False Myths of Progress: Market and Meritocracy in Education

International conference on 10th anniversary of ROARS Association (Returns on Academic Research and School) 

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

Friday February 24, 2023

2.45 pm – Welcome and Greetings

• Paolo Carta, Dean of the Faculty of Law

I Session – 3.00 pm (in English) - MERITOCRACY, MARKET AND EDUCATION

Chairs:

• Umberto Izzo, University of Trento 
• Francesco Sylos Labini, Fermi Institute, Rome

Speakers (remote and/or in presence):

• Michael Sandel, Harvard University - A Conversation on «The Tyrrany of Merit»
• Daniel Markovits, Yale University - A Conversation on «The Meritocracy Trap»
• Mario Ricciardi, University Statale, Milan - Meritocracy as Ideology: An Italian Perspective
• Marco Santambrogio, University of Parma and University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan - Merit and Its Enemies

Discussion

II Session – 5.30 pm - MERITOCRACY, ASSESSMENT AND HUMAN CAPITAL IN SCHOOL EDUCATION

Chair:

• Daniela Palma, Researcher ENEA – Rome

Speakers:

• Christopher Tienken, Seton Hall University - The Neoliberal Assault to School Education in the USA
• Rossella Latempa, ROARS - 15 Years of Reforms in the Italian School

Discussion

Saturday February 25, 2023

III Session – 9.00 am - UNIVERSITY: MERITOCRATIC POLICIES AND RELATED IMPACT ON ITALIAN EDUCATION

Chairs:

• Francesco Sylos Labini, Fermi Institute, Rome 
• Paola Galimberti, University Statale, Milan

Speakers:

• Maria Chiara Pievatolo, University of Pisa - On «Balances» and «Swords»: The Assessment's Authority
• Davide Borrelli, University Suor Orsola Benincasa, Naples - Assessment as a Theology
• Alberto Baccini, University of Siena - 15 Years of Reforms in the Italian University

10.45 am – Final round table - open to public discussion - WHAT DO ITALIAN SCHOOL AND UNIVERSITY DESERVE?

Chairs:

• Giuseppe De Nicolao, University of Pavia 
• Antonio Banfi, University of Bergamo

Speakers (remote and/or in presence):

• Giuseppe Valditara, Italian Minister of Education and Merit 
• Antonio Uricchio, President of ANVUR
• Alessandra Celletti, Vice President of ANVUR
• Francesco Sinopoli, FLC – Rome
• Virginia Magnaghi, National Superior School of Pisa
• Davide Clementi, ADI
• Rete 29 Aprile
• Agnese Tumicelli, Gianmarco Ruvolo, Luca Pistore, UNITN University Students' Representatives

Scientific responsible: prof. Umberto Izzo, University of Trento

Live streaming will not be available: the conference video recording will be online after the event.

The social dinner on February 24 will be held at the Forst Restaurant, located in the historic center (via Paolo Oss-Mazzurana, 38), 300 meters from the Faculty. The formula provides for the payment of the fee of 40,00 € on one's own, with the need to book one's presence by e-mail by 18.02.2023 (cena.convegnoroars [at] gmail.com), indicating the name and surname in the subject line and specifying the number of people for whom the reservation is being made in the body of the e-mail.

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