These are collections of articles, informational and methodological materials, theses, dissertations, and research papers dealing with social issues or specific projects
Publications and materials
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Download publications produced internally by workers and volunteers at ASAI and Terremondo on methodology, interdisciplinary themes, or specific projects.
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A collection of articles and illustrated panels offering the reflections of adolescents on school, distance learning, volunteering, music, and social withdrawal during the pandemic and post-pandemic period.
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A collection of articles on the student-teacher relationship written during the healthcare crisis, edited by ASAI volunteers and workers.
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The voices of the protagonists of the Restorative Justice programs and a survey of the socio-economic impact of the RICOMINCIAMO (Let’s Start Again) project, sponsored by Terremondo in partnership with the Public Prosecutor’s Office at the Juvenile Court of Piedmont and Valle D’Aosta, the Turin Municipal Community Policing Unit, the Turin Mediation Center, and ASAI.
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Building walls, painting them, dirtying them, going beyond them: we decided to think about them. The publication collects the contributions of children, youth, volunteers and operators after a year of fieldwork to go “beyond the walls” within the schools, the Employment Center, community centers, and community projects in the different districts.
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The elements for defining a Toolkit. Research-action by ASAI with support from the CRT Foundation, in collaboration with SNODI, the Department of Philosophy and Educational Sciences, the University of Turin, Terremondo, IC Regio Parco, IIS Bodoni-Paravia, IPS J.B. Beccari, Creare, and CIDI.
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Experiments in sharing and co-development between school and after-school in the fight against school dropout. Research-action by ASAI with support from the CRT Foundation and SNODI, in collaboration with Creare, the Department of Philosophy and Educational Sciences, the University of Turin, Terremondo, IC Regio Parco, and IIS Bodoni-Paravia.
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Collection of articles on ASAI’s methodology, activities, and narratives published in Lenti a contatto (Contact Lenses), a research journal devoted to school dropout, pedagogy, society, and inclusion that details the methodology of Frequenza200, a national network to combat school dropout of which we were a part.
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Download student theses and dissertations on the work of ASAI and Terremondo or on specific projects.
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Dissertation in Educational Sciences by Ornella Alberto. An in-depth theoretical and practical study of pathways related to the words of care within the “La cultura che cura” (Culture Cures) project for the cultural promotion of the Barolo Social District of Turin
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Dissertation in Educational Sciences by Davide Manfredi. Reparative justice and its main fundamental aspects. From the principles of repairing the damage to empowering the person, from responsibilizing the offender to enhancing a sense of community to innovative practices in restorative processes.
Il ruolo dell’educatore nella giustizia riparativa, a.a. 2019/20
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Master’s thesis in Clinical Psychology by Francesca Gallo. Investigation of the possibilities for dialogue between the field of psychology and Restorative Justice as an alternative way of handling conflicts in general and especially crimes, by Francesca Gallo, Ricominciamo project tutor.
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Specialization thesis by Claudia Burlando. As a final paper in a Master’s degree program in Family Pedagogy, the thesis aims to establish a general framework for the topic of Restorative Justice and then examine the candidate’s volunteer work within the Ricominciamo (Let’s Start Over) project.
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Master’s thesis in Modern Languages and Literature, Intercultural Education, by Arianna Granata. A reflection on intercultural education as an effective tool in the multicultural society in which we live, with an in-depth study of ASAI.
L’incontro con l’altro nel territorio torinese, a.a. 2016/17
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Dissertation in Educational Sciences by Erika La Ragione. A symbolic voyage with multiple ports of call: from the “pier” of an art oriented toward social transformation to the “dock” of a theater that speaks to the heart, to a “wharf” where beauty that generates other beauty is visible. A valuable medium for the itinerary and object of study is the assaiASAI company, for which the author has been an actress, educator, and assistant director.
COSTRUIRE BELLEZZA. AssaiASAI: una compagnia teatrale integrata e comunitaria, a.a. 2016/2017
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Dissertation in Professional Education by Barbara Francescon. The intern at the ASAI office in Porta Palazzo delves into the contribution of migration anthropology, which is also concerned with the consequences that migration phenomena introduce into society. The subjects involved often become targets of prejudice and stereotyping by locals and the dominant culture. The third and fourth chapters focus on the methodology of ASAI’s educational programs.
