Within the framework of studies on teachers’ professional biographies in Italy—an area of growing significance for understanding the evolution of teaching professionalism from past to present—this contribution focuses on the figure of Cesare Malservisi, a primary school teacher who worked in Italy during the second half of the twentieth century, particularly in the Bologna area between the 1950s and the 1990s. Drawing on archival and printed sources, the study examines his educational background, his early teaching experiences, and the practices he developed to promote pedagogical innovation in primary education, closely connected to his strong ethical and civic commitment to an inclusive and democratic school system inspired by the principles of the Italian Constitution.
Nel quadro degli studi sulle biografie magistrali in Italia, di importanza sempre più rilevante per lo studio della professionalità docente tra passato e presente, il contributo si sofferma sulla figura di Cesare Malservisi, maestro elementare che lavorò nel secondo Novecento in Italia, in particolare nell’area bolognese tra anni Cinquanta e Novanta. Tramite fonti archivistiche e a stampa si focalizzerà l’attenzione sul percorso formativo di questo insegnante, sulle prime esperienze educative e sulle pratiche tese al rinnovamento della didattica nella scuola elementare, strettamente collegate al forte impegno etico e civile per la scuola inclusiva e democratica ispirata alla Costituzione italiana.
D'Ascenzo, M. (2026). “Vale la pena!”. Il maestro Cesare Malservisi tra impegno civile e rinnovamento didattico nel secondo dopoguerra = “It is worth the effort!”. Primary school teacher Cesare Malservisi between civic engagement and pedagogical innovation in the post-second world war period. NUOVA SECONDARIA, 43(10), 260-269.
“Vale la pena!”. Il maestro Cesare Malservisi tra impegno civile e rinnovamento didattico nel secondo dopoguerra = “It is worth the effort!”. Primary school teacher Cesare Malservisi between civic engagement and pedagogical innovation in the post-second world war period
Mirella D'Ascenzo
2026
Abstract
Within the framework of studies on teachers’ professional biographies in Italy—an area of growing significance for understanding the evolution of teaching professionalism from past to present—this contribution focuses on the figure of Cesare Malservisi, a primary school teacher who worked in Italy during the second half of the twentieth century, particularly in the Bologna area between the 1950s and the 1990s. Drawing on archival and printed sources, the study examines his educational background, his early teaching experiences, and the practices he developed to promote pedagogical innovation in primary education, closely connected to his strong ethical and civic commitment to an inclusive and democratic school system inspired by the principles of the Italian Constitution.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.



