Learning objectives
The course aims to achieve the following goals, in line with the "Dublin descriptors":
1. To know the basic terminology of pedagogy and education, as well as the main concepts of theory of education, social pedagogy and media pedagogy.
2.1. To critically analyze and elaborate the concepts studied, linking themes, authors and trends.
2.2. To connect theories to cases of educational work, analyzed and understood with the specific conceptual tools of the discipline.
4. To communicate in writing their knowledge and thoughts on educational issues.
Course unit content
The course explores some fundamental themes of general and social pedagogy, introducing the student to know the terminology, key concepts, some reference theories, and the main areas of application.
In particular, the following topics will be addressed:
1) the main pedagogical models and trends developed over the last fifty years, identifying the salient characteristics and dealing with some reference authors;
2) the pedagogy of Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, as developed during the initial experience at the orphanage of Stans (1799);
3) the educational needs expressed in social communities, especially those linked to the modern polycentric conformation of the educational system, to cultural change, social inequalities and new media.
Bibliography
Students who attend the course "Pedagogia generale e sociale" (12 credits):
- D. Felini, Cinque idee di educazione: appunti, edizione 2018, disponibile online su Elly.
- C. Scurati, Profili nell’educazione. Ideali e modelli pedagogici nel pensiero contemporaneo, Milano, Vita e Pensiero, 1991 (di questo testo sono da studiare le pp. 3-31 e i capp. relativi a Neill, Freire, Illich, Skinner, Bruner, Maritain).
- le letture antologiche, presenti online su Elly, tratte da Rousseau, Dewey, Freire, Illich, Skinner, Bruner, Maritain.
- C. Scurati, J.H. Pestalozzi, in Aa.Vv., Nuove questioni di storia della pedagogia, Brescia, La Scuola, vol. 2, pp. 301-337, disponibile online su Elly.
- J.H. Pestalozzi, Lettera ad un amico sul proprio soggiorno a Stans, Firenze, La Nuova Italia, 1951, disponibile online su Elly.
- J.H. Pestalozzi, Leonardo e Geltrude, pagine scelte tratte da Id., Scritti scelti, a cura di E. Becchi, Torino, Utet, 1970, disponibile online su Elly.
- S. Tramma, Pedagogia sociale, Milano, Guerini, 2018 (terza edizione) (tutto) (anche la seconda edizione, 2010, va bene; quelle precedenti il 2010, no).
- D. Felini, Pedagogia dei media. Questioni, percorsi e sviluppi, Brescia, La Scuola, 2004 (solo da p. 15 a p. 49).
Students who attend the course of "Pedagogia generale" (6 credits):
- D. Felini, Cinque idee di educazione: appunti, edizione 2018, disponibile online su Elly.
- C. Scurati, Profili nell’educazione. Ideali e modelli pedagogici nel pensiero contemporaneo, Milano, Vita e Pensiero, 1991 (di questo testo sono da studiare le pp. 3-31 e i capp. relativi a Neill, Freire, Illich, Skinner, Bruner, Maritain).
- le letture antologiche, presenti online su Elly, tratte da Rousseau, Dewey, Freire, Illich, Skinner, Bruner, Maritain.
- E. Butturini, voce Milani Lorenzo, in M. Laeng (a cura di), Enciclopedia pedagogica, Brescia, La Scuola, 1989, vol. 4, coll. 7702-7711, disponibile online su Elly.
- Scuola di Barbiana, Lettera a una professoressa, Firenze, Libreria Editrice Fiorentina, 1967 (oppure anche nell’edizione Oscar Mondadori, Milano, 2017).
Attention! The program is the same for students who attend and who not attend the lessons.
Teaching methods
Lecture, reading of anthological texts, screening of short videos, group discussion, online activity on the platform Elly.
Assessment methods and criteria
The final evaluation will take place through a written examination consisting of three open questions (there is no term evaluation). The questions will concern the concepts of social pedagogy and media pedagogy, the connection between terms, concepts, theories, trends and authors, and the link between theories and typical situations of the out-of-school educational work, especially with adolescents and youngsters.
It is considered sufficient the examination which shows, with proper language and terminology, the understanding of the basic concepts. The appropriate reference to authors and trends, the connection or comparison between theories, and the application of theory to practice (and vice versa) are elements that concur to determine a grade above satisfactory. The assessment criteria are the followings: correct use of language; knowledge; reflection, analysis, application; references; argumentation.
Each answer, the teacher gives a score from 0 to 30, and the overall score results from the simple arithmetic average.
For passing the exam, 18 is needed in all responses.
Other information
Elly is available at: http://elly.dusic.unipr.it.
