Learning outcomes
The class is aimed at illustrating to students the general backgrounds, the conceptual frameworks, the models and approaches related to educational theories; it is also aimed at providing students with a specific terminology to refer to educational phenomena and concepts; finally, it is aimed at understanding and commenting texts of educational theory through specific reading lists.
Course contents
Title: Elements of a pedagogy for early childhood: play between children’s culture and a culture for children
Through the study of a number of classics of child psychoanalysis and a sociological approach to infancy, the course will outline a pedagogy for children from 0 to 6 years which is focused on play and on children’s behaviours during play. In particular, the role of the adult in supporting and promoting the child’s educational experience originating in play will be highlighted and the assumptions and conditions for the implementation of this shall be discussed. The course shall also include seminars conducted by experts in the field.
Reccomended or required readings
A.Bondioli, Gioco e educazione, Milano, FrancoAngeli?.
W. Corsaro, Le culture dei bambini, Bologna, Il Mulino
A. Bondioli, D. Savio, Osservare gioco di finzione. Una scala di osservazione e valutazione delle abilità ludicho simboliche infantili – SVALSI, Bergamo, Edizioni Junior.
B. Bettelheim, Un genitore quasi perfetto, Milano, Feltrinelli.
D. Winnicott, Gioco e realtà, Roma, Armando.
S. Freud, Il poeta e la fantasia, in Opere, Torino, Boringhieri.
A. Freud, L'io e i meccanismi di difesa (chapters 6, 7, 9 ), Torino, Boringhieri.
S. Isaacs, Lo sviluppo sociale dei bambini, firenze, La Nuova Italia.
For students ATTENDING the class:
Students who attend the course will create a personalised programme, in agreement with the teacher, by choosing from the above texts.
For students NOT ATTENDING the class:
Students who are unable to attend the class will study the following texts for the exam:
A. Bondioli, Gioco e educazione, Milano, FrancoAngeli? (Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4)
W. Corsaro, Le culture dei bambini, Bologna, Il Mulino
B. Bettlheim, Un genitore quasi perfetto, Milano, Feltrinelli (Chapters 14 to 22)
Assessment methods
Students WHO HAVE ATTENDED the class will take an oral exam focused on the programme of study agreed with the teacher.
Up until, and including the exam session of September 2015, students WHO HAVE NOT ATTENDED the class will take a written exam (the format of which shall feature open-ended questions and/or an essay topic); after this date, there will be an oral exam for this programme of study also for students who have not attended the class.
Further information
Students WHO HAVE ATTENDED the class will take an oral exam focused on the programme of study agreed with the teacher.
Up until, and including the exam session of September 2015, students WHO HAVE NOT ATTENDED the class will take a written exam (the format of which shall feature open-ended questions and/or an essay topic); after this date, there will be an oral exam for this programme of study also for students who have not attended the class.
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