The concept of Learning City aims to promote inclusive learning for all, from basic to higher education, including marginalized social groups. In this context, persons in prison represent one such group, in spatial and symbolic terms (Goffman, 1961). Prisons are closed institutions (Verdolini, 2022), increasingly relocated to urban peripheries (Vianello, 2019), where those who have committed crimes are hidden from the active life of cities. This exclusion often extends to access to educational opportunities, including formal education (Decembrotto, 2024). There is a lack of reflection on the inclusive dimension of teaching in prison (De Rocco, Muratori, 2024). This contribution presents findings from the Learning Math in Prison research project on the role of learning in prison. It builds on reflections developed with teachers and students from CPIA to promote accessible and participatory mathematics education in prison.

L’idea di learning city è di promuovere per tutti un apprendimento inclusivo dall’istruzione di base all’università, anche per i gruppi sociali marginalizzati. La popolazione detenuta rappresenta uno di questi, in termini spaziali e simbolici (Goffman, 1961). Le carceri sono istituzioni chiuse (Verdolini,2022), progressivamente trasferite nelle periferie urbane (Vianello, 2019), in cui chi ha commesso un reato è nascosto dalla vita attiva delle città. L’esclusione spesso riguarda anche l’accesso ai percorsi educativi, tra cui l’istruzione (Decembrotto, 2024). Manca infatti una riflessione sulla dimensione inclusiva della didattica in carcere (De Rocco, Muratori, 2024). Il contributo intende presentare alcuni esiti della ricerca Learning Math in Prison sul ruolo dell’apprendimento nei contesti penitenziari, a partire dalle riflessioni sviluppate con docenti e studenti dei CPIA per una didattica accessibile e partecipata della matematica in carcere.

Decembrotto, L., De Rocco, G., Manzoni, V. (2025). L’apprendimento in carcere come sfida per le Learning City. Riflessioni dal progetto Learning Math in Prison = Learning in prison as a challenge for Learning Cities. Reflections from the Learning Math in Prison project. Q-TIMES WEBMAGAZINE, 17(3), 421-432 [10.14668/QTimes_17335].

L’apprendimento in carcere come sfida per le Learning City. Riflessioni dal progetto Learning Math in Prison = Learning in prison as a challenge for Learning Cities. Reflections from the Learning Math in Prison project

Luca Decembrotto;Giulia De Rocco;Veronica Manzoni
2025

Abstract

The concept of Learning City aims to promote inclusive learning for all, from basic to higher education, including marginalized social groups. In this context, persons in prison represent one such group, in spatial and symbolic terms (Goffman, 1961). Prisons are closed institutions (Verdolini, 2022), increasingly relocated to urban peripheries (Vianello, 2019), where those who have committed crimes are hidden from the active life of cities. This exclusion often extends to access to educational opportunities, including formal education (Decembrotto, 2024). There is a lack of reflection on the inclusive dimension of teaching in prison (De Rocco, Muratori, 2024). This contribution presents findings from the Learning Math in Prison research project on the role of learning in prison. It builds on reflections developed with teachers and students from CPIA to promote accessible and participatory mathematics education in prison.
2025
Decembrotto, L., De Rocco, G., Manzoni, V. (2025). L’apprendimento in carcere come sfida per le Learning City. Riflessioni dal progetto Learning Math in Prison = Learning in prison as a challenge for Learning Cities. Reflections from the Learning Math in Prison project. Q-TIMES WEBMAGAZINE, 17(3), 421-432 [10.14668/QTimes_17335].
Decembrotto, Luca; De Rocco, Giulia; Manzoni, Veronica
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