Teaching code

4S008154

Teacher

Daniele Loro

Credits

2

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

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

Period

Sem. 2A dal Feb 14, 2022 al Mar 26, 2022.

Lessons timetable Moodle Seminars

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Learning outcomes

Knowledge and understanding
1. To know and understand that the life of each individual is both radically unitary in its identity and value, while it is complex and changeable in its forms and manifestations The same is true for education, whose foundations are constant, while the way of being realized in the different phases of existence and its contexts.
2. Understand that in every age of life the subject faces the same basic problems, even if they do so in different ways and at different levels of depth. From an educational point of view it is necessary to know these issues in depth to understand how to help them face them in the most appropriate way at any age.
3. Since every age of life has its own way of dealing with problems, from the educational point of view this allows us to understand that every age has its specific formative objectives, even if the great educational goals are always the same.

Ability to apply knowledge and understanding
1. As in every age of his life the individual has tasks to carry out and problems to overcome in order to fully realize himself, in the same way the formative objective of the educational activity with the elderly is to contribute to place them in the conditions to carry out their duties and responsibilities, even though these aspects may seem limited or apparently non-existent.
2. Understand more deeply, precisely through reference to all the ages of life, the specific meaning of elderly life, as the most favorable age to develop an overall vision of the meaning of one's life,
3. Understand the importance of educational work also with older people, with the specific particularities and operational complexities that also characterize this educational activity.

Program

Programmatic content
The contents of the Life Cycle Pedagogy module are roughly divided into two parts.
A) The first part takes up the theme of the "course of life" which also concerns the first module, (adult life). In this second module, reference is made, in particular, to the elderly. In every individual, old age should be decisive, from the point of view of the search for the meaning of one's life.
B) The second part launches a first overview of elderly life, with particular reference to the following topics:
• the gradual transition from adulthood to old age and the developmental stages of old age;
• reflection on the identity, tasks and responsibilities of the elderly;
• the risk of an "unfinished" life if the meaning of old age is not recognized in the context of the ages of life;
• the multiple aspects of educational activity with older people.

Organization of didactic activity
Also in the didactic organization of this new teaching will be present the modality of the frontal lesson. However, the element of "reflective" sharing will prevail, typical of a "participatory lesson" in which the teacher and students are simultaneously committed to identifying the elements of continuity and difference between the ages of life, with the aim of seeking the " specific ”existential age of every age of life, in particular of adulthood and old age, two ages that in this historical and social moment require particular attention also from the point of view of educational work.

Bibliography

Examination Methods

Texts for the exam
To prepare the part of the exam relating to the Life Cycle Pedagogy module, it is necessary to study the two texts indicated below. These texts are mandatory for all students, attending and non-attending. The first text involves carefully studying the chapters dedicated to the themes of the "life cycle" and "elderly life"
- D. Loro, Between the ages and experiences of life. Educational work with adults and older people. The new edition of the handout will be available towards the end of the lessons, at the Ateneo Stationery, Lungadige Porta Vittoria, 37 (email: ateneo@ateneovr.it).
- V. Mariani, M. Musaio (edited by), Pedagogy, helping relationship and the elderly person. Personalized accompaniment in residences, Rome, ed. Studium, 2019.

Exam procedure
The exam concerning the first and second modules will be held within the same session and in the same way.
• The exam will be held in written form, lasting a maximum of 3 hours. The written test will consist of a total of 5 open questions: four questions will concern the contents of the first module; a question will concern the second module. The questions will be differentiated not only for their content, but also for the logical / expository aspect. They may be "descriptive", "argumentative", "conceptual", "operational" and "reflective" questions.
• During the lessons, further explanations and operational indications regarding the conduct of the exam will be given.

Methods of evaluating the exam and composing the final score
• The evaluation of the exams, relating to the three modules that make up the teaching of Education in the ages of life, will take place in the same way, that is to say by articulating the score on the basis of five levels of judgment: Insufficient (I) - Sufficient (S ) - Fair (D) - Good (B) - Very Good (MB).
• The score out of thirty will be distributed in proportion to the number of credits attributed to each module and the complexity of the respective contents, as follows:
─ Adult education (6 credits): max. 21/30 (S. = 18; D. = 19; B = 20; MB = 21).
─ Pedagogy of the life cycle (2 credits): max 5/30 (S. = 2; D. = 3; B. = 4; MB = 5).
─ Lab of pedagogy of the life cycle: (1 credits): max 4/30 (S. = 1; D. = 2; B. = 3; MB = 4).
• The final exam score will come from the sum of the scores acquired in the three modules that make up the course.