Spanish-Italian-Greek webinar series on History of Education – 28 May 2026

PLAYGROUNDS IN THE HISTORY OF EDUCATION: IDEOLOGICAL APPROACHES AND EDUCATIONAL FUNCTION

The collaborating Universities and Societies listed are launching a series of online seminars (webinar) aiming to explore comparatively issues in the history of education in Spain, Greece and Italy.

Each seminar involves two or three interlocutors presenting a topic in the history of education in Italy, Spain and Greece at the same period of time. This initiative seeks to highlight the value of comparative approaches. Invited speakers will present their research and highlight the relevance of their interlocutor’s research to their own.

The webinar attracts speakers from Greece, Italy, and Spain, providing a forum for established historians as well as early-career researchers to present their work on issues of mutual interest.

Seminars started May 2024 and take place four-five times per academic year, on days announced ahead.

Upcoming Webinar:

Playgrounds in the History of Education: Ideological Approaches and Educational Function

Thursday 28 May 2026
16.00 – 17.45 Italy/Spain time (CET)
17.00 – 18.45 Greece time

Chair
Sofia ILIADOU-TACHOU, University of Western Macedonia

Speakers

The role of playgrounds in Greek society during the interwar period: pedagogical and ideological connotations
Despina KARAKATSANI, Professor, University of the Peloponnese

The educational function of outdoor spaces according to Agazzi Sister’s pedagogy for early childhood education
Renata BRESSANELLI, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

School gardens beyond school: A community experience (1850-1939)
Avelina MIQUEL LARA, University de les Illes Balears

A discussion will follow the presentations

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