STEM per l’intercultura. Formazione su competenze digitali e di robotica come piattaforma di inclusione

Nowadays, multiculturalism must be seen as part of a complex framework of super-diversity (Ambrosini 2017). Socio-cultural heterogeneity, as well as its intersectionality (Dietz 2007), offers opportunities to connect in educative ways dimensions different and distant (Zaman 2021; Schietroma 2019; Zoletto,Tommasi, 2021). According to the intercultural perspective, inclusion occurs through the concrete activation of positive participatory processes (Fiorucci, 2020). Hence the research question: is it possible to promote participatory and inclusive dynamics in highly heterogeneous socio-cultural contexts by training students in STEM and digital competencies, especially through workshops on practical dimensions such as robotics? The study is carried out through participant observations, a questionnaire, and an interview with teachers. More over, the four classes engaged are settled in Padua, among which two present high-density and two low-density migratory backgrounds.