BERGAMO
Overview
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Syllabus
Course Objectives
The course aims to allow students:
· to acquire knowledge about the main theoretical, cultural and philosophical perspectives related to educational processes;
· to know the research paradigms of pedagogical knowledge and analyze educational issues with an interpretive, problematic and critical approach;
· to know the theoretical perspectives regarding the relationship between pedagogy and space, between any process of education and the places where it takes-form;
· to know the history of walking as a complex, symbolical, educational and self-educational experience, as well as a practice of knowledge and interpretation of places;
· to develop argumentative skills, as well as texts analysis skills;
· to develop the ability to autonomously and critically apply pedagogical knowledge in reading and interpreting problems with particular regard to historical, social and cultural contexts.
At the end of the course the student will be able:
· to use a basic glossary to interpret the complex dynamics related to the educational experience;
· to apply philosophical knowledge to the analysis of experiences and practices, but also to understand elements of philosophical reflection in educational practices;
· to develop argumentative and critical analysis skills (regarding texts and contexts);
· to translate the theoretical knowledge into a critical approach in his/her professional environment
· to use transversal skills: linguistic, writing, relational and communicative skills.
Course Prerequisites
None
Teaching Methods
The course consists of lectures integrated with reading, analysis and interpretation of the texts, but also critical vision and analysis of images, movies and documentaries. Particular attention will be dedicated to the discussion and dialogue with the students, who will be invited to make proposals for further discussions and deepening.
Assessment Methods
The exam consists of an oral examination. The grade is expressed as a mark out of thirty.
The oral examination consists of 3 questions concerning the exam bibliography aimed at assessing knowledge of the course content. Any research projects carried out during the course will be part of the examination assessment (for attending students only).
The final mark will take into consideration: depth of knowledge; coherence of the discursive articulation, and ability to express themselves appropriately; ability to develop a personal and critical point of view on the topics of the course.
Contents
The philosophy of education is constituted as a critical, interpretive and reflective knowledge able to found the pedagogical discourse. The course will illustrate some theoretical, cultural and philosophical perspectives characterizing the issues related to educational processes, pointing out its problematic articulation, but also its importance in complex contemporary societies.
Every formation story unfolds not only in time, but also in space. Indeed, there is a profound relationship between living environments and subjectivity, between forms of the world and forms of culture and society, between existential places and the free development of human relationships.
The course is focused on the practice of walking as a symbolic form that enabled humans to inhabit the world. Philosophy understood as the interrogation of experience and existence was born and raised in the streets of the polis. But walking practice also marks the religious, aesthetic, social and political experience, thus becoming a significant educational and self-educational experience, a practice of interpreting and knowing places.
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All the above information is valid both for attending and not attending students.
Erasmus students are asked to contact the teacher by e-mail to arrange a specific exam program.