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Knowledge and understanding skills
At the end of the course the student will have - to know the main theoretical models of environmental education;
-to scientifically know the ecological issues
- to know the eco-systemic dimension of the environment;
-to know the legislation concerning environmental education
-to know the necessary steps to develop an educational project for children aged 6 to 10
Knowledge and skills of applied
comprehension
At the end of the course the student will have to know how to:
- use the tools of the scientific observation;
-design, manage, evaluate environmental education paths following a systemic model, concerning objectives, educational aims, prerequisites and teaching methodologies
-identify the methods to activate synergies with local extra-curricular agencies; - connect knowledge and competences in planning and carrying out educational activities
Autonomy of judgment
At the end of the course the student will have acquired
-the ability to examine different cultural paradigms that underlie the personal ideas of nature, environment, quality of life;
-the ability to analyze the designed educational projects identifying potentialities and points that can be improved;
- the ability to problematize reality and the personal vision of the world;
-the ability to think through connections and metacognitive reflection
Communicative skills
At the end of the course the student will have to:
- know how to use the specific language of ecology in a proper way
COURSE CONTENT
It’s an educational path about environmental education, that will lead to a new way to see reality and to an idea of personal wellness.
“Tale educazione non coincide solo con l’insegnamento delle scienze naturali, né si limita a fornire nozioni riguardo all’ecologia, ma , pur comprendendo tutto ciò, deve proporsi come un’alfabetizzazione nuova, l’alfabetizzazione ecologica che tocca più o meno da vicino i contenuti e le metodologie di molte discipline.” ( Vanna Iori in “ Pedagogia al limite” pag.221 – La Nuova Italia -)
AIM OF THE COURSE
The course offers a pedagogical education to develop innovative approaches about environment, valuing local resources and examining different aspects:
perceptive- sensorial
cognitive
emotional
aesthetic
moral
COURSE PROGRAMME
The course work starts from the students’ previous knowledge, then it will develop, according to a multi-dimensional approach, to explore the following contents:
cultural root of problems related to environment education;
environment education problems;
evolution of educational research in the field of environment education;
open perspective of research;
basis for an ecological education.
Author | Title | Publisher | Year | ISBN | Note |
Docente del corso | Dispensa e appunti del corso | 2018 | Obbligatoria per l'esame (da richiedere via mail alla docente). Altro materiale didattico e testi integrativi e/o di approfondimento verrano segnalati nel corso delle lezioni. | ||
Luigina Mortari | La materia vivente e il pensare sensibile | Mimesis - Milano | 2017 | 978-88-5754-008-5 | Obbligatorio per l'esame |
Duccio Demetrio | La religiosità della Terra - Una fede civile per la cura del mondo | Raffaello Cortina | 2013 | Obbligatorio per l'esame (solo i capp. 2-5-8-9) |
EVALUATION METHODS
Evaluation will be different:
for attending students: preparation of a draft to be discussed on the basis of personal reflection written on the diary.
For non-attending students: written exam to test the knowledge and the skills learned.
Please contact the teacher at the following e-mail:
marisa.bonafini@univr.it
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