Education and Training Science

GENERAL PEDAGOGY L19 Course's general goal, also making constant reference to the classics of pedagogy, is to promote basic knowledge of general pedagogy, understanding of its fundamental concepts, and the ability to use knowledge and concepts to reason according to the logic of the discipline. The course aims to investigate the main themes and aspects of general pedagogy: terminology, key concepts, reference theories; main areas of application in relation to other education sciences. Through the frequency of the course it will be possible to know how this discipline has evolved over time and its current fields of study, interest and intervention. In this perspective, taking into account the specific educational objectives of the degree course, the course aims to investigate the multiple places and different ages of life of training (with particular reference to educational contexts involving young children, their families and educational figures) and to acquire basic knowledge on the pedagogy of the help relationship, on the critical pedagogy and on the pedagogy of emergency. A special attention will be paid to the job of educator in childhood services and to the presentation of the various educational services for children aged 0-3. At the end of the course, students will be able to: • understand what pedagogy means today and what is the relationship with learning science • knowing the main theoretical models that have characterized pedagogical thought over time; • know and understand the pedagogical debate about the acknowledgement of the educational jobs and the training established for the various figures operating in the educational area in a formal, not formal, and informal way; • know the various recipients of the educational work, the contexts, and areas of educational action, with a special attention to age 0-3; • to acquire basic knowledge on poverty education, the pedagogy of the help relationship, on the critical pedagogy and on the pedagogy of emergency (Knowledge and understanding). At the end of the course, students will be able to: • interpret and analyse issues and data related to the study field of pedagogy; • read and interpret a pedagogical text, with particular reference to the classics of pedagogy; • collect information using reliable sources and various databases (both bibliographical and webographical); • deal with the various recipients implied in an educational action; • analyse and rework the concepts studied, linking themes, authors and currents; make researches using different sources (Applying knowledge and comprehension). At the end of the course, students will have acquired cross skills related to: • the ability to reflect on issues related to the study field of pedagogy, proving to possess a scientific mind and critical and self-critical skills (such a competence will be also developed by means of debates in small groups, as well as simulations of educational situations); • the ability of independently and critically studying and reading texts and documents, legislative ones too, in the educational area (Making judgments); • the ability to communicate with a specific disciplinary lexicon in a clear and effective way, both orally and in written form, using multimedia tools too, according to the various recipients (such an ability will be developed by means of interventions and debates on the themes studied); • the ability to work in group and to interact with others, with the educational work in mind (Communication skills); • being able to make researches and in-depth analyses about general pedagogy, in order to pursue in an independent way a further education and self-training during one's life and career. Activities contributing to the development of these skills and abilities are: group works; workshop activities mainly dedicated to the age 0-3; interventions of experts (Learning skills).