| Abstract: | The Italian school and university system is going through profound changes. In the school system, the exam that all students have to take at the end of upper-secondary education has been reformed, while at the university level, a law has been approved for reorganising higher education. It is thus a fluid situation in which the new demands have to come to terms with the traditional framework and in which change is not always devoid of contradictions. This article will try to illustrate how the shift from school to university education is influenced by the new legislation and will highlight the problems that this transition poses for Italian students embarking on university education. |
