PhD in Pedagogical Sciences

Academic Year 2022-2023
Subject area Humanistic Studies
Cycle 38
Coordinator Prof. Elena Luppi
Language Italian
Duration 3 years

Application deadline: Dec 14, 2022 at 11:59 PM (Expired)

2nd NRRP Call for Applications - Further PhD positions

Enrolment: From Feb 02, 2023 to Feb 12, 2023 - On www.studenti.unibo.it, PhD candidates awarding NRRP positions should use NRRP forms only

Doctoral programme start date: Mar 01, 2023

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Application deadline: Aug 02, 2022 at 11:59 PM (Expired)

NRRP Call for Applications

Enrolment: From Sep 30, 2022 to Oct 10, 2022 - On www.studenti.unibo.it download NRRP forms only

Doctoral programme start date: Nov 01, 2022

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Application deadline: Jun 09, 2022 at 11:59 PM (Expired)

Call for Applications

Positions: More information in the PhD Programme Table

Enrolment: From Jul 14, 2022 to Jul 25, 2022

Doctoral programme start date: Nov 01, 2022

Operating centre
Bologna
Main Department
Department of Education Studies "Giovanni Maria Bertin" - EDU
Research topics

The topics of research refer to the two curricula: Pedagogic-historic and Didactic-experimental. In detail, the research themes addressed during the first year, through lectures, workshops and seminars, are:

  • General and Social Pedagogy, including: philosophy of education, pedagogy of families, intercultural education, adult education
  • History of pedagogy, which includes: school history, history of education, history of the theories of childhood, the story of the imaginary child, and children's literature
  • Special Education, which includes: teaching and learning methodologies, inclusive education, special educational needs, education technologies and e-learning
  • Experimental Pedagogy, which includes: theories and strategies for designing and evaluate educational interventions, the methodology of empirical research in education.

The research topics also include any correlations between the pedagogical and psychological area.

Job opportunities and potential areas of employment
The career opportunities for graduates from the Pedagogical Sciences PhD programme are notably linked to the knowledge and competencies developed in pedagogic-didactic research areas during the programme. In particular, PhD graduates will be able to:
- Apply for/participate in research programmes run by public or private institutions (university research centres, the national health services, the IRRE, foundations, study centres)
- Access management positions in the education Sector
- Lead market research and other projects for companies supplying education and training products and services (school and children's publishing, creation and production of educational software, video games for children and adolescents and the whole edutainment sector, technologies and aids for the disabled)
- Manage and organise documentation centres, libraries, archives and museum poles in the educational and children's sectors for public and private bodies (foundations, associations, cooperatives, publishing companies)
- Work in the public administration in sectors that require surveys and research on educational/social/training needs for the local community in order to appropriately design interventions;
- Carry out pedagogical counseling and design of distance courses (e-learning).
Admission Board

NRRP Call - Further PhD Positions
Appointed by RD 952/2022 Prot. n. 0357333 of 02/12/2022

Surname Name University / Institution Role Email
Cuconato Morena Università di Bologna Member morena.cuconato@unibo.it
Demozzi Silvia Università di Bologna Member silvia.demozzi@unibo.it
Pironi Tiziana Università di Bologna Member tiziana.pironi@unibo.it
Balduzzi Lucia Università di Bologna Substitute lucia.balduzzi2@unibo.it
Bernardi Milena Università di Bologna Substitute milena.bernardi@unibo.it
Caronia Letizia Università di Bologna Substitute letizia.caronia@unibo.it
Luppi Elena Università di Bologna Substitute elena.luppi@unibo.it

NRPP Call Admission Board
Appointed by RD 1103/2022 Prot. n. 0162873 of 17/07/2022

Surname Name university / Institution Role Email
Balduzzi Lucia Università di Bologna Member
Bernardi Milena Università di Bologna Member
Caronia Letizia Università di Bologna Member
Cuconato Morena Università di Bologna Substitute
Demozzi Silvia Università di Bologna Substitute
Luppi Elena Università di Bologna Substitute
Pironi Tiziana Università di Bologna Substitute
Vannini Ira Università di Bologna Substitute

* The following shall take part in the work of the Examination Board as expert member for positions linked to specific research topics:

  • Claudia Beatrice Iormetti - Open Group società cooperativa sociale onlus

 

Call for Application Admission Board
Appointed by RD 830/2022 Prot. n. 0127511 of 30/05/2022

Surname Name University / Institution Role email
Balduzzi Lucia Università di Bologna Member
Caronia Letizia Università di Bologna Member
Luppi Elena Università di Bologna Member
Pironi Tiziana Università di Bologna Member
Bernardi Milena Università di Bologna Substitute
Cuconato Morena Università di Bologna Substitute
Demozzi Silvia Università di Bologna Substitute
Vannini Ira Università di Bologna Substitute
Learning outcomes

The PhD degree programme in Pedagogical Sciences has two separate curricula: a pedagogic-historic programme and a didactic-experimental programme.
For both curricula is provided the possibility to attend a pathway focused on the interactions between pedagogical and psychological knowledge on theoretical and methodological issues specific of each research area, including comparisons at epistemological and practical level, in particular in the definition of services and complex interventions.
Alongside the learning outcomes which are common to both curricula, each programme also has specific learning outcomes.

Activities to be carried out by Doctoral candidates
  • Field research in the main educational contexts (i.e. formal, informal and non formal)
  • Development of educational projects in simulated contexts (education workshops)
  • Participation in research-action projects; bibliographic and theoretical-comparative research.
Research training activities compliant with the Doctoral programme's learning outcomes

Lectures covering a study programme focusing on the 4 fields of interest of the PhD programme, which correspond to the subject areas of the two curricula outlined above.
Attendance of seminars delivered mainly by foreign professors who are experts in the subjects covered by the study programme, including seminars run by the Scuola Superiore di Studi Umanistici (Advanced School of Humanities) of the University of Bologna. Participation in cycles of lessons at other national and international universities. Participation in educational and learning projects. Direct knowledge of innovative, leading education experiences in the national and international, and particularly European field.

Internationalization features



Expected research results and products

The expected products and learning outcomes during the programme include:

  • reviews (at least 2 for each student, during the first year)
  • scientific articles published in national and international journals (at least 3 for each student)
  • presentation of results of (also ongoing) research projects at national and international conferences.

At the end of the study programme, the learning outcome consists of the publication of the PhD thesis.