The course is meant to:
introduce the students in the main linguistic and conceptual issues about education.
Develop the students' critical consciousness and knowledge of the changing paradigms of educational theory, linked to the social, economic, political and istitutional history.
Analyse the intertwined relationship between the whole society and the educational institution (schools, universities, training agencies, educational services etc.)
introduce the students in the main linguistic and conceptual issues about education.
Develop the students' critical consciousness and knowledge of the changing paradigms of educational theory, linked to the social, economic, political and istitutional history.
Analyse the intertwined relationship between the whole society and the educational institution (schools, universities, training agencies, educational services etc.)
teacher profile teaching materials
Categories, concepts and keywords. Phenomena, institutions and systems.
Unit 2 - Foundations of western Education. Education in some ancient and medieval classical texts.
Knowledge, dialectic, investigation for truth, philosophy.
The Soul.
Virtues.
Unit 3 - Classical Texts reading Laboratory.
Socrates' Apology; pages from Crito, Phaedo, Republic, Phaedrus and other platonic excerpts; Augustines: De Magistro; Thomas: De Magistro.
Examination (only 6 and 3 credits)
6 credits: Unit 1, choose between Unit 2 and Unit 3
3 credits: choose between Unit 2 and Unit 3
Students must speack with the Professor in order to choose between the Unit 2 and 3.
Sant'Agostino e San Tommaso, De Magistro, Roma, Anicia.
Rocco Marcello Postiglione, Formazione professionale. Didattica accademica. Concetti intersezioni applicazioni, Roma, Anicia, 2018, chaps. 1 and 2.
Students can use every edition (Hardcover, paperback or ebook).
However, in the instructional materials we will refer to the Kindle edition.
On the contemporary issue and problems the students should study the documents uploaded in the learning platform.
Programme
Unit 1 - Education.Categories, concepts and keywords. Phenomena, institutions and systems.
Unit 2 - Foundations of western Education. Education in some ancient and medieval classical texts.
Knowledge, dialectic, investigation for truth, philosophy.
The Soul.
Virtues.
Unit 3 - Classical Texts reading Laboratory.
Socrates' Apology; pages from Crito, Phaedo, Republic, Phaedrus and other platonic excerpts; Augustines: De Magistro; Thomas: De Magistro.
Examination (only 6 and 3 credits)
6 credits: Unit 1, choose between Unit 2 and Unit 3
3 credits: choose between Unit 2 and Unit 3
Students must speack with the Professor in order to choose between the Unit 2 and 3.
Core Documentation
Platone, Tutte le opere, Roma, Newton Compton.Sant'Agostino e San Tommaso, De Magistro, Roma, Anicia.
Rocco Marcello Postiglione, Formazione professionale. Didattica accademica. Concetti intersezioni applicazioni, Roma, Anicia, 2018, chaps. 1 and 2.
Students can use every edition (Hardcover, paperback or ebook).
However, in the instructional materials we will refer to the Kindle edition.
On the contemporary issue and problems the students should study the documents uploaded in the learning platform.
Type of evaluation
Students must write a report on their vocational experience and on their upcoming career, which will be assessed and calculated in the final score.