Primary teacher education

I) To know in depth the main pedagogical theories that have marked out the history of education and scholastic and educational institutions, with a special reference to the European and North American cultures, through the analysis of many documentary sources (cf. the Dublin Descriptor 1) II) To be able to autonomously examine and expand to a number of areas and contexts the acquired knowledge, also through the application to special researches of the main hermeneutic theories (cf. the Dublin Descriptor 2) III) To apply to a research area skills of making judgements and critically interpreting, applying the acquired knowledge in documentary, archival and bibliographic researches, and in writing compositions of different kinds (essays, PowerPoint presentations, etc.) on the main exponents of history of thought, literature and arts, significant on a historical and educational level, as well as on the main characteristics of scholastic education during the ages (cf. the Dublin Descriptor 3) IV) To acquire communication skills of the outcomes deriving from the discussion and the comparison of the above-mentioned compositions in group, with experts in the field, and in the multimedia diffusion (cf. the Dublin Descriptor 4) V) To be able to autonomously carry on the research activity, continuing one's studies and investigations, according to models of source analysis, and coherent and fitting hermeneutic points of view (cf. the Dublin Descriptor 5)