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.

Study Plan

This information is intended exclusively for students already enrolled in this course.
If you are a new student interested in enrolling, you can find information about the course of study on the course page:

Laurea magistrale in Servizio sociale in ambiti complessi - 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.

1° Year

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
Foreign language B2 level
6
C
MED/34 ,MED/42 ,MED/43

2° Year  activated in the A.Y. 2022/2023

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
Final exam
15
E
-
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
Foreign language B2 level
6
C
MED/34 ,MED/42 ,MED/43
activated in the A.Y. 2022/2023
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
Final exam
15
E
-
Modules Credits TAF SSD

Legend | Type of training activity (TTA)

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

Teaching code

4S000590

Credits

6

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

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

Period

Sem. 2A dal Feb 13, 2023 al Mar 30, 2023.

Learning objectives

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING multidisciplinary knowledge aimed at critical analysis of specific social problems ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING ability to interpret the different situations of hardship and to promote the well-being of the community; SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES The theoretical knowledge about the intercultural pedagogy will serve to form the ability to recognize and manage in a pedagogically appropriate manner all forms of exclusion and discrimination present in the context in which the Social Worker typically operates and that closely touch the social services . In particular, the placement of pedagogy among other pedagogical responses to complexity will be taken into account. The relevance of intercultural pedagogy will also be taken into account to recognize and face challenges, risks and opportunities in multicultural society. The course will provide intercultural knowledge aimed at identifying indispensable elements in the construction of social interventions in a complex, interdependent and multicultural society.

Prerequisites and basic notions

The course does not need any particular prerequisites.

Program

1. Globalization, complexity, crisis of values and crisis of education. 2. The centrality of pedagogy and education in modern society. 3. Educational and social intervention strategies in the face of pluralism and diversity. Educational objectives: The theoretical knowledge about general and intercultural pedagogy will serve to train the ability to recognize and manage in a pedagogically appropriate manner various forms of exclusion and discrimination present in the context in which the specialist Social Worker typically operates and which closely affect the social services. In particular, account will be taken of the placement of pedagogy among the other disciplines that provide answers to the challenges of complexity, as well as the relevance of educational intervention to recognize and face risks and chances in the face of the various forms of otherness (cultural, gender, social, ability , scc.). The course will provide intercultural knowledge and skills aimed at identifying indispensable elements in the construction of social interventions in a complex, interdependent and multicultural society.

Bibliography

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Didactic methods

Examination texts.
General part:
- PORTERA, A., BÖHM W., SECCO, L., Educabilità, educazione e Pedagogia nella società complessa. Lineamenti introduttivi. UTET, Torino, 2007.
Monographical part:
- PORTERA, A., Tesori sommersi. Emigrazione, identità, bisogni educativi interculturali, F. Angeli, Milano, 20134.
- PORTERA, A., MOODLEY, R. & MILANI, M. (Eds.) (2020): Intercultural Mediation, Counseling and Psychotherapy in Europe, Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. (può essere sostituito da: PORTERA, A., Milani M. (a cura di) Competenze interculturali e successo formativo, ETS Edizioni, Pisa, 2019).
The course will be supported by specific theoretical-practical exercises, which will form an integral part of the examination programme. For the in-depth study of this practical part, it will be necessary to use one of the following texts (which must not have been used for other examinations):
- *PORTERA, A. Educazione e pedagogia interculturale. Il Mulino, Bologna, 2022.
- *BAUMAN, Z. & PORTERA, A., Education and Intercultural Identity. Routledge, London, 2020.
- *GARDNER, H., Sapere per comprendere. Feltrinelli, Milano, 1999.
- PORTERA, A., Globalizzazione e pedagogia interculturale. Erickson, Trento, 2006.
- * MILANI, M., A scuola di competenze interculturali. Franco Angeli, Milano, 2017.
- PORTERA, A., DUSI, P. (a cura di), Gestione interculturale dei conflitti e mediazione. Franco Angeli, Milano, 2005.
- PORTERA, A., DUSI, P. (a cura di), Neoliberalismo, Educazione e Competenze interculturali. Franco Angeli, Milano, 2016.
- *PORTERA, A., ALBERTINI G., LAMBERTI S., Disabilità dello sviluppo, educazione e Cooperative Learning. Un approccio interculturale. Franco Angeli, Milano, 2015.
- FIORUCCI, M., PINTO MINERVA, F., PORTERA, A. (a cura di), Gli alfabeti dell’intercultura. Edizioni Ets, Pisa, 2017.
- PORTERA, A. Manuale di pedagogia interculturale. Laterza, Roma-Bari, 2020 (2 ed.).
- BRUNER, J. La cultura dell’educazione. Feltrinelli, Milano, 1997.
- BREZINKA, W. L’educazione in una società disorientata. Armando, Roma, 1989.
- BREZINKA, W., Obiettivi e limiti dell’educazione. Armando, Roma, 2002.
- CONTINI M. La comunicazione intersoggettiva fra solitudini e globalizzazione. La Nuova Italia, 2002.
- AA.VV., Educazione interculturale nel contesto internazionale Guerini, Milano, 2006.
- DELORS, J. Nell’educazione un Tesoro. Armando, Roma, 1997.
- FAVARO, G. & FUMAGALLI, M. (a cura di), capirsi diversi. Idee e pratiche di mediazione interculturale. Carocci, Roma, 2004.
- GRANESE, A., Istituzioni di pedagogia generale. CEDAM, Padova, 2003.
- *ANDOLFI, M. (a cura di), Famiglie immigrate e psicoterapia transculturale. F. Angeli, Milano, 2004
- VICO, G., Pedagogia generale e nuovo umanesimo. La Scuola, Brescia, 2002.
- FRABBONI F. et ali, Le parole della Pedagogia. Boringhieri, Torino, 2007.
* recommended text for non-attending students. Other texts may only be chosen after consultation with the lecturer.

Learning assessment procedures

Details on the didactic and evaluation methods of learning will be communicated at the beginning of the lessons. The objective of the exam is to verify in the students the achievement of the learning level of the contents foreseen by the program and the acquisition of the competences foreseen by the previously indicated objectives. The exam consists of an oral test on all the study texts.

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

During the test the knowledge of the exam program, the critical-reflective capacity with respect to the concepts and theories that are exposed, the use of the correct pedagogical language, the ability to connect theories and concepts to hypotheses of practical prefigurations will be verified.

Criteria for the composition of the final grade

Oral interview lasting approximately 20 '. The texts to be studied are the same for attending and non-attending students, as well as for Erasmus students. Vote in thirtieths.

Exam language

italiano (o inglese)