OVERVIEW

The course is focused on the scientific identity of General Pedagogy and, more specifically, the epistemological statute of this science.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The course has, as main purposes, the acquisition of scientific-epistemological knowledges related to General Pedagogy, with a particular attention to logics, contents and languages through which the research dimension of this science is organized. For the Course of "Laurea Magistrale in Scienze della Formazione Primaria", the specific objectives of the Kindergarten School consist in a deepening of the pedagogical practices, with a particular attention to the educational and formational dimensions involved in the first years of life. The specific objectives of the Primary School consist in an investigation focused on the relation between training and schooling, such as education, teaching and learning.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

Master's Course in "Scienze della Formazione Primaria"

The acquisition of appropriate knowledges in order to recognize the epistemological criteria of General Pedagogy is finalized to improve the process of comprehension regarding the problematic correlation between theory and practice in pedagogy.
A deep elaboration of the knowledges is finalized to improve processes of thinking useful in addressing problems regarding formation, education and instruction.
 

Bachelor's Course in "Scienze dell'Educazione e della Formazione"

The acquisition of appropriate knowledges in order to recognize the epistemological criteria of General Pedagogy is finalized to improve the process of comprehension regarding the problematic correlation between theory and practice in pedagogy. This in order to also achieve a deep knowledge regarding the categorical structure of pedagogy and the necessary semantic skills to operate within the pedagogical framework.

TEACHING METHODS

Lectures are conducted remotely through Microsoft Teams platform according to rectoral regulations issued by the University of Genoa, and the guidelines established by DISFOR.

Lectures will be hold on Microsoft Teams platform, normally through an interactive modality, at institutionally scheduled time. They will include both frontal teaching moments and forms of debate and discussion on the contents of the lecture.

Procedure to participate in lectures

The procedure to participate in lectures requires to be part of a specific group created on Teams platform, through which all Students enrolled in the Course will be included. Each Student will be able to join the group using a code that will be provided by the Teacher within the classroom web page of the Course before the start of lectures.

Once logged in Microsoft Teams platform and reached the "Team" section, Students be able to select the item "Join a team or create one". The next step will be to enter the code in correspondence with the item "Join a team with a code". This will allow to join the group named "General Pedagogy II", and take part in its activities.

Lectures will be recorded and then they will be available to Students on the AulaWeb platform.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

The program of the Course will consist, mainly, in the following contents:
the fundamental questions of epistemological debate in pedagogy; the topics of the contemporary pedagogical debate; the heuristic assumptions of the Clinical Pedagogy; the problem of Bildung and its origins.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Master's Course in "Scienze della Formazione Primaria"

- G. Sola, L'epistemologia pedagogica italiana e il "Documento Granese-Bertin", Il Melangolo, Genova, 2015;
- M. Gennari, Filosofia del discorso, Il Melangolo, Genova, 2018;
- M. Gennari, Trattatello di prosòdica, Il Melangolo, Genova, 2019;
- H.-G. Gadamer, Bildung e umanesimo, Il Melangolo, Genova, 2012;

Specific study Direction "Scuola Primaria":
- H.-G. Gadamer, Educare è educarsi, ed. M. Gennari, Il Melangolo, Genova, 2014.
Specific study Direction "Scuola dell'Infanzia":
- G. Zagrebelsky, Mai più senza maestri, Il Mulino, 2019.


Bachelor's Course in "Scienze dell'Educazione e della Formazione"

- G. Sola, L’epistemologia pedagogica italiana e il “Documento Granese-Bertin”, Il Melangolo, Genova, 2015;
- M. Gennari, Filosofia del discorso, Il Melangolo, Genova, 2018;
- M. Gennari, Trattato di Pedagogia Generale, Bompiani, Milano, 2006.

Texts for the exam are the same also for non-attending students.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

GIANCARLA SOLA (President)

PAOLO LEVRERO (President Substitute)

LESSONS

LESSONS START

September 22nd 2020.

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Exam is written.

Based on the indications provided by the University and the Department, the exams will be done in two different and eventually ways.

A) If it is possible to take exams in attendance.

The exam, which last 45 minutes, is structured into a short number of open questions. During the time of the exam, students can consult texts in the program. Students have to take 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”, Students will have to take the exam again in the same manner.
Regarding to the Bachelor's Degree in "Scienze dell'Educazione e della Formazione", exam modalities are the same also for non-attending Students.

B) If distance teaching is extended.

Students will have to draw up a short paper (read editorial criteria indicated below) in which tehy will have to put together contents learned from studied books and attended lectures with a theme that will be indicated for each exam session, developing a critical-problematic reflection (which has to be the risult of their own elaboration). Students will have to draw a short final bibliography, including studied texts and 5 other volumes which their consider essential for the topic discussion.
Bibliography must indicate Surname and Name of the Author of the volume, Title of the volume, Publisher, City, year of publication.

Drafting criteria of the essay: the required format extension of the exam must be between a minimum of 2 pages and a maximum of 3 pages, for a total of characters between 4,000 and 6,000, spaces included. Upload the file in DOC or PDF format.

Timing: the text of the exam will be made visible to the Students (to whom is required to register themselves the exam at least 5 days before the chosen exam) on AulaWeb, 5 days before the date of each exam, at 12.00, and it must be delivered (always on AulaWeb) within 12.00 o'clock of the exam date. Therefore, Students have 5 days to write their paper. The results of the exams will be subsequently published on AulaWeb, according to the times indicated in the exam.

Operating procedure to be followed on AulaWeb: Students regularly enrolled in an exam session will find a document containing the necessary information to be able to carry out the elaborate in a special section of the AulaWeb page of the Course. The materials will be made available once the deadline of registration for each exam session will be arrived: five days before the exam date (as it has been established by the provisions issued by the University to regulate and organize exams).
Students will have to write their work within the document which they will have had the opportunity to download from AulaWeb page. It will also be necessary to fill personal data in the text. Once completed it, the exam will be uploaded to the AulaWeb platform, in the same section where the document has originally been retrieved, within the deadline. Chosing the option "Add Delivery" Students will be able to insert their file exam, importing it from the archive of their computer, even by simply dragging the document into the appropriate box that appears on the screen. The insertion of the file is completed by selecting the item "Save changes". Next step requires to choose the item "Delivery Task" (the system will ask to express a further confirmation regarding the intention to activate the delivery), taking the procedure to the end. In this way the exam will be sent to the Professor.

More detailed informations on exam methods, publication and recording of votes will be reported on AulaWeb in the specific page of the Course.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The written exam is finalized to verify acquired knowledge by the Students and their critical capabilities in the elaboration of the learned contents.

Evaluation criteria: relevance of contents, argumentation of acquired knowledge, logical coherence, language properties, critical-problematic ability.

Exam schedule

FURTHER INFORMATION

Any change in the usual teaching activities (classes and office hours) will be reported within AulaWeb page of the Course.

Other Information
Teaching assistants: Dott.ssa Giorgia Canepa, Dott.ssa Giusi Ruotolo.