This thesis explores the role of time within the pedagogical experience, focusing on how the temporal transformations of contemporary society shape educational processes. Drawing on Robert Levine’s studies on chronemics, the work highlights that time should not be understood merely as an objective measure, but as a cultural and relational construct that organizes social practices and influences how individuals experience the world. The analysis develops through a dialogue with Hartmut Rosa’s theory of social acceleration and with the concept of time perspectives elaborated by Philip Zimbardo and John Boyd, in order to examine the relationship between social temporal structures and subjective experience. Within this framework, Michael Ende’s novel Momo is interpreted as a symbolic and critical reflection on the culture of efficiency and the economization of time. From a pedagogical perspective, education is therefore considered a potential space in which temporal experience can be reinterpreted, opening possibilities to counteract dynamics of alienation and to foster resonant relationships between individuals and the world. The study ultimately suggests that time should be regarded as a central dimension of educational practice and as an implicit language that shapes pedagogical relationships.
La tesi analizza il ruolo del tempo nell’esperienza pedagogica, interrogandosi su come le trasformazioni temporali della società contemporanea influenzino i processi educativi. Partendo dal contributo della cronemica di Robert Levine, il lavoro mette in luce come il tempo non sia soltanto una misura oggettiva, ma una costruzione culturale e relazionale che orienta le pratiche sociali e la percezione del mondo. Attraverso il dialogo con la teoria dell’accelerazione sociale di Hartmut Rosa e con gli studi sulle prospettive temporali di Zimbardo e Boyd, viene indagato il rapporto tra strutture sociali del tempo ed esperienza soggettiva. Il romanzo Momo di Michael Ende viene interpretato come metafora critica della cultura dell’efficienza e dell’economia del tempo. In questa prospettiva, l’educazione emerge come possibile spazio di rielaborazione della temporalità, capace di contrastare le dinamiche di alienazione e di favorire esperienze di risonanza tra soggetto e mondo. La riflessione propone quindi di considerare il tempo come dimensione centrale dell’azione educativa e come linguaggio implicito che struttura le relazioni pedagogiche.
Il tempo nell'esperienza pedagogica
BREGOLI, GLORIA
2025/2026
Abstract
This thesis explores the role of time within the pedagogical experience, focusing on how the temporal transformations of contemporary society shape educational processes. Drawing on Robert Levine’s studies on chronemics, the work highlights that time should not be understood merely as an objective measure, but as a cultural and relational construct that organizes social practices and influences how individuals experience the world. The analysis develops through a dialogue with Hartmut Rosa’s theory of social acceleration and with the concept of time perspectives elaborated by Philip Zimbardo and John Boyd, in order to examine the relationship between social temporal structures and subjective experience. Within this framework, Michael Ende’s novel Momo is interpreted as a symbolic and critical reflection on the culture of efficiency and the economization of time. From a pedagogical perspective, education is therefore considered a potential space in which temporal experience can be reinterpreted, opening possibilities to counteract dynamics of alienation and to foster resonant relationships between individuals and the world. The study ultimately suggests that time should be regarded as a central dimension of educational practice and as an implicit language that shapes pedagogical relationships.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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