Con le mani in pasta. Apprendere la ricerca fra teoria e pratica

To face passive learning teacher have to stimulate interest, personal appropriation and critical-reflexive skills among students. This challenge concerns those who have responsibilities in different educational and training contexts and acquires added importance when involves university students who are preparing to face the transition between the educational context to the professional one. The paper presents the project «Research into practice» aimed to develop transversal skills useful for students' employability. This local experience gives the opportunity to reflect, more broadly, on innovating University teaching pointing out highlights and shadows.