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Research
Studies, projects and publications produced by the network's universities, brought together in a searchable, interconnected archive.
Education takes embodied form.
A national network building a scholarly community dedicated to research, professional development and collaboration within the Embodied Education paradigm.
About us
The National Embodied Education Network.
A group of scholars belonging to the National Embodied Education Network, comprising 16 Italian universities, has developed a scientific framework for Embodied Education (EE). Drawing on an analytical and comparative study of international research on the central role of bodily, emotional, relational and situated dimensions in teaching, learning and educational practice more broadly, this framework has been supported over the years by experimental research, fieldwork and scholarly publications.
This work has produced two outcomes: a set of ten EE principles providing a scientific foundation for rethinking the school system; and an Index for Embodied Education, with purpose-designed indicators, descriptors and qualifiers incorporated into an AI platform using retrieval-augmented generation (RAG).
What is Embodied Education?
Knowing involves more than the mind alone.
Embodied Education brings together research exploring how the body, movement, perception and relationships contribute to learning. It is an interdisciplinary field at the intersection of cognitive science, neuroscience and education, grounded in a simple question: how does schooling change when we take seriously the fact that learners are embodied beings?
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Relationships
Connecting researchers and teachers through an infrastructure that brings university laboratories and classrooms together.
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Professional development
Tools, programmes and resources that turn research findings into documented teaching practice.
Research
Resources
Research to listen to, watch and read.
Interviews, videos, podcasts, presentations and publications from the network.
The network
National network
Sixteen universities and sixteen coordinators. Select a university to locate it on the map and view its coordinator's profile and the members of its local research unit in the adjoining panel.
From research to schools
Would you like to join the network?Bringing research into the classroom.
Design
Designing the learning experience
Tools and templates for designing a learning programme around a research question.
Observe
Observing systematically
Rubrics and observation grids for recording classroom activity systematically, beyond personal impressions.
Document
Creating a lasting record
Formats and resources for documenting the experience so that others can understand and build on it.
Experiences from schools
Teachers share their experiences.
School directory
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Publications
Journals
Press
For journalists.
Network press releases, press coverage and downloadable resources.
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Press releases
Official network press releases in chronological order.
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Press coverage
Articles and reports on the activities of the network and its universities.
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Press kit
The network logo, images for editorial use and an introductory information sheet.
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Press contacts and initial press releases will be available soon.
Members' area
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