Learning outcomes

- Conoscere le radici e i principali riferimenti concettuali della pedagogia dell’infanzia, con particolare riferimento al tema della cura
- esplorare le questioni critiche in merito al senso dell’educazione nella fascia 0-6 anni a partire dall’analisi ed elaborazione delle proprie immagini di bambino, famiglia, apprendimento, relazioni educative nell’infanzia
- Conoscere il variegato panorama attuale italiano ed europeo sui servizi per la prima infanzia (0-3)
- Saper analizzare in chiave pedagogica le pratiche e i modelli educativi nei servizi per l’infanzia
- Saper contestualizzare il proprio intervento educativo in relazione ai bisogni del bambino e all’ambiente

 To understand the roots and the main conceptual frames of early childhood education, with a specific focus on care
 To explore the critical points concerning education for children aged from 0 to 6 years starting from the analysis and discussion of one’s own images of child, family, learning, educational relationships during childhood
 To get to know the contemporary Italian and European offer of services for early childhood
 To be able to analyze practices and educational models in early childhood education in a pedagogical perspective
 To be able to design interventions in early childhood education, adapting to the child’s needs and to the specific environment

Examination Methods

The exam is composed by:
- prospective individual productions (on a voluntary basis)
- written examination (including multiple choice and open-ended questions)