OVERVIEW

The Course provides an overview of the main psychological dimensions involved in educational processes in the healthcare context.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES (FURTHER INFO)

The purpose of the course is to provide students with knowledge and skills in reading the psychological processes involved in health education, with particular attention both to the determinants involved in building patient's health pathways and the intervention ways.

TEACHING METHODS

The course is divided into a theoretical part based on frontal lessons and in some moments of active comparing and exercising between the participants.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

• Personal and social development: health promotion;
• Health education: the relationship between patient and professional;
• Strategies, context and intervention ways in health education;
• Patient Education;
• Compliance and Patient Satisfaction;
• Health promotion and patient.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

• Bertini, M. (2012) Psicologia della salute, Cortina, Milano.
• Braibanti P., Strappa V., Zunino A. (2009) Psicologia sociale e promozione della salute, Franco Angeli, Milano.
• Commissione Europea (2002) L'apprendimento lungo tutto l'arco della vita: un diritto per tutti, Ufficio delle pubblicazioni ufficiali delle Comunità europee, Lussemburgo.
• Demetrio, D. (2003) Manuale di educazione degli adulti, Laterza, Bari.

• Knowles M., Holton E.F., Swanson R.A. (2008) Quando l'adulto impara. Andragogia e sviluppo della persona, Franco Angeli, Milano.
• Mariani A.M., Canterini M. (a cura di) (2002) Educazione adulta: manuale per una formazione permanente, Unicopli, Milano.
• Mason, L. (2006) Psicologia dell’apprendimento e dell’istruzione, Il Mulino, Bologna.

Other texts may be indicated during the course. Students will also be able to take advantage of the materials provided by the teacher during the lessons and inserted on Aulaweb

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

ANNA ZUNINO (President)

SUSANNA FADDA (President and Coordinator of Integrated Course)

LESSONS

LESSONS START

First year, first semester

Class schedule

PSYCHOLOGY OF EDUCATION

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

The exam provides for an assessment of the knowledge through a written paper prepared on the basis of the readings and the topics discussed during the course.

Evaluation is based on the relevance and completeness of the contents in relation to the topic being dealt with

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The exam allows to verify the achievement of the expected learning outcomes by assessing the ability to properly present the theoretical knowledge acquired by the course

Exam schedule

FURTHER INFORMATION

Students will be received at appointment. Students can contact the teacher at the following e-mail address:

Anna.Zunino@unige.it