Studying at the University of Verona

Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.

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Bachelor's degree in Educational Sciences - 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:

3° Year   It will be activated in the A.Y. 2026/2027

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
1 module between the following
Final exam
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Modules Credits TAF SSD
Between the years: 2°- 3°
Between the years: 1°- 2°- 3°

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Teaching code

4S00778

Credits

9

Coordinator

Paola Dal Toso

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

M-PED/02 - HISTORY OF PEDAGOGY AND EDUCATION

Erasmus students

Not available

Courses Single

Not Authorized

The teaching is organized as follows:

History of Education

Credits

5

Period

Sem. 1A

Academic staff

Daria Lucia Gabusi

Parte II

Credits

4

Period

Sem. 1B

Academic staff

Paola Dal Toso

Learning objectives

Knowledge and understanding 1. To know and understand the essential lines of the history of pedagogy, with specific reference to the modern and contemporary age, through the analysis of the thought and work of the most significant authors. 2. To know and understand the historical dimension of the themes and models of education, through the reading of pages of classical and contemporary works in the history of pedagogy. Applying knowledge and understanding 1. To recognize the most important educational issues and problems that emerge from the historical-pedagogical point of view during the modern and contemporary age and grasp its relevance. 2. To identify some particularly complex and problematic educational situations and compare them with similar current situations. 3. To present the historical evolution of educational institutions created to care for people (children, young people or adults), in situations of hardship, marginalization and disability.

Prerequisites and basic notions

Knowledge of the historical and socio-cultural development of Italy and Europe from unification to today.

Program

Parte I
Essential moments in the history of education and pedagogy with particular reference to the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Parte II
Reading of a classic text from the history of education and pedagogy with references to: the meaning of education-instruction-training, the figure of the educator, the student, the educational relationship, the authority/freedom relationship. References to the condition and education of childhood during the historical development of the twentieth century in some European countries with references to problematic aspects of the childhood condition; historical development of children's rights; abandoned childhood; emigration; children and media.

Bibliography

Visualizza la bibliografia con Leganto, strumento che il Sistema Bibliotecario mette a disposizione per recuperare i testi in programma d'esame in modo semplice e innovativo.

Didactic methods

Parte I
Slides and Lectures in reference to the text: R. Lanfranchi, J.M. Prellezo, Educazione, scuola e pedagogia nei solchi della storia, volume 2, LAS, Roma 2008: Chap. 1: Par. 1, 2.1, 2.3, 3; Chap. 2, Par. 1, 3.2, 3.3; Chap. 3, Par. 1, 2 and 3; Chap. 4, Par. 1, 2, 3.3; Chap. 5, Par. 1.1, 1.3, 1.4, Par.2; Chap. 6, Par. 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 4; Chap. 7, Par. 1, 2.2, 3.1 and 3.3.
Parte II
Critical reading of the classic text. Problematization of the condition and education of childhood during the 20th century in some European countries.

Learning assessment procedures

The written test consists of 31 closed multiple choice questions (=4) on the key issues of the program relating to the texts in the programme. Each correct answer corresponds to one point.

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

Evaluation criteria

The proposed questions are aimed at verifying the acquisition of the essential contents of the program, the capacity for historical contextualization, the knowledge of the educational lines of the main authors considered and of the educational problems addressed in the study

Criteria for the composition of the final grade

Each correct answer of the 31 questions corresponds to one point; the sum corresponds to the final grade.

Exam language

italiano