Studying at the University of Verona

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Laurea in Scienze dell'educazione - Enrollment from 2025/2026

The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.

CURRICULUM TIPO:
Modules Credits TAF SSD
Between the years: 2°- 3°
Direct training
14
F
-
Between the years: 1°- 2°- 3°

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S Placements in companies, public or private institutions and professional associations

Teaching code

4S008115

Credits

6

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

M-PED/01 - PEDAGOGY, THEORIES OF EDUCATION AND SOCIAL EDUCATION

Period

Sem. 1A dal Sep 21, 2020 al Oct 31, 2020.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge and understanding 1. Reflecting on the meaning of educational work and on its fundamental structures, issues, problems and concepts that can be found in every educational experience. 2. Kowing and understanding problems, theories, processes, meanings and actors of the educational relationship. 3. Knowing and understanding the fundamental elements of education: history, objectives, methods and languages of educational action. 4. Knowing and understanding sectors and specificity of the educational work. Applying knowledge and understanding 1. Knowing how to apply, in concrete situations, the theoretical and methodological elements, which are essential in the design of educational projects. 2. Designing projects and educational interventions in accordance with the identified needs and he different working contexts. 3. Obtaining educational competences related with the multiple differences and diversities of the specific context.

Program

1. Educational challenges in the contemporary society:
- need of education and pedagogy.
- changes and political, job and cultural crises;
- knowing and understanding sectors and specificity of the educational work,
- different fields of application;
2. Importance of education and pedagogy in the contemporary society
- educability, education and pedagogy
- fundamental concepts of the pedagogical discipline and pedagogy interdisciplinary nature;
- fundamental elements of pedagogy: objectives, methods, means, contents, educator-educated relationship, environment
3. Educational professionals and training
- role of the educator according to the low L 205 of 2017;
- contents and objectives of the different way of teaching;
- current of thoughts: personalism, problematicism, empiricism;
- Pedagogical answers to the challenge of pluralism and complexity.

BOOKS (total books that have to be studied: 4. Three are the same for all the students, one has to be chosen by the students themselves)

General Part
1) PORTERA, A., BÖHM W., SECCO, L., Educabilità, educazione e Pedagogia nella società complessa. Lineamenti introduttivi. UTET, Torino, 2007.

Monographic Part
2) IORI, V. (a cura di), Educatori e Pedagogisti. Senso dell’agire educativo e riconoscimento professionale, Erickson, Trento, 2018.

ATTENTION: the following IORI's chapters are the only ones that have to be studied for the exam:

CAP.1 Le professioni educative e la formazione pedagogica (Vanna Iori)

CAP. 5 L’insolita minestra: riscattare il senso dell’esperienza quotidiana (Daniele Bruzzone)

CAP. 7 Instabili equilibri: la relazione educativa tra prossimità e differenza (Mario Mapelli)

CAP. 8 Nella mia fine è il tuo inizio: il legame paradossale (Alessandra Augelli)

Appendice (a cura di Vanna Iori)
THE APPENDIX HAS TO BE STUDIED TOO

3) MORIN, E., I sette saperi necessari all'educazione del futuro, Raffaello Cortina, Milano, 2001 (or: BAUMAN Z. & PORTERA, A., Education and Intercultural Identity. Routledge, London, 2020)

The course includes theoretical-practical exercises that are an integral part of the exam program. One of the following texts (that won't have to be used for other exams) has to be used to analyze in depth the practical part:

- *BERTAGNA, G. (a cura di), Educazione e formazione, Studium, Roma, 2018.
- *BALDACCI, M., Trattato di pedagogia generale, Carocci, Roma, 2018.
- *ULIVIERI, S. (a cura di), Le emergenze educative nella società contemporanea, Pensa, Lecce, 2018.
- *Zoletto, D. A partire dai punti di forza. Popular Culture, eterogeneità, educazione. Franco angeli, Milano 2019.
- MORIN, E., La testa ben fatta. Riforma dell’insegnamento e riforma del pensiero. Cortina, Milano 2000.
- DELORS, J., Nell’educazione un Tesoro. Armando, Roma, 1997.
- GRANESE, A., Istituzioni di pedagogia generale. CEDAM, Padova, 2003.
- BRUNER, J., La cultura dell’educazione. Feltrinelli, Milano, 1997.
- *SIGURTÀ BRAIBANTI, S, La bellezza: luogo d’incontro. Edizioni dell’Orso, Alessandria 2019
- *BAUMAN Z., MAZZEO R., Conversazioni sull’educazione, Erickson, Trento, 2012
- CONTINI M., La comunicazione intersoggettiva fra solitudini e globalizzazione. La Nuova Italia, 2002.
- PORTERA, A., Tesori sommersi. Emigrazione, identità, bisogni educativi interculturali, F. Angeli, Milano, 20164.
- Portera A., La Marca A., Catarci M., Pedagogia interculturale, La Scuola, Brescia, 2015.
- GARDNER H., Sapere per comprendere. Feltrinelli, Milano, 1999.
- MILANI L., Lettera a una professoressa, Libreria editrice fiorentina, Firenze
- DELORS, J., Nell’educazione un Tesoro. Armando, Roma, 1997.
- MARITAIN, J., L’educazione al bivio. La Scuola, Brescia, 1963.
- * BREZINKA, W. L’educazione in una società disorientata. Armando, Roma, 1989.
- PERETTI, M., Valori perenni e pedagogia. La Scuola, Brescia, 1984.
- RICOEUR, P., La Persona, Morcelliana, Brescia, 1997.
- *BENASAYAG M., SCHMIT G. L’epoca delle passioni tristi, Feltrinelli, Milano, 2008.
- *FRABBONI F., Pinto Minerva F., Manuale di pedagogia generale, Laterza, Roma-Bari, 2000.
- NUSSBAUM, M.C., Non per profitto, Mulino, Bologna, 2011
- BECK U., I rischi della libertà. L’individuo nell’epoca della globalizzazione. Mulino, Bologna, 2000.

* text for not-attending students

Reference texts
Author Title Publishing house Year ISBN Notes
PORTERA, A., BÖHM W., SECCO, L. Educabilità, educazione e Pedagogia nella società complessa. Lineamenti introduttivi. UTET 2007 Primo libro/First book Mandatory book for all/Libro obbligatorio per tutti. PS For the other book (the 4th) that has to be chosen, please see the list in the program. /Aggiungere un libro a scelta (il quarto) tra quelli nell'elenco del programma. In totale i libri da studiare sono 4/ Total books: 4
IORI, V. (a cura di) Educatori e Pedagogisti. Senso dell’agire educativo e riconoscimento professionale Erickson 2018 Secondo libro/Second book. Mandatory book for all/Libro obbligatorio per tutti. PS For the other book (the 4th) that has to be chosen, please see the list in the program. /Aggiungere un libro a scelta (il quarto) tra quelli nell'elenco del programma. In totale i libri da studiare sono 4/ Total books: 4
Morin, E. I sette saperi necessari all'educazione del futuro Raffaello Cortina 2001 Terzo libro/Third book. ATTENZIONE: questo testo può essere sostituito con: BAUMAN Z. & PORTERA, A., Education and Intercultural Identity. Routledge, London, 2020/ ATTENTION: this book can be replaced with: BAUMAN Z. & PORTERA, A., Education and Intercultural Identity. Routledge, London, 2020). Mandatory book for all/Libro obbligatorio per tutti. PS For the other book (the 4th) that has to be chosen, please see the list in the program. /Aggiungere un libro a scelta (il quarto) tra quelli nell'elenco del programma. In totale i libri da studiare sono 4/ Total books: 4

Examination Methods

The educational and evaluation modalities of learning will be communicated at the beginning of the lessons. The exam aims at verifying the level of achievement of the educational objectives previously mentioned. The exam is oral on all the textbooks.

Students with disabilities or specific learning disorders (SLD), who intend to request the adaptation of the exam, must follow the instructions given HERE