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

Lessons are conducted in the presence of the teacher and have mainly character of lectures. Within the course, group activities and seminars can be provided.

For Students of the Dipartimento di Girisprudenza (Unige): 

Students with valid certifications for Specific Learning Disorders (SLD), disabilities or other educational needs are invited to contact the teacher and the Department's disability liaison officer at the beginning of the course to agree on any teaching methods that, in accordance with the teaching objectives, take into account individual learning styles. Students who are unable to attend for certified reasons of work, serious and certified health or family reasons may ask the teacher for access to the recordings of the lectures, without prejudice to the teacher's freedom to grant or deny access.

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; intra-disciplinarity, inter-disciplinarity and trans-disciplinarity in Pedagogy.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Bachelor's Course in “Scienze dell’Educazione e della Formazione” (DISFOR – 54 hours; 9 CFU; I year)

- M. Gennari e G. Sola, Logica, linguaggio e metodo in pedagogia, Il Melangolo, Genova, 2016;
- G. Sola, La formazione originaria. Paideia, humanitas, perfectio, dignitas hominis, Bildung, Bompiani, Milano, 2016;                                                                                                                                                        - M. Gennari, Photo-Graphie, Serra, Roma, 2026;
- F. Marcone, Bach. Pedagogia della Bildung musicale, Il Melangolo, Genova, 2024.

Bachelor's Course in “Filosofia” (DAFIST – 60 hours; 9 CFU; III year) and Master's Course in “Metodologie filosofiche” (DAFIST – 60 hours; 9 CFU, II year)
- M. Gennari e G. Sola, Logica, linguaggio e metodo in pedagogia, Il Melangolo, Genova, 2016;
- A. Kaiser, Filosofia dell’educazione (im Grundriß), Il Melangolo, Genova, 2013;
- M. Gennari, Photo-Graphie, Serra, Roma, 2026;
- Walahfrid von Reichenau, Hortulus. Coltura e cultura del giardino, a cura di Mario Gennari, Genova, Il Melangolo, 2017.

Bachelor's Course in “Servizio Sociale” (DIGI – 36 hours; 6 CFU, I e III year)
- M. Gennari e G. Sola, Logica, linguaggio e metodo in pedagogia, Il Melangolo, Genova, 2016;
- I. Barbieri Wurtz, Tertium Comparationis. Pedagogie Comparate, Crisi Sociale e Pedagogia Clinica, Anicia, Roma, 2025..

Bachelor's Course in “Educazione Professionale” (DISSAL – 30 hours; 3 CFU, II year)
- M. Gennari e G. Sola, Logica, linguaggio e metodo in pedagogia, Il Melangolo, Genova, 2016;
- M. Gennari, Photo-Graphie, Serra, Roma, 2026.

Master's Course in “Scienze delle professioni sanitarie Tecniche diagnostiche” (DIMES – 16 hours; 2 CFU, II year)
- G. Sola, Trattato di Pedagogia Clinica, Il Melangolo, Genova, 2024.

Bachelor's Course in “Terapia della Neuro e Psicomotricità dell’età evolutiva” (DINOGMI – 10 hours, 1 CFU, I year)
- G. Sola, Trattato di Pedagogia Clinica, Il Melangolo, Genova, 2024 (only chapters 1, 2 and 3).

Master's Course in “Scienze delle professioni sanitarie della prevenzione” (DIMES – 16 hours; 2 CFU)
- G. Sola, Trattato di Pedagogia Clinica, Il Melangolo, Genova, 2024.

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

The recommended reading will be valid until September 2027.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

GIANCARLA SOLA (President)

MARIA LUCENTI (President Substitute)

LESSONS

LESSONS START

September 2026.

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Exam is written. 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.

The exams take place at the Department of Scienze della Formazione (Genoa, Corso A. Podestà, 2). The classroom, assigned by the office, will be indicated both on the University portal "Easyacademy" and on the screens at the entrance to the Department, on the day of the exam.

The exam dates are indicated on the Aulaweb page.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The exam is written. It lasts 60 minutes and is organized into a small number of open questions. During the course of the examination, students can consult books in the program.

Students have to attend the exam with the program of the current academic year in, even if they are enrolled in previous academic years. In the case of insufficient results, students will have to attend the exam again in the same manner.

Examination procedures are the same also for non-attending students.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Any change in the usual teaching activities (classes and office hours) will be reported in the AulaWeb page of the Course. On the AulaWeb page, all the information relating to the organization and carrying out of the course activities will be detailed.

For students with disabilities or with specific learning disorders (SLD):

Students with disabilities or SLD or with a Special Educational Need (SEN) are reminded that in order to request adaptations for exams, they must first upload their certification on the University’s website at servizionline.unige.it in the “Students” section. The documentation will be verified by the University’s Services for the Inclusion of Students with Disabilities and SLD (https://rubrica.unige.it/strutture/struttura/100111).

To request accommodations for exams, students with disabilities or SLD) are required to complete the form found on this page: https://unige.it/disabilita-dsa. Students with SEN are required to send an email to the instructor, copying the School Coordinator for the Inclusion of Students with Disabilities and SLD (laura.traverso@unige.it) and the Student Inclusion Unit (inclusione.studenti@info.unige.it). The email must specify:

-the name of the course

-the exam date

-your surname, first name, and student number

-the compensatory tools and dispensation measures deemed appropriate and required.

For all students, accommodation requests must be submitted well in advance (7 working days) of the exam date. Requests received after this deadline may not be accepted.

For further information on the request for services and adaptations, consult the document: Linee guida per la richiesta di servizi, di strumenti compensativi e/o di misure dispensative e di ausili specifici