The reconsideration of a practice during the pandemic. The distance internship of the Research and Study Center for Childhood of the University of Foggia

Abstract

The paper describes the evidences emerged from the experience of redefining of the internship of the Research and Study Center for Childhood of the University of Foggia, in the context of the Degree Courses L-19 and LM-85, following the advent of the COVID-19 health emergency. Starting from the analysis of the context, the reasons for the implementation strategies of the activities are examined in depth, with particular reference to the exercise of the reflective skills of future education professionals. Among the various strategies, a crucial role was played by the figure of the internship online tutor and the use of the reflective diary. Ultimately, the evidences emerged from the hermeneutic reading of the final questionnaires filled in by the trainee students are illustrated. Enucleated in strengths and weaknesses points, the evidences allows us to define criteria for improvement and outline significant aspects of the internship fulfilled.

Keywords: intnership; tutor; diary; reflexivity.