Ricerc@Sapienza

The objective of this article is to illustrate, from the theoretical and methodological perspective, the construction of an experimental process of a “digital education app” in several preschools in the municipality of Rome. The general objective the project fits into is related to a sociological analysis, based on the relationship between theory and empirical research, of the effects of introducing digital media into preschool didactics.

The paper illustrates the first results of an exploratory research on
educational innovation. In the field of research, in-depth interviews were
carried out with university professors, which enabled the reconstruction of
a definition of didactic innovation which, although partial and provisional,
is based on the experience gained in the professional field and takes into
account the potential and limits of Italian academic context.
Key words: didactics, innovation, academic teachers’ training,