00978 - History of Pedagogy

Academic Year 2014/2015

  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: Single cycle degree programme (LMCU) in Primary teacher education (cod. 8540)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course the student: - knows the historical development of the major pedagogical theories and teaching models, starting from the eighteenth century to today; -has tools of interpretation on the main theories and methodologies of pedagogy of century, in order to build educational projects in primary and secondary schools ; - is able to use the skills acquired in the field of history-teaching,to manage and organize the progression of learning, adapting to different times and modes of individual pupils; - is able to choose and use in different situations the tools most appropriate (individualized, mutual aid, group wor, etc..) drawing on the ; - has interpersonal skills and managerial procedures to facilitate the democratic coexistence of individuals from different cultural contexts,using the knowledge and tools to analyze the main pedagogy's classic, promoting independently the continuos updating of their knowledge.

Course contents

The program includes the study of the major pedagogical theories that have developed between the eighteenth and twentieth centuries, even considering the impact, which occurred over time, teaching kindergarten and primary. IN particular, although not exclusively, will focus the attention on teaching the history, of the twentieth century, which because of its complexity and versatility has opened many directions and perspectives in today's world. The course also aims to read some "classics", which represented a "turning point" not only with respect to their frame of reference, but also regard to school today

Readings/Bibliography

nFor a general historical background, it is important the deepining of the follow authors: J. Locke; J. Rousseau; Froebel; Pestalozzi; Herbart; Aporti; Owen; Spencer; Gabelli; Ardigò; R. e C. Agazzi; M. Montessori; Decroly; Dewey; Freinet; Bruner ( recommended text: Avalle; Cassola; Maranzana, Cultura Pedagogica. La storia, Paravia; 2001. If the text is not available, may be adopted another text to study the authors listed). For the study of the monographic part of the twentieth century: F. Cambi, Le pedagogie del Novecento; Laterza 2010. In-depth examination of a classic from the following texts: Rousseau, L'Emilio. M. Motessori, Il metodo della pedagogia scientifica or L'autoeducazione or La scoperta del bambino. J. Dewey, Scuola e società or Democrazia ed educazione. J.Bruner, Verso una teoria dell'istruzione. C. Freinet, Nascita di una pedagogia popolare. M. Lodi, Il paese sbagliato.
 The monographic number on Giuseppina Pizzigoni (novembre and december 2008), available to Library Copy sistem (Bologna) or at the secretariat of "Infanzia", website: rivistainfanzia.it
 
And the  volume T. Pironi, Percorsi di pedagogia al femminile,  Carocci, 2014.

Teaching methods

Lecture with discussion; individual or group work on the issues discussed in class.

Assessment methods

Written exam by way of short essay, with four questions. Time available 90 minutes.

Teaching tools

Videos related, power point, photos to course content.

Office hours

See the website of Tiziana Pironi