OVERVIEW

The course aims to provide the students with the basic tools and knowledges for a sociological understanding of the educational processes, starting from some key topics of the sociology of education; specific attention will be set to  sociology of schools, with references to the “scuola dell’infanzia” and “ scuola primaria”.

For the Corso di Laurea Scienze Pedagogiche e dell’educazione COD. 66915, the course is the same, change the  bibliography  in according to the different credit (6)

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Providing introductory knowledge of the discipline, starting from some of those thematic fields that are most important in relation to teacher training

LEARNING OUTCOMES (FURTHER INFO)

"Scuola dell’infanzia": The goal is to provide the students with the basic tools and knowledges for a sociological understanding of the educational processes about primary socialization, developing the critical mind and the ability to analyze the social context  beyond prejudices and stereotypes]

"Scuola Primaria": The goal is to provide the students with the basic tools and knowledges for a sociological understanding of the educational processes  about secondary  socialization, developing the critical mind and the ability to analyze the social context  beyond prejudices and stereotypes

TEACHING METHODS

The lessons will be provided in modules, focusing each the main course’s themes; experts will be invited to take part to each module.

The students’ attendance is mandatory and will be interactive: during the lessons, the students will work (possibly in teams) on the course materials uploaded on aulaweb by the teacher. Videos and images produced by the visual sociology laboratory (DISFOR)  will be exploited as well

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

Different macro -argumetns will be developed (whit a particular attention about differences between “scuola dell’infanzia” and  “scuola primaria” and the children’s ages) :The sociological study of educational processes; socialization and identity; theories of childhood; the daily lives of children and socialization processes; inequalities in education; the relationship betweenschool and family; changes about family in the  XIX, XX century; the role of teachers; migration processes and education system

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

 CORSO DI LAUREA IN SCIENZE DELLA FORMAZIONE PRIMARIA

 Only for attending students:

 Brint S. Scuola e Società, Il Mulino, Bologna, the last edition

 Per l'indirizzo di scuola primaria: Don Milani L., Lettera a una professoressa, any edition

 Per l'indirizzo di scuola dell'infanzia: Satta C. (2012). Bambini e adulti: la nuova sociologia

dell'infanzia. Carocci: Roma

Only for non-attending students:

Brint S. Scuola e Società, Il Mulino, Bologna,  the last edition

Per l'indirizzo di scuola primaria: Don Milani L., Lettera a una professoressa,   any edition

Per l'indirizzo di scuola dell'infanzia: Satta C. (2012). Bambini e adulti: la nuova sociologia

dell'infanzia. Carocci: Roma.

In addition, a book to be chosen from the following:

Lagomarsino F., Ravecca A. (2014). Il passo seguente. Alunni stranieri all’università, Franco

Angeli: Milano

Romito M., Una scuola di classe, Orientamento e disuguaglianze nelle transizioni scolastiche, Guerini e Associati, 2016

CORSO DI LAUREA UN SCIENZE PEDAGOGICHE E DELL'EDUCAZIONE

Brint S. Scuola e Società, Il Mulino, Bologna, the last edition

A book to be chosen from the following:

Ravecca A., Lagomarsino F., 2014, Il passo seguente. Alunni stranieri all'università, Franco

Angeli, Milano

Romito M., Una scuola di classe, Orientamento e disuguaglianze nelle transizioni scolastiche, Guerini e Associati, 2016

Stagi L., Queirolo Palmas L., 2015, Fare sociologia visuale. Professional Dreamers, Trento

Freire P. Pedagogia dell’oppresso, any edition

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

FRANCESCA LAGOMARSINO (President)

VALERIA SILVIA PANDOLFINI

LESSONS

LESSONS START

First Semester, monday 24 October 2016

Class schedule

SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

For students attending  to the lessons:

oral and written test

For students not attending to the lessons:

only oral interview

ASSESSMENT METHODS

For students attending  to the lessons:

Assessment of students’ learning will be ongoing throughout the semester, two test sessions (according to the instructions which will be provided by teacher) and a final  written test.

For students not attending to the lessons:

the examination will consist  of an interview ( oral) with the teacher, and will be held during the  scheduled examination session

Exam schedule