THE CURRENT VALUE OF LETTERA A UNA PROFESSORESSA FOR THE SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION: A BOOK FOR PARENTS

A well-established approach to Lettera a una professoressa considers it a pedagogical manifesto primarily adressed to Italian school teachers. This contribution intends to propose a revisitation of the work of the School of Barbiana along two directions. On the one hand, it would highlight the con-temporary relevance of the text as a contribution to the sociology of edu-cation, particularly regarding the understanding of educational inequali-ties, by means, among other things, of a valuable statistical survey on the phenomenon of early school leaving; on the other hand, it would under-score the role of family environments and reinterprets the book as an ap-peal for responsibility and organization, primarily directed at parents.