Maria Volpicelli

Maria Volpicelli is a Researcher in General and Social Pedagogy (M-PED/01) at the Department of Humanities, University of Catania, a position she has held since November 2023. She previously served at Guglielmo Marconi University from 2013 to 2023 as a fixed-term researcher, associate professor, and contract lecturer. She teaches General Pedagogy, Philosophy of Education, and History of Education in undergraduate and graduate programs in Philosophy and Philosophical Sciences.

Her research centers on historical and philosophical dimensions of education, with a focus on Renaissance pedagogy, early childhood education (especially Comenius), and 20th-century Italian educators such as Giuseppe Lombardo Radice, Antonio Labriola, and Augusto Romagnoli. Her work combines archival research, critical edition, translation, and reception studies.

Her recent publications reflect a strong trend in historical pedagogy, particularly on anatomy teaching in the Renaissance, critical skepticism in education, and the international impact of Italian pedagogues. These works demonstrate interdisciplinary engagement with philosophy, history, and educational theory.

• International CIRSE Award (Doctoral Thesis Section), 2015

Maria Volpicelli actively supervises master’s theses on topics related to historical pedagogy and educational philosophy. She serves on the editorial boards of several journals, including 'I Problemi della Pedagogia', 'Paideutika', and 'Tiflologia per l'integrazione'. She is a member of SIPED, CIRSE, and SICESE, contributing to national and comparative educational research networks. No specific grants or research teams are mentioned, but her editorial and society roles indicate active scholarly engagement.