The course’s objective is acquiring and consolidating knowledge concerning history of pedagogical ideas that have been expressed by some of the most important western authors between the seventeenth and twentieth centuries. The aim is to make students aware that the history of past ideas is a fundamental tool for understanding present times.

Through the study of History of Pedagogy the student will be able to achieve the following training objectives:
1) In terms of knowledge and understanding, the awareness of the epistemological foundations of the history of pedagogical ideas
2) In terms of ability to apply the acquired knowledge, the ability to critically analyze the relationship between pedagogical ideas and different educational practices;
3) In terms of autonomy of judgment, the ability to evaluate how much of the past survives in present educational contexts;
4) In terms of learning and research abilities, to increase the knowledge of the most recent cognitive pathways in the field of history of pedagogy and education;
5) communication skills aimed at identifying and criticizing stereotypes and prejudices conveyed by pedagogical ideas, in order to facilitate their overcoming through educational practices.