This thesis aims to explore the dialogue between social constructionism and the quiet ego within educational and training processes. Social constructionism, understood as a perspective that conceives knowledge, meaning, and identity as products of interactions and discursive practices, offers a theoretical framework for understanding the relational dimension of personal and community growth. Similarly, the psychological construct of the quiet ego is analyzed here as a self-orientation capable of integrating self-realization and social openness, emphasizing balance, reflexivity, and attention to others. Through a critical review of the literature and analysis of pedagogical implications, the research highlights how the valorization of a "quiet ego" can foster educational practices oriented toward empathy, collaboration, and social responsibility, in contrast to competitive and individualistic models. The constructionist perspective also highlights how these dispositions are not fixed traits, but rather negotiated and continually co-constructed processes in social and educational contexts. Within this framework, the thesis discusses the pedagogical potential of integrating social constructionism and quiet ego in school and university education, as well as in informal education practices, outlining avenues for research and intervention aimed at promoting more aware, responsible, and common-good-oriented subjectivities.
La presente tesi si propone di indagare il dialogo tra costruzionismo sociale e quiet ego all’interno dei processi educativi e formativi. Il costruzionismo sociale, inteso come prospettiva che concepisce conoscenza, significati e identità come prodotti delle interazioni e delle pratiche discorsive, offre uno sfondo teorico per comprendere la dimensione relazionale della crescita personale e comunitaria. Allo stesso modo, il costrutto psicologico di quiet ego viene qui analizzato come un orientamento del sé capace di integrare autorealizzazione e apertura sociale, ponendo l’accento su equilibrio, riflessività e attenzione all’altro. Attraverso una revisione critica della letteratura e l’analisi delle implicazioni pedagogiche, la ricerca mette in luce come la valorizzazione di un “io quieto” possa favorire pratiche educative orientate all’empatia, alla collaborazione e alla responsabilità sociale, in contrasto con modelli competitivi e individualistici. La prospettiva costruzionista consente inoltre di evidenziare come tali disposizioni non siano tratti fissi, ma processi negoziati e continuamente co-costruiti nei contesti sociali ed educativi. In questo quadro, la tesi discute le potenzialità pedagogiche dell’integrazione tra costruzionismo sociale e quiet ego nella formazione scolastica e universitaria, nonché nelle pratiche di educazione informale, delineando piste di ricerca e di intervento finalizzate alla promozione di soggettività più consapevoli, responsabili e orientate al bene comune.
Narrazione, relazione e identità: il quiet ego come categoria pedagogica in prospettiva costruzionista.
GASPARINI, ELISA
2024/2025
Abstract
This thesis aims to explore the dialogue between social constructionism and the quiet ego within educational and training processes. Social constructionism, understood as a perspective that conceives knowledge, meaning, and identity as products of interactions and discursive practices, offers a theoretical framework for understanding the relational dimension of personal and community growth. Similarly, the psychological construct of the quiet ego is analyzed here as a self-orientation capable of integrating self-realization and social openness, emphasizing balance, reflexivity, and attention to others. Through a critical review of the literature and analysis of pedagogical implications, the research highlights how the valorization of a "quiet ego" can foster educational practices oriented toward empathy, collaboration, and social responsibility, in contrast to competitive and individualistic models. The constructionist perspective also highlights how these dispositions are not fixed traits, but rather negotiated and continually co-constructed processes in social and educational contexts. Within this framework, the thesis discusses the pedagogical potential of integrating social constructionism and quiet ego in school and university education, as well as in informal education practices, outlining avenues for research and intervention aimed at promoting more aware, responsible, and common-good-oriented subjectivities.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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