In order to deal with the challenges of designing and implementing educational processes, one needs to consider education as an open, articulated and widespread system and to maintain an orientation to research as a means to enhance one’s professional development.
This course intends to contribute to the development of such an orientation by introducing the students to pedagogical research methodology. More specifically, the course raises awareness to the existence of different epistemological frameworks and presents some research methods and strategies.
a) Context: the world of education
b) The educational process and the development of a professional orientation to research
c) The role of reflective thinking in the development of professional practice
d) Epispemological frameworks in pedagogical research
e) Introduction to some research methods and strategies
Reading list:
Mortari L., Apprendere dall’esperienza. Il pensare riflessivo nella formazione, Carocci, Roma 2003
Mortari L, La cultura della ricerca e pedagogia. Prospettive epistemologiche, Carocci, Roma 2007
Girelli C. ( a cura di), Processi e metodologie formative. Teoria e applicazioni nella scuola, nella sanità, nell’industria, nel turismo e nel terzo settore,Erickson, Trento 2008.
Agosti A.(a cura di) , La formazione. Interpretazioni pedagogiche e indicazioni operative, Franco Angeli, Milano 2006 i seguenti capitoli: Larocca F., L’educazione speciale: la formazione attraverso la ricerca-azione (pp.203-216) e Girelli C., La ricerca-azione come prospettiva per la formazione nei servizi socioeducativi (pp.235-246).
Oral exam. Laboratory products will also be assessed.
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