Davide Zoletto is an Associate Professor in General and Social Education at the Department of Languages and Literatures, Communication, Education and Society (DILL) at the University of Udine – Italy.
His primary areas of research are educational theory, educational research in diverse learning environments and intercultural education, which also encompass a focus on children and youth cultures and on cultural and postcolonial studies in education.
He has participated in research projects on issues related to education and learning in socially and culturally heterogeneous schools and neighbourhoods.
He has published on topics such as intercultural education and education in diverse learning environments. In 2015 his book on Pedagogia e studi culturali (ETS 2011) was awarded the “Italian Pedagogy Award” by the Italian Society of Pedagogy (SIPED).
He is also active in both pre-service and in-service training of teachers and educators. At the University of Udine, he currently teaches Intercultural Education within the single cycle (5 years) Master degree in Primary Teacher Education (Scienze della Formazione Primaria), which is specifically aimed at training pre-primary and primary teachers.