroniche svolte dal Dipartimento di Scienze della Formazione dell’Università degli Studi Roma Tre, in collaborazione con l’Ufficio Scolastico Regionale per il Lazio e Reti di ambito scolastiche. Gli esiti delle indagini annuali svolte e di quella pluriennale condotta successivamente sull’insieme dei dati disponibili, confermano l’importanza di promuovere, in tutti gli attori coinvolti nei processi decisionali e nei processi attivati dalle decisioni assunte, l’adozione di una prospettiva ecosistemica aperta, multiattore e inclusiva. Gli esiti suggeriscono altresì di promuovere con continuità l’iniziativa di formazione e sviluppo professionale dei tutor dei docenti neoassunti. DOI: 10.13134/979-12-5977-348-7

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