Workshop on Socio-emotional skills and education
11-12 September 2025, Trento (Italy)
Aula Kessler – Department of Sociology and Social Research
Day 1 – Thursday, September 11
09:00-09:30: Registration
Section 1: Educational programs
Chair: Matteo Ploner (University of Trento)
| Time | Event/Topic | Speakers |
|---|---|---|
| 09:30-10:00 | Expanding Benefits: The Impact of a Universal Free, School Meal Policy on Non-Cognitive Skills. | Xhiselda Demaj (University of Bologna) |
| 10:00-10:30 | Orchestrating Success: The Long-Term Impact of Teenage Music Proficiency on Socio-Emotional Skills. | Lucia Mangiavacchi (University of Perugia) |
| 10:30-11:00 | Exposure to Competitive Performance Settings and the Willingness to Enter Tournaments. | Mert Gumren (University of Leicester) |
11:00-11:30: Coffee break
Section 2: Interventions
Chair: Daniela Piazzalunga (University of Trento)
| Time | Event/Topic | Speakers |
|---|---|---|
| 11:30-12:00 | A Library in the Palm of your Hand? A Randomized Field Experiment with Low-Income Children. | Malte Sandner (Nuremberg Institute of Technology) |
| 12:00-12:30 | Visuo-spatial abilities and gender gap in mathematics. | Ludovica Giua (University of Cagliari) |
| 12:30-13:00 | Hacking Anti-Immigration Attitudes and Stereotypes: A Field Experiment in Italian High Schools. | Sara Giunti (University of Milan) |
13:00-14:00: Lunch
14:00-15:00: Keynote Speech 1: Gender Equality Through Marriage and Child Skill Formation
Emma Tominey (University of York)
Section 3: Parental investments
Chair: Luca Piccoli (University of Trento)
| Time | Event/Topic | Speakers |
|---|---|---|
| 15:00-15:30 | The Gender Gap in Children’ Mental Health: The Role of Parental Behavior, Personality Traits and Family Conflicts. | Lucia Schiavon (University of Venice) |
| 15:30-16:00 | Parental Investments and Engagement: New Measures from a Parental Time Use App. | Chiara Monfardini (University of Bologna) |
16:00-16:30: Coffee break
Section 4: Parental beliefs
Chair: Sara Agostini (University of Trento)
| Time | Event/Topic | Speakers |
|---|---|---|
| 16:30-17:00 | Parental beliefs, engagement, and time investments in preschoolers. | Margherita Fort (University of Bologna) |
| 17:00-17:30 | Beliefs on Children’s Human Capital Formation and Mothers at Work. | Agnese Romiti (University of Strathclyde) |
| 17:30-18:00 | The Accuracy and Malleability of Parental First- and Second-Order Beliefs about Child Socio-Emotional Health. | Audrey Bousselin (LISER) |
19:00-22:00: Social Dinner – Orso Grigio
Day 2 – Friday, September 12
Section 5: Teachers and classes
Chair: Pietro Biroli (University of Bologna)
| Time | Event/Topic | Speakers |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00-09:30 | Classroom Competence Diversity and the Effect of Classroom Rank on Socio-Emotional Skills. | Emanuele Fedeli (University of Milan) |
| 09:30-10:00 | Gender Attitudes and Socio-emotional Skills. | Águeda Solis Alonso (University of Trento) |
| 10:00-10:30 | Shaping Young Minds: The Effects of Teachers on Social Skills. | Jerry Montonen (Aalto University) |
10:30-11:00: Coffee break
11:00-12:00: Keynote Speech 2: Math Is Not Enough: Teaching the Skills That (Also) Shape Lives
Giuseppe Sorrenti (University of Lausanne)
Section 6: Social preferences
Chair: Filippo Gioacchin (University of Trento)
| Time | Event/Topic | Speakers |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00-12:30 | Looking Up the Ladder: The Gender of Top Peers and Student Outcomes. | Valentina Tonei (University of Southampton) |
| 12:30-13:00 | Social preferences as human capital: intergenerational transmission in an ethnically diverse context. | Enric Vila-Villasante (Utrecht University) |
13:00-14:00: Lunch
14:00-15:00: Keynote Speech 3: Measuring and Developing Children’s Socio-Emotional Skills: Evidence, Innovation, and Policy Implications.
Gabriella Conti
Section 7: Socio-Emotional Skill Returns
Chair: Vito Peragine (University of Bari)
| Time | Event/Topic | Speakers |
|---|---|---|
| 15:00-15:30 | Changes in Returns to Multidimensional Skills across Cohorts. | Lorenzo Navarini (University of Vienna) |
| 15:30-16:00 | Neurotic but Effective. Personality and firm productivity in Germany. | Giorgio Brunello (University of Padova) |
| 16:00-16:30 | Self-Selection into Health Professions. | Alessandro Fedele (University of Bozen) |
16:30-17:00: Coffee break
17:00-18:00: Tavola rotonda: Competenze socio-emotive e diseguaglianze educative
Speakers: Davide Azzolini (FBK-IRVAPP), Veronica Mobilio (Fondazione per la Scuola), Luciano Covi (IPRASE), Antonio Giacometti (Conservatorio di Vecchi Tonelli, Modena), Stefano Chicco (Minipolifonici Trento)
Coordina: Gabriella Berloffa
