- Docente: Mariagrazia Contini
- Credits: 10
- SSD: M-PED/01
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in PEDAGOGY– Science of education (cod. 0998)
Course contents
Learning outcomes
By the end of the course the student - READS family phenomena out of the paradigm of normality/deviance and in the light of respect to the complexity and polymorphism that characterizes today's families;-IDENTIFY new needs and new questions that arise in the contexts of contemporary family, to rethink the educational, methodological and theoretical coordinates that best support parental responsibility;-KNOWS the peculiarities of contemporary families considering historical, sociological, economic, demographic variables ; - KNOWS issues connected to school, teachers, students, parents, families, educational styles; - KNOWS the organisational aspects of services aimed at young children and families; -DEFINES the good practices to support the skills of parents regarding the education of children and to strengthen the alliance family school; -HYPOTHESIZES educational pathways that can lead to the creation of authentic alliances between school/educational services and households; -CAN DECLINE the main categories of Problematicismo pedagogico, of Constructivism, of Complexities knowledge in operational and social direction in the analysis of situations involving children, families and services; -KNOWS the main relational models of school-families and their reciprocal representations, influences, actions, conflict, etc.; -ANALYZES aspects which characterize contemporary families (legal, cultural, social, economic changes; authors of reference, models, theories, etc.)-CONSIDERS families as actors, capable of developing internally wellness paths; -IDENTIFIES tools and appropriate educational paths in order to enhance resources of family unity and to support a reflexive parenting in a dimension of constructive sociality.
Course contents
There are many depictions of children and families transmitted today by studies and research as well as by the media. The plural images which emerge about childhood and families are often contradictory; they go to nursing interventions and carelessness (up to various forms of violence) and to couple and family relationships for greater commitment and awareness, but also for crisis and disorientation.
The course offers the analysis and reflection on the complexity of the condition of children and families in the contemporary context and the individuation of educational prospects and pedagogical support, with particular reference to social services addressed to zero-six age range.
During the course we will analyse the basic texts with moment of deepening and discussion. Attending students will work in groups. They will submit reports on issues related to the course and agreed in class.
Readings/Bibliography
Recommended reading
- M. Contini (a cura di), Molte infanzie molte famiglie, Carocci, Roma, 2010
- A. Gigli, Famiglie mutanti. Pedagogia e famiglie nella società globalizzata, ETS, Pisa 2007
- N. Postman, La scomparsa dell'infanzia, Armando, 2005
- A. Cadoret , Genitori come gli altri, Feltrinelli, 2008
- E. Macinai, L'infanzia e i suoi diritti. Sentieri storici, scenari globali e emergenze educative, ETS, 2007
A text of your choice among the following:
- S. Argentieri, Il padre materno, Da San Giuseppe ai nuovi mammi, Meltemi, 2005
- P. Milani , Progetto genitori: itinerari educativi in piccolo e grande gruppo, Centro studi Erickson, 1994
- R. Volpi, I bambini inventati. La drammatizzazione della condizione infantile oggi in Italia, La Nuova Italia, Firenze, 2001.
- A. Pronzato D. Cerullo, Ali bruciate: i bambini di Scampia, Paoline, 2009
- D. Jimenez, Figli del monsone: essere bambini in Asia: dieci storie di coraggio e di sopravvivenza!, Tropea, Milano, 2009.
- D. H. Dunson, Uccidi o sarai ucciso: i bambini soldato, Paoline, 2009.
- S. Argentieri, Il padre materno, Da San Giuseppe ai nuovi mammi, Meltemi, 2005
Teaching methods
Teaching methods
During the course we will analyse the basic texts with moment of deepening and discussion. Attending students will work in groups. They will submit reports on issues related to the course and agreed in class.
Assessment methods
Assessment methods
The examination will consist of an oral examination. Attending student will have different modalities of examination which will be communicated during the course. Bibliographical indications are for both attending and non-attending students.
Office hours
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