BERGAMO
Overview
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Syllabus
Course Objectives
At the end of the course, the student is required:
- to develop a solid knowledge of the history of Western educational thought, from Ancient to Modern Times, especially concerning the main authors involved in the growth and dissemination of an educational thought about early childhood;
- to develop a solid knowledge of the history of Western educational thought, from XVIII century to the present, especially concerning the main authors involved in the growth and dissemination of an educational thought about early childhood;
- to deal with the related scientific literature in a mindful and critical manner and to identify the more compelling issues in the historical-educational field.
Course Prerequisites
In-depth knowledge of the main issues of general Ancient History from VIII century B.C. and the main lines of Modern world’s development. In-depth knowledge of the main issues of the general European and Italian History between XVIII and XX centuries.
Teaching Methods
The course will consist of modules lasting two hours, with a combination of lectures and seminaries.
Assessment Methods
Checking the objectives of knowledge, through: thoughtful feedback during and at the end of every lesson or seminar. Checking the comprehension objectives, through: reading tests of key passages of the course books, with related questions. Checking students’ competences with: 1) evaluation of their active and critical participation in lessons; 2) verification of the ability to argue and use the gained knowledge in problem solving and case studies; 3) evaluation of methodologies and techniques used in studying, analyzing and solving problems dealt with during the course.
The exam is a written text, which will consist in 5 questions with open answers, of maximum 12 lines, concerning the entire course textbooks, to fill in maximum 120 minutes. Each question will be awarded maximum 6 points. It will evaluate the development of a competence in recognizing the main features of the History of early childhood education in Classical, Medieval, Modern and Contemporary Age, with particular attention to their historical and cultural context and the subsequent changes. The final evaluation, expressed using a 30-point scale, will take into account the necessary knowledge and competencies, shown in an adequate manner referring to the course goals.
Every year, at the end of the lessons, there will be a final written text for the evaluation of the learning goals developed during the entire course; it will fully substitute the official written exam, if the student passes it and accepts his/her mark. In order to register to the written text, it will be provide a dedicate device on the moodle platform of the course. The written text will consist in 3 questions with open answers, of maximum 20 lines, concerning the course textbooks, to fill in maximum 90 minutes. Each question will be awarded maximum 10 points. The final marks will be published on the moodle platform by 15 days from the written text.
Student workers, not attending the lessons, are recommended to contact the professor in order to share the best strategies to pass the exam and to adapt, as desired, a part of the course’s textbooks to some issues related to their professional fields. Documents and other materials for personalized learning paths will be provided on the moodle platform of the course.
Contents
The course will focus on the analysis and in-depth study of the early childhood educational thought’s development, concerning some issues such as family, maternity/fatherhood, nannies, educational care, infant exposure and infanticide, with particular reference to the reflections and works promoted by the following authors: - for Ancient times: Homer, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Aulo Gellio, Quintiliano, Girolamo, Agostino; - for Middle Ages: Benedetto, Isidoro from Siviglia, Aldobrandino from Siena; - for Modern times: Leon Battista Alberti, Erasmus, Vives, Martin Luther, Silvio Antoniano, Jan Amos Comenius, John Locke, Fénelon; - for the Contemporary times: Jean Jacques Rousseau, Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, Friedrich Froebel, Albertine Necker de Saussure, Robert Owen, Ferrante Aporti, Raffaello Lambruschini, Gino Capponi, Antonio Rosmini, Niccolò Tommaseo, Firmin Marbeau, Giuseppe Sacchi, Maria Montessori, Adolphe Ferrière, Rudolf Steiner, Janus Korczak, Adele Costa Gnocchi, Elinor Goldschmied, Emmi Pikler, Loris Malaguzzi.
Online Resources
More information
Further information will be provided on the moodle platform of the course.
Erasmus students can agree the course program with the professor and attend the oral exam in English.