The value of data and educational research for analysing and tackling early school leaving

Book presentation by Veronica Mobilio

Early school leaving is a phenomenon that reflects and amplifies social inequalities. This volume demonstrates how educational research and the informed use of data can become tools for understanding and taking action to combat it. Empirical analyses, predictive models and case studies are interwoven to capture the complexity of the phenomenon and guide more equitable policies and practices.

Date 20 Gennaio 2026
INVALSI Library
“Aldo Visalberghi” e
Centro Documentazione INVALSI

Dalle ore 14:30 alle 17:30

Programme:

Timetable 
Activity & Speaker 
14:30-14:40 
Opening of proceedings 
Roberto Ricci, President, INVALSI 
14:40-14:50 
Presentation of the book “La scuola che legge sé stessa” 
Veronica Mobilio, Head of Research, Fondazione per la Scuola 
14:50-16:10 
Discussions between authors and panellists: four perspectives on early school leaving 
14:50-15:10 
Section 1 – Social inequalities, educational poverty and contexts of vulnerability 
Laura Giuliani, Senior Researcher, INAPP 
Discussant: Patrizia Falzetti, Head of the Evaluation Research Department, INVALSI 
15:10-15:30 
Section 2 – Individual, psychosocial and school-related factors 
Luca Andrighetto, Associate Professor of Social Psychology, Department of Education, University of Genoa 
Discussant: Roberto Trinchero, Secretary, SIRD – online 
15:30-15:50 
Section 3 – School Delay, Discontinuous Educational Pathways and Failure 
Dalit Contini, Full Professor of Social Statistics, Department of Economics and Statistics, University of Turin 
Discussant: Francesca Borgonovi, Honorary Professor, University College London – Senior Analyst, OECD – online 
15:50-16:10 
Section 4 – Predictive models, data and tools for tackling the issue 
Tommaso Agasisti, Full Professor of Management Engineering, Department of Management Engineering, Politecnico di Milano 
Discussant: Barbara Baldazzi, Senior Researcher, ISTAT 
16:10-16:45 
Closing Remarks 
Patrizia Falzetti, Head of the Evaluation Research Division, INVALSI 
Roberto Trinchero, Secretary, SIRD  
Francesca Borgonovi, Honorary Professor, University College London – Senior Analyst, OECD – online 
Barbara Baldazzi, Senior Researcher, ISTAT 
16:45-17:15 
Questions from the audience 
17:15-17:30 
Closing Remarks 
Roberto Ricci, President, INVALSI