ADULT EDUCATION
EDUCAZIONE DEGLI ADULTI
| A.Y. | Credits |
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| 2021/2022 | 5 |
| Lecturer | Office hours for students | |
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| Enrico Bocciolesi | At the end of the lessons, by appointment via email, at the studio on the second floor of Palazzo Albani, via Bramante 17 |
Assigned to the Degree Course
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Learning Objectives
The course aims to address in a critical and complex key the issues of adult education that invite the transformation of pedagogical thought for the freedom of the person, according to the specificity of the authors analyzed.
The need for deepening and understanding of epistemology and interpretative-generative practice for the enhancement of continuing education.
European and transnational regulations refer with great interest to the educational needs and requirements of the person in adulthood, as a need of primary interest for education, training, and the specificity of professional updating.
Attention will also be paid to knowing how to ask the appropriate questions and looking for references on the specific topics of epistemological consideration to achieve autonomy of reflection and use of multiple codes and forms of communication educating.
Program
The program is divided into lessons of 2 hours each, according to the following scheme.
1. Introduction to the course
2. Pedagogical lexicon
3.1 Towards adulthood: authors I
3.2 Towards adulthood: authors II
4. Faure: the education of the future
5. Delors: a treasure in education
6. Adult education in Italy
7. Andragogical issues
8. Adult education contexts and variables: literacy
9. Legislative comparisons
10. Plots of learning
11. Education, training and welfare
12. Lifelong education
13. Learning styles
14.1 Experiential learning models
14.2 Reflective learning models
14.3 Autobiographical learning models
15.1 International proposals for adult education I
15.2 International proposals for adult education II
15.3 International proposals for adult education III
Learning Achievements (Dublin Descriptors)
Knowledge and understanding:
Applying knowledge and understanding:
Making judgements:
Communication skills:
Learning skills:
Teaching Material
The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it
Teaching, Attendance, Course Books and Assessment
- Teaching
Lectures, seminars and active debate, with the exhibition of case studies, research, international scientific contributions in the platform (blended learning) that will provide for the direct participation of students.
- Attendance
Attendance is not mandatory.
- Course books
1. Frabboni, F., Baldacci, M., Margiotta, U. (2012). Longlife-longwide learning. Per un trattato europeo della formazione. Mondadori Università. 9788861597068
2. Malcolm S. Knowles (1996). La formazione degli adulti come autobiografia. Il percorso di un educatore tra esperienza e idee. Raffaello Cortina Editore. 9788870783704
- Assessment
Written test with open questions.
There is a written exam consisting of three open questions. Applications will require compliance with the following main criteria:
- argumentation and demonstration of critical reasoning concerning the contents of the program,
- correct articulation of the answer in an analytical perspective to analyze and evaluate the different pedagogical dynamics,
- the ability to reflect with specificity on the disciplinary language and the acquired knowledge.
Estimated time for the test: 45 minutes.
Each of the criteria shall be assessed with the equal weight assigned to each of them.
- Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)
Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.
To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.
Additional Information for Non-Attending Students
- Teaching
Lectures, seminars and active debate, with the exhibition of case studies, research, international scientific contributions in the platform (blended learning) that will provide for the direct participation of students.
- Attendance
Attendance is not mandatory.
- Course books
1. Frabboni, F., Baldacci, M., Margiotta, U. (2012). Longlife-longwide learning. Per un trattato europeo della formazione. Mondadori Università. 9788861597068
2. Malcolm S. Knowles (1996). La formazione degli adulti come autobiografia. Il percorso di un educatore tra esperienza e idee. Raffaello Cortina Editore. 9788870783704
- Assessment
Written test with open questions.
There is a written exam consisting of three open questions. Applications will require compliance with the following main criteria:
- argumentation and demonstration of critical reasoning concerning the contents of the program,
- correct articulation of the answer in an analytical perspective to analyze and evaluate the different pedagogical dynamics,
- the ability to reflect with specificity on the disciplinary language and the acquired knowledge.
Estimated time for the test: 45 minutes.
Each of the criteria shall be assessed with the equal weight assigned to each of them.
- Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)
Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.
To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.
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