Programme

Amongst the main shifting objectivies of the course on "Social History of Education" is that of history of education from the abstractness of pedagogical theories to the reality of the subject involved in the educational processes. Such discpline is, indeed, a new frontier the historical and pedagogical researches, grounded on new methodologies and new sources, and aims at understending the actual everiday life of childood, of man, of women, of persons that have of very different educational models.
The social history of Education Courses's program is focused on the role of education in history with special reference to issues concerning gender (men and women) and social status differences. Special attention will be devoted to the history of family, including the social roles and the educational models that have been devoleped during fascism in Italy. Based on alternative sources, such as diaries biographies and autobiographies and correspondences, will be reconstructing not only the debate on education but also the real life experiences of the subjects involved in educational processes.

Core Documentation

A. Cederna, Nella polvere e negli sputi, editore Donzelli
P.P. Pasolini, Ragazzi di vita, editore Garzanti
A. Bernardini, Un anno a Pietralata, a cura di E. Zizioli, Edizioni Conoscenza
At the start of the course, students will be provided with a collection of articles on the relationship between urban space, education and schools via Formonline

Reference Bibliography

A. Cederna, Nella polvere e negli sputi, editore Donzelli P.P. Pasolini, Ragazzi di vita, editore Garzanti A. Bernardini, Un anno a Pietralata, a cura di E. Zizioli, Edizioni Conoscenza At the start of the course, students will be provided with a collection of articles on the relationship between urban space, education and schools via Formonline.

Attendance

Attendance is optional, but recommended.

Type of evaluation

Oral exam.