Academic Year 2014/2015
- Docente: Tiziana Pironi
- Credits: 8
- SSD: M-PED/02
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Educator In Childhood Social Services (cod. 8775)
Learning outcomes
Students at the end of the course will know : - a history of the main perspectives in pedagogy, psychology and teaching on childhood from an historical point of view. - a history of the main range of child-care services on a local , national and European basis. - a history of children provision, motherhood and family related to its social and cultural context in Italy and in Europe. - a history of different types of services for early-childhood and childhood in order to evaluate how suitable the given pattern is comparing to requests and to social and cultural changes. Students will also know how: - to use their knowledge of history and education not only to design projects but also learning activities with reference to the main instances in psychology and education. - to master topics in history of gender education in order to plan non-discriminatory activities and improve individual skills. - to use historical and educational research criteria to update and widen further studies.
Course contents
The course will include the study of education for children in terms of theory and practice from the 17th Century to the present day. Special attention will be paid to the social, historical and institutional context.
Readings/Bibliography
As a useful guidebook for a general historical background (from
Rousseau to Bruner) we suggest the following one:
Avalle, Cassola, Maranzana, Cultura pedagogica, La Storia;
Paravia, Torino, 2000.
Students are kindly requested to study the following book on the
history of childhood istituition: D. Caroli, Per una storia
dell'asilo nido in Europa tra o0tto e Novecento, Milano, Franco
Angeli, 2014.
Another text will be chosen from this list on issues arisen
by feminisms and children education in Italy at the beginning
of 20th Century:
T. Pironi, Genere ed educazione nel femminismo italiano
di inizio '900. ETS, 2010 (to study only the IV and V
chapters of the book)
It is important to study more deeply the historical aspect
downloading power point material at the following web site: Alm@Dl.
Teaching methods
Lectures with discussion, use of power point.
Assessment methods
Written exam in the formula of short essay.
Teaching tools
Videos related to course contents.
Office hours
See the website of Tiziana Pironi