Psychology of typical and atypical development

GUIDO BENVENUTO
GUIDO BENVENUTO

General aims.
General objectives.
The course aims to lead the student, at the end of the course, to
a) be able to reflect on the role and function of pedagogy in its "social" meaning, ie as an approach to educational problems taking into account the context and the interconnection between the various educational agencies;
b) to master the knowledge related to the field of study of social pedagogy in the specificity of some educational problems in the Italian and international context;
c) analyze the issue of dispersion in education and of school / social inclusion.
The exclusion and social and cultural marginality is therefore analyzed through statistics and intervention projects related to drop-outs, to intercultural integration between the desks, to the promotion and diffusion of (multi) culture;
d) to undertake independent research and analysis in the field of social pedagogy, to work in groups even in heterogeneous contexts.


Specific aims
Knowledge and understanding: To know and understand themes, problems and projects of a general nature, related to fields of study of social pedagogy, with particular attention to the different forms of scholastic and educational dispersion.
Ability to apply knowledge and understanding: 1. reflection on the issue of dispersion in studies as an object of analysis and intervention for social pedagogy, focusing on: a) educational phenomena contextualizing and locating them in specific cultural, economic, socio-political situations ; b) a reading from different angles through intervention projects; c) the "sources" that are indispensable for an investigation into the phenomena of dispersion (such as cultural anthropology, social psychology, sociology and sociology of education, political science, etc.) 2. documentation of experiences conducted to counteract dispersion in upper secondary school, in the training system and in the reformed university system.
Making judgments: Reflexive analysis and documented research will be conducted using the Moodle platform, with the tools of the forum and the individual and group tasks, to provide the opportunity and the formation of transversal skills in terms of critical skills and judgment, enhanced by participation in on-line work groups.
Communication skills: During the lessons we will analyze and discuss some intervention projects and field research, reported on the Moodle, to provide a space for in-depth study and dialogue.
Learning skills: The request for in-depth study and documented research, both individually and in groups, will put students in front of the need to continue the study independently in the course of attendance. The blended learning methods will allow to expand the times and the ways of understanding and studying the general themes of social pedagogy.