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Course calendar

The Academic Calendar sets out the degree programme lecture and exam timetables, as well as the relevant university closure dates..

Definition of lesson periods
Period From To
Sem. IA Sep 25, 2017 Nov 11, 2017
Sem. IB Nov 13, 2017 Jan 20, 2018
Sem. IIA Feb 26, 2018 Apr 21, 2018
Sem. IIB Apr 23, 2018 Jun 9, 2018
Exam sessions
Session From To
Sessione Invernale Jan 22, 2018 Feb 24, 2018
Sessione Estiva Jun 11, 2018 Jul 28, 2018
Sessione Autunnale Aug 27, 2018 Sep 22, 2018
Sessione Straordinaria Jan 14, 2019 Feb 16, 2019
Degree sessions
Session From To
Sessione Estiva Jul 16, 2018 Jul 21, 2018
Sessione Autunnale Nov 12, 2018 Nov 17, 2018
Sessione Primaverile Apr 1, 2019 Apr 6, 2019
Holidays
Period From To
All Saints Day Nov 1, 2017 Nov 1, 2017
Immaculate Conception Dec 8, 2017 Dec 8, 2017
Christmas break Dec 22, 2017 Jan 7, 2018
Easter break Mar 30, 2018 Apr 3, 2018
Liberation Day Apr 25, 2018 Apr 25, 2018
Labour Day May 1, 2018 May 1, 2018
Patron Saint Day May 21, 2018 May 21, 2018
Republic Day Jun 2, 2018 Jun 2, 2018
Summer break Aug 13, 2018 Aug 18, 2018

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Academic staff

A B C D G L M N P R S T

Bertazzoni Cristina

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Blezza Silvia

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Burro Roberto

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Capiluppi Claudio

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Cecchi Sergio

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Cima Rosanna

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Dal Toso Paola

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De Cordova Federica

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Study Plan

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:

1° Year 

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
A course to be chosen among the following
6
B
M-STO/02
Foreign language (B1 level)

2° Year   activated in the A.Y. 2018/2019

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
A course to be chosen among the following
A course to be chosen among the following
A course to be chosen among the following
Training (-)
12
F
-

3° Year   activated in the A.Y. 2019/2020

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
A course to be chosen among the following
Final exam (-)
6
E
-
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
A course to be chosen among the following
6
B
M-STO/02
Foreign language (B1 level)
activated in the A.Y. 2018/2019
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
A course to be chosen among the following
A course to be chosen among the following
A course to be chosen among the following
Training (-)
12
F
-
activated in the A.Y. 2019/2020
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
A course to be chosen among the following
Final exam (-)
6
E
-
Modules Credits TAF SSD
Between the years: 1°- 2°- 3°

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

Teaching code

4S02384

Coordinator

Manuela Lavelli

Credits

9

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

M-PSI/04 - DEVELOPMENTAL AND EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY

Period

Sem. IA, Sem. IB

Learning outcomes

This course is aimed:
(a) to provide students with a basic, updated knowledge, and conceptual and methodological tools for understanding human developmental processes in different psychological domains and different ages;
(b) to promote reflections on the application of this knowledge within education contexts.

Learning outcomes are grouped in 5 areas:

1) Knowledge and understanding
At the end of the course the student should:
a) have a basic knowledge and understanding of developmental and learning processes in the different psychological domains (motor-perceptual, cognitive, communicative-linguistic, emotional, socio-relational) from neonatal life to adolescence;
b) have a basic knowledge and understanding of the main theories explaining these processes;
c) have a basic knowledge and understanding of factors which can promote or, on the contrary, hinder individual developmental trajectories.

2) Ability to apply knowledge and understanding
At the end of the course the student should be able to:
a) interpret child behavior (the behavior of a given child in a given context) in the light of the acquired knowledge;
b) apply the acquired knowledge to observe child behavior during interactions with peers and adults, in order to both identify possible risk indicators, and promote social integration;
c) consider the relationship between child characteristics (individual factors and skills) and contextual characteristics (family, social and cultural factors) to understand individual differences in developmental trajectories, and to identify specific promotion factors.

3) Making judgments
At the end of the course the student should be able to:
a) reflect autonomously on how the knowledge of developmental processes in the different psychological domains can affect the work of an educator.

4) Communication skills
At the end of the course the student should be able to:
a) use a clear language and an adequate terminology to argue on issues related to developmental processes and to describe typical and atypical behaviors in different developmental domains.

5) Learning skills
At the end of the course the student should be able to:
a) learn from observing children’s behaviors in their daily contexts;
b) find and use effectively the information sources needed to deepen issues related to developmental processes of interest.

Program

- Introduction to Developmental and Educational Psychology
- Brain plasticity and the nature-nurture relationship in human development
- Neonatal period: continuity between prenatal and neonatal behaviors; newborn behavioral states; expressive and perceptual skills; infant pre-adapted to interact with human beings
- Infancy: early intersubjectivity development; roots of mental development in early intersubjectivity
- Infancy: sensory-motor development and knowledge about the physical word: Piaget’s theory, results from more recent studies and neo-nativism hypothesis
- Infancy: development of attachment and patterns of attachment: Bowlby-Ainsworth’s theory and current issues
- Infancy and early childhood: theories on language acquisition and development: Vygotskij and Bruner’s interactionist theory; comparison with other theories; continuity between prelinguistic and linguistic communication; lexical and syntactic development
- Early childhood: development of conceptual self and complex emotions; social competence with peers and adults in nursery school and preschool contexts
- Early childhood: development of narrative though and autobiographical memory
- Early childhood: development of graphic representation
- Early childhood: cognitive development: classic piagetian theory and following concerns; affirmation of studies on the Theory of Mind
- Childhood: entrance to primary school; cognitive development: classic piagetian theory, post-piagetians and theory of human information processing (HIP); memory and working memory
- Childhood: development of executive functions and monitoring of cognitive processes
- Childhood: social and emotional development: executive functions and emotional regulation, behavioral difficulties; self-esteem; peer relationships
- Childhood and early adolescence: bullying
- Early adolescence: puberty: effects on development; role of monosexual groups of peers
- Adolescence: development tasks and current characteristics; functional and dysfunctional mentalization of sexuated body; psychological detachment from parents; role of peer group
- Adolescence: identity formation: Erikson and Marcia’s theory and current concerns
- Adolescence: cognitive development: classic piagetian theory and following concerns
- Intelligence and individual differences: theories of multiple intelligences: Stenberg, Gardner, contextual models
- Individual developmental trajectories: resilience vs. vulnerability; individual and environmental factors affecting development of resilience vs. vulnerability

Didactic methods
During lessons, explanations supported by visual devises will be alternated with moments in which students will be actively engaged in discussions and analyses of research videos illustrative of concepts and issues addressed.

Exam texts
The preparation of the exam includes the study of an handbook of Developmental Psychology, a monograph ‒in order to deepen the study of a specific developmental period (infancy, school age, adolescence)‒, and a volume on resilience in individual developmental trajectories:
1) Belsky, J. (2007/2009). Psicologia dello sviluppo, Vol. I. Bologna: Zanichelli (no pp.28-72 and 345-369).
2) One of the following volumes, according to the personal interest:
A) Infancy
Lavelli, M. (2007/2015). Intersoggettività. Origini e primi sviluppi. Milano: Raffaello Cortina (only the introduction and the second part).
B) Childhood
Aureli, T., Bascelli, E., Camodeca, M., Di Sano, S. (2008). Il bambino in classe. Aspetti teorici e strumenti di valutazione. Roma: Carocci (no recurrent paragraphs ‘Evaluation tools’ and ‘Intervention tools’ in chapter 2).
C) Adolescence
Albiero P. (a cura di) (2012). Il benessere psicosociale in adolescenza. Prospettive multidisciplinari. Roma: Carocci (no chapters 6 and 9).
3) Inguglia, C., Lo Coco, A. (2013). Resilienza e vulnerabilità psicologica nel corso dello sviluppo. Bologna: Il Mulino (no chapters 3 and 5).

Reference texts
Author Title Publishing house Year ISBN Notes
2B) Aureli, T., Bascelli, E., Camodeca, M., Di Sano, S. Il bambino in classe. Aspetti teorici e strumenti di valutazione Roma: Carocci 2016 esclusi i paragrafi 'Strumenti di valutazione' e 'Strategie di intervento' ricorrenti nel capitolo 2 - in alternativa ai volumi 2A e 2C
2C) Albiero, P. (a cura di) Il benessere psicosociale in adolescenza. Prospettive multidisciplinari Roma: Carocci 2015 esclusi capitoli 6 e 9 - in alternativa ai volumi 2A e 2B
2A) Lavelli, M. Intersoggettività. Origini e primi sviluppi Milano: Raffaello Cortina 2015 esclusi i capitoli 1 e 2 - in alternativa ai volumi 2B e 2C
1) Belsky, J. Psicologia dello sviluppo - Seconda edizione italiana (Edizione 2) Bologna: Zanichelli 2020 escluse pp. 28-72 e 345-369
3) Inguglia, C., Lo Coco, A. Resilienza e vulnerabilità psicologica nel corso dello sviluppo Bologna: Il Mulino 2013 esclusi capitoli 3 e 5

Examination Methods

Written exam: the student will have two hours to answer to six open questions on topics illustrated in the three exam texts.
The students will have to demonstrate that they:
- have a basic knowledge and understanding of both developmental processes in different psychological domains, and main theories explaining these processes;
- are able to relate and process the acquired knowledge;
- are able to apply the acquired knowledge to to interpret a child’s behavior (a brief case);
- ability to communicate in a clear and effective way, by using adequate terminology and correct syntax.
Each answer will be given a rating score out of 30; the final score will be the average of the six partial scores.

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

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Graduation

Documents

List of thesis proposals

theses proposals Research area
Ambienti e contesti di lavoro con minori Various topics
Analisi dei personal network di sostegno Various topics
comunicazioni relative alla tesi Various topics
Il teatro come contesto educativo Various topics
I processi di globalizzazione culturale nella società contemporanea Various topics
La social network analysis applicata allo studio dei contesti educativi Various topics
L'educatore ed i progetti europei Various topics
L'impegno associativo in ambito educativo Various topics
Politiche sociali e contesti educativi Various topics
Progetti di collaborazione con le istituzioni scolastiche Various topics
PROPOSTE TESI AMBITO GEOGRAFICO Various topics
Scuola e capitale sociale Various topics

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Documents

Title Info File
File pdf 1 - Guida per lo studente - AGGIORNAMENTO 2022 pdf, it, 325 KB, 16/07/24
File pdf 2 - Guida per lo studente - AGGIORNAMENTO 2020 pdf, it, 212 KB, 02/05/23
File pdf 3 - Guida per lo studente - AGGIORNAMENTO 2013 pdf, it, 131 KB, 02/05/23

Stage e Tirocini

Le ulteriori attività formative (crediti F) sono interamente coperte dall’attività di tirocinio “indiretto” (1 cfu) da svolgersi nel secondo anno e di tirocinio “diretto” (14 cfu) da svolgersi presso enti convenzionati per un numero complessivo di 15 cfu (375 ore). Chi è iscritta/o al curriculum servizi per l’infanzia è tenuta/o a svolgere il tirocinio presso nidi e servizi per la prima infanzia per almeno il 50% delle ore.
Il tirocinio professionalizzante (375 ore, pari a 15 cfu), è obbligatorio sia nella sua forma diretta che indiretta.
Il tirocinio indiretto, della durata di 25 ore a frequenza obbligatoria al 75%, si svolge in Università per 20 ore e in forma di lavoro individuale per 5 ore e consiste in un accompagnamento iniziale delle/degli studenti da parte dei tutor attraverso un percorso formativo dotandoli di conoscenze e strumenti adeguati a osservare, comprendere e rielaborare criticamente l’esperienza di tirocinio nei servizi educativi e ad affrontare il tirocinio negli enti con metodo e consapevolezza. Il percorso, da attuare in gruppi da 20-25 persone sotto la supervisione di un tutor, risponde alle esigenze costantemente espresse sia dalle/dagli studenti stessi sia dalle parti sociali che dai referenti degli enti convenzionati.
Il tirocinio diretto si propone di raggiungere i seguenti obiettivi:

  • fare esperienza diretta di attività professionali, che richiedono un livello di preparazione al lavoro educativo;
  • approfondire in particolare il rapporto tra preparazione teorica, acquisita mediante lo studio, ed esperienza pratica, tra mondo del sapere e della cultura e mondo del lavoro e delle professioni;

Al termine del tirocinio diretto lo studente deve presentare una relazione scritta, nella modalità concordata con il tutor accademico.

Nuove Linee Guida per il tirocinio di Scienze dell'educazione.

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Modalità e sedi di frequenza

La frequenza non è obbligatoria.

Maggiori dettagli in merito all'obbligo di frequenza vengono riportati nel Regolamento del corso di studio disponibile alla voce Regolamenti nel menu Il Corso. Anche se il regolamento non prevede un obbligo specifico, verifica le indicazioni previste dal singolo docente per ciascun insegnamento o per eventuali laboratori e/o tirocinio.

È consentita l'iscrizione a tempo parziale. Per saperne di più consulta la pagina Possibilità di iscrizione Part time.

Le sedi di svolgimento delle lezioni e degli esami sono le seguenti