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Academic year 2009/2010
Master's Degree (MSc) on LIFELONG LEARNING SCIENCES
LIFE-LONG LEARNING SCIENCES

Coordinator Prof. Francesca Pedone
Class of Master's Degree (MSc) on Adult and continuing education (LM-57)
2 years

Free access
Course Code
2054

Course info
The focus of the 2nd cycle degree course in "Lifelong learning science" is centred on issues related to adult education and to training in contexts of work, social unease and communities in public administration and in the private social sector. The educational programme covers the typical disciplinary ambits of pedagogical and teaching methodological, psychological, sociological, philosophical, juridical, economic and political subjects. These subjects are accompanied by other educational activities related to various themes and subjects aiming at integrating the knowledge of pedagogical sciences with the study of other sciences (Ecology, Musicology and History of Music, Germanic Philology, Glottology and Linguistics, Modern Language Teaching Methodology, French/Spanish/English/German/Albanian/Arabic language, Demoethnoanthropological studies, Motorial activities methods and teaching methodologies, Theoretical/Moral Philosophy, Theory of languages, History of philosophy, General and Social Pedagogy, History of Pedagogy, Special teaching Methodology and Pedagogy, Experimental Pedagogy, Psychology of development/of education , Industrial and organisational psychology, Dynamic Psychology, Political Science, Sociology of economic processes and work/of environment/ Regional sociology, Sociology of political phenomena). These activities also aim at driving the educational programme towards the needs of the labour market. During the course, students will also have the opportunity to experiment, through specific educational activities, the close observation of issues and key aspects of their future professional role through the acquisition of useful knowledge for entering the labour market, according to an "empowerment" logic and to the guidelines proposed in the phase of planning, or according to their interest and personal skills. The course trains professionals capable of managing aspects of adult lifelong education in contexts of work, social unease and communities in public administration and in the private social sector. The specific objectives of the course are related to the advanced knowledge and competences which are needed to work as specialists of adult education in professional and lifelong education actions, in actions for the requalification, vocational guidance skills assessment and job placement. Graduates will achieve their educational outcomes in the following sectors: - Pedagogical and teaching-methodological subjects; - Ethics, economics, Law, Business Organisation, Economic Policy, European, National and Regional law; - Computer science and telematic communication for distance learning; - Foreign languages and literatures, with respect also to specific vocabularies.
Graduates of this course might find professional opportunities in: - Public and private institutions and agencies providing lifelong education actions and services (professional training, adult education, etc...) or in private companies, professional training agencies and institutions providing services for companies, employment, socio-educational and cultural services , in third sector institutions or in educational branches of public administrations. The abovementioned positions correspond to the definitions given by ISFOL (Institute for the Development of Workers' Education) and to the profiles defined by the Italian Trainers Associations, in accordance with the classification of the National Institute of Statistics: - 1.3.1.9 "Entrepreneur, Director, Manager, Responsible of small education companies, for cultural activities, of small communities, small training centres, small social centres (corresponding to category no. 131 of ISCO 88 - International Standard Classification of Occupation); - 2.6.5.4 "Trainers and experts of educational and curricular planning", and 2.6.5.5. "Guidance counsellors" (corresponding to category no. 235 of ISCO 88 - International Standard Classification of Occupation)
In accordance with the educational objectives and the expected learning outcomes,. The final examination will consist of an articulated final dissertation demonstrating the achievement of the specialisation objectives of the course. The dissertation, written under the guidance of a supervisor, should investigate a research project or an innovative theoretical element, and it should be accompanied by a detailed and up-to-date bibliography; the dissertation will be discussed in front of a Board appointed by The Board of the Degree Course and approved by the Dean of the Faculty, in accordance with the provisions of Course and faculty regulations.

course outline
Teachings first year
credits Term Val. Area Scientific sector
12396 - LEGAL PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHOLOGY OF EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES GARRO (RU) 9.0 Yearly V C M-PSI/05
13364 - COMMUNITY PEDAGOGY AND MODELS OF ADULT EDUCATION PINO (PQ) 9.0 Yearly V B M-PED/01
01350 - PHILOSOPHICAL ANTHROPOLOGY GIOIA (PO) 6.0 Yearly V B M-FIL/03
13367 - EDUCATION THEORIES, STRATEGIES AND SYSTEMS MIGNOSI (PA) 9.0 Yearly V B, C M-PED/01
13445 - EDUCATIONAL PLANNING AND EVALUATION ZANNIELLO (PQ) 9.0 Yearly V B M-PED/03
Optional subjects 9.0 C
Free subjects 9.0 D
Teachings second year
credits Term Val. Area Scientific sector
05917 - FINAL EXAMINATION 18.0 Yearly G E
13382 - EDUCATION METHODS AND TECHNIQUES MARINO (PQ) 9.0 Yearly V B, C M-PED/03
13387 - ACTION-RESEARCH METHODOLOGY IN EDUCATION CAPPUCCIO (PO) 6.0 Yearly V B M-PED/04
Optional subjects II 9.0 C
Optional subjects III 6.0 B
Optional subjects IV 6.0 C
Optional subjects V 6.0 F
Elective activities
Optional subjects credits Term Val. Area Scientific sector
13345 - ENGLISH CIVILISATION DI PIAZZA (PO) 9.0 Yearly V C L-LIN/12
13355 - FRENCH CIVILISATION RIZZITANO (PC) 9.0 Yearly V C L-LIN/04
13360 - ALBANIAN CIVILISATION MANDALA' (PO) 9.0 Yearly V C L-LIN/18
13362 - ARAB CIVILISATION SPALLINO (PA) 9.0 Yearly V C L-OR/12
Optional subjects II credits Term Val. Area Scientific sector
07015 - HISTORY OF FOLKLORE CARDELLA (PC) 9.0 Yearly V C M-DEA/01
11739 - OCCUPATIONAL AND ORGANISATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY VARVERI (PC) 9.0 Yearly V C M-PSI/06
13376 - SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY OF MARGINALITY AND DEVIANCE ROMANO (CU) 9.0 Yearly V C M-PSI/05
13377 - PSYCHOLOGY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING PERRICONE (PQ) 9.0 Yearly V C M-PSI/04
Optional subjects III credits Term Val. Area Scientific sector
06334 - POLITICAL SCIENCE SOARE (PC) 6.0 Yearly V B SPS/11
06597 - POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY 6.0 Yearly V B SPS/04
Optional subjects IV credits Term Val. Area Scientific sector
07996 - ENVIRONMENT SOCIOLOGY AIRO' FARULLA (PC) 6.0 Yearly V C SPS/10
11802 - ECOLOGY CARDELLA (CU) 6.0 Yearly V C BIO/07
13388 - HISTORY OF CONTEMPORARY ITALIAN PHILOSOPHY RANCADORE (RD) 6.0 Yearly V C M-FIL/06
00375 - PHILOSOPHY OF COMMUNICATION 6.0 Yearly V C M-FIL/01
Optional subjects V credits Term Val. Area Scientific sector
13379 - METHODS AND TEACHING METHODOLOGIES OF EXPRESSIVE-BODY LANGUAGES - WORKSHOP MIGNOSI (PA) 6.0 Yearly G F
13381 - MUSIC EDUCATION METHODOLOGY - WORKSHOP 6.0 Yearly G F
13383 - DESIGN OF PSYCHO-SOCIAL INTERVENTION - WORKSHOP 6.0 Yearly G F
13390 - ITALIAN SIGN LINGUISTICS AND CULTURE - WORKSHOP PRESTIGIACOMO (PC) 6.0 Yearly G F
13391 - FAMILY EMPOWERMENT WORKSHOP GRANATELLA (PC) 6.0 Yearly G F
Explaination
Term Term/Semester
Val. Valutation: V = mark in 30/30, G = note
(*) Teaching attended in english
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