OVERVIEW

The course is focused on the scientific foundations of General Pedagogy, understood as science of self-formation, education and cultural instruction of the human being

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The course has, as main purposes, the acquisition of foundational knowledge related to General Pedagogy and the understanding of its objects of study.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

The acquisition of appropriate knowledges and abilities in the process of comprehension regarding the scientific foundations of Pedagogy General and its objects of study is revolved to improve the skills to understand, interpret and deal with the problems associated with the self-formation, education and cultural instruction of the human being, during the life, from early childhood to senility.

TEACHING METHODS

Lectures are conducted in presence of the Professor and they are, predominantly, frontal. Within the course, group activities and seminars can be provided.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

The program of the course will consist, mainly, in the following contents: self-formation, education and cultural instruction as objects of study of General Pedagogy; the questions of logic, language and method in Pedagogy; the Pedagogical Sciences, the Educational Sciences and the Formation Sciences; inter-disciplinarity, intra-disciplinarity and trans-disciplinarity in Pedagogy.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Per il Corso di Laurea in “Scienze dell’Educazione e della Formazione”
-   M. Gennari – G. Sola, Logica, linguaggio e metodo in pedagogia, Il Melangolo, Genova, 2016;
-   Th. W. Adorno, Teoria della Halbbildung, Il Melangolo, Genova, 2010;
-   H.-G. Gadamer, Bildung e umanesimo, a cura di G. Sola, Il Melangolo, Genova, 2012;
-   G. Sola, La formazione originaria. Paideia, humanitas, perfectio, dignitas hominis, Bildung, Bompiani, Milano, 2016;
-   C. Ghezzi, Il bambino e la sua arte. Novantanove tesi, a cura di M. Gennari, Il Melangolo, Genova, 2010.

Per il Corso di Laurea in “Servizio Sociale”
-   M. Gennari – G. Sola, Logica, linguaggio e metodo in pedagogia, Il Melangolo, Genova, 2016;
-   Th. W. Adorno, Teoria della Halbbildung, Il Melangolo, Genova, 2010;
-   H.-G. Gadamer, Bildung e umanesimo, a cura di G. Sola, Il Melangolo, Genova, 2012;
-   C. Ghezzi, Il bambino e la sua arte. Novantanove tesi, a cura di M. Gennari, Il Melangolo, Genova, 2010.

For non-attending students, the texts for the exam are the same.

In order to deepen the contemporary pedagogical debate, the Student has the possibility, and not the obligation, to study one or more of the following books:

-   G. Acone, L'ultima frontiera dell'educazione, La Scuola, Brescia, 1986;
-   F. Cambi, Mente e affetti nell'educazione contemporanea, Armando, Roma, 1996;
-   A. Granese, Istituzioni  di Pedagogia Generale. Principia educationis, CEDAM, Padova, 2003;
-   M. Manno, La persona come metafora, La Scuola, Brescia, 1998;
-   F. Ravaglioli, Profilo delle teorie moderne dell'educazione, Armando, Roma, 1979.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

ANNA ANTONIAZZI (President)

MARIO GENNARI (President)

SILVIA BEVILACQUA

PAOLO LEVRERO

MARIA LUCENTI

FRANCESCA MARCONE

STEFANIA TRIFILIO

LESSONS

LESSONS START

October 2nd 2019.

Class schedule

GENERAL PEDAGOGY I

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

It is written.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The written exam is finalized to verify the acquired knowledge by the students and their critical capabilities in the elaboration of the learned contents. In order to this, the exam, lasting 45 minutes, is structured into a small number of open questions. During the time of the exam, students can consult the texts in the program. Students have to attend the exam with the program of the current academic year, even if they are enrolled in previous academic years.
If the exam is “not passed”, the students will have to attend the exam again in the same manner.
For non-attending students, the exam procedures are the same.

Exam schedule

FURTHER INFORMATION

Any change in the usual teaching activities (classes and office hours) will be reported within the “Avvisi dai Docenti” section of the "Dipartimento di Scienze della Formazione" internet site.

OTHER INFORMATION
Also in the academic year 2019-2020, “The Seminar of General Pedagogy” will continue to be done. For more than ten years, it usually takes place every last Thursday of the month – except for periods of academic holidays –.

Teaching assistant: Dott.ssa Stefania Trifilio.