Programme

The course focuses on the history of pedagogical ideas from the contemporary era to the late twentieth century, with a specific emphasis on the thought of authors considered most influential and significant in the history of Western thought.

Core Documentation

1. Saverio Santamaita, Storia dell'educazione e delle pedagogie, Pearson, MyLab, 2019 (e-book) (Jean-Jacques Rousseau; Heinrich Pestalozzi; Friedric Froebel; Maria Montessori; John Dewey; the New School).

Attendance

Attendance for the scheduled 6 hours of in-person lectures is optional.

Type of evaluation

The evaluation consists of a written multiple-choice test. The assessment will take into account: 1. the acquisition of fundamental concepts and the interdisciplinary integration of the different fields of knowledge involved in the course; 2. linguistic proficiency in both the Italian language and the specific terminology of scientific discourse; 3. the capacity for critical reasoning regarding the topics covered.