La cultura materiale scolastica nei contesti rurali: una riflessione sulle fonti utili alla ricostruzione degli spazi educativi di campagna e di montagna nell’Italia tra Otto e Novecento in E. Monforte, L.M. Naya, P. Dávila (a cura di), Territorio, patrimonio, escuela y desarrollo sostenible

This contribution investigates school material culture and educational practices in rural and mountain settings in Italy between the 19th and 20th centuries. Moving beyond the gap between “legal school” and “real school,” the research crosses institutional sources, such as ministerial programs and inspector reports, with the professional writings of female teachers. The case study of Annita Castiglione, a teacher in Molise, reveals the daily reality of classrooms that were often impoverished and lacked basic furnishings in the Southern Apennines. The analysis of these ego-documents allows for the reconstruction of a marginal educational heritage, documenting from the bottom up the social transformation of the country’s most remote territories.