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SPECIAL PEDAGOGY IN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES FOR CHILDHOOD WITH LABORATORY OF SPECIAL PEDAGOGY IN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES FOR CHILDHOOD

PAOLA AIELLO SPECIAL PEDAGOGY IN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES FOR CHILDHOOD WITH LABORATORY OF SPECIAL PEDAGOGY IN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES FOR CHILDHOOD

SU12400036
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN, PHILOSOPHIC AND EDUCATION SCIENCES
Bachelor or equivalent first cycle
EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES
2026/2027

OBBLIGATORIO
YEAR OF COURSE 1
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2026
AUTUMN SEMESTER
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
636LESSONS
220LAB
PAOLA AIELLO T Curriculum
ILARIA VIOLA Curriculum
Objectives
EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES: THE COURSE, POSITIONED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE STUDY PROGRAMME, AIMS TO ADDRESS THE MAIN EDUCATIONAL THEORIES AND PEDAGOGICAL MODELS IN ORDER TO PROMOTE INCLUSION PROCESSES WITHIN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATIONAL SERVICES.

EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: KNOWLEDGE OF THE MAIN EDUCATIONAL THEORIES AND MODELS OF SPECIAL PEDAGOGY FOR CREATING INCLUSIVE CONTEXTS WITHIN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATIONAL SERVICES.

APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: ABILITY TO APPLY THE THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL CONTENTS OF SPECIAL PEDAGOGY IN ORDER TO INTERPRET EDUCATIONAL EVENTS WITHIN EARLY CHILDHOOD CONTEXTS.
Prerequisites
SPECIFIC PRIOR KNOWLEDGE IS NOT REQUIRED.
Contents
THE DISTANCE LEARNING HOURS (6–10 HOURS) WILL BE DELIVERED DURING THE FINAL PHASE OF THE COURSE AND WILL BE DEDICATED TO ACTIVITIES AIMED AT DEEPENING AND EXPANDING THE COURSE. CONTENT.STARTING FROM A DEFINITION OF THE AREAS OF STUDY OF SPECIAL PEDAGOGY, THE MODULE WILL ANALYSE SOME CORE CONCEPTS OF THE DISCIPLINE FOCUSSING ON THE ISSUES RELATED TO DISABILITY AND SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO INFANCY AND CHILDHOOD. THE MODULE WILL CONCENTRATE ON THE FOLLOWING TOPICS:
- INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTS AND LAWS ON DISABILITY AND INTEGRATION/INCLUSION
- DISABILITY MODELS
- THE CONCEPT OF INCLUSION IN EDUCATION
- THE CONCEPT OF SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS
- THE CONCEPT OF CARE IN EDUCATION
- INCLUSIVE EDUCATION WITHIN CHILDHOOD SERVICES
THE ONLINE WORKSHOP WILL BE PART OF THE COURSE AND IT WILL OFFER AN IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS OF THE METHODOLOGICAL AND DIDACTIC ASPECTS RELATED TO THE DESIGN OF INCLUSIVE EDUCATIONAL CONTEXTS AND PATHS THROUGH CASE STUDIES, SIMULATIONS AND GROUP WORK.
Teaching Methods
THE COURSE COMPRISES:
- A 36-HOUR MODULE MAINLY BASED ON LECTURES WITH POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS AND OTHER MULTI-MEDIA TEACHING MATERIAL;
- A 20-HOUR WORKSHOP AIMED AT DEVELOPING AN INDIVIDUALISED AND PERSONALISED EDUCATIONAL PATH.
THE ONLINE WORKSHOP IS COMPULSORY AND THE STUDENTS WILL BE AWARDED A PASS OR FAIL.
Verification of learning
THE FINAL ORAL EXAM IS BASED ON QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE TOPICS COVERED DURING THE COURSE AND AIMS AT ASCERTAINING NOT ONLY THE STUDENT’S KNOWLEDGE OF THE CONTENTS, BUT ALSO HER/HIS ABILITY TO EXPRESS THEM CLEARLY USING THE APPROPRIATE LEXIS. THE ORAL EXAM IS BASED ON A MINIMUM OF THREE QUESTIONS AND THE FINAL MARK IS OUT OF 30. THE MINIMUM LEVEL (18/30) IS ATTRIBUTED WHEN THE STUDENT SHOWS SUFFICIENT KNOWLEDGE OF THE COURSE CONTENT AND A LIMITED ABILITY TO MASTER THE NOTIONS.
THE MAXIMUM LEVEL (30/30) IS ATTRIBUTED IF THE STUDENT SHOWS A THOROUGH KNOWLEDGE OF THE CONTENT AND THE ABILITY TO ARGUMENT THEM CRITICALLY.
Texts
•PAOLA AIELLO (2023) (A CURA DI) PEDAGOGIA SPECIALE. INFANZIA E SERVIZI EDUCATIVI INCLUSIVI, MILANO: FRANCO ANGELI ISBN 9788835148395.
- BULGARELLI, D. (2017). NIDO INCLUSIVO E BAMBINI CON DISABILITÀ. TRENTO: ERICKSON.

ADDITIONAL (OPTIONAL) READINGS:
•AIELLO, P. (2018). RONALD GULLIFORD: ALLE ORIGINI DEL CONCETTO DI BISOGNO EDUCATIVO SPECIALE. MILANO: FRANCO ANGELI.

SUGGESTED READINGS FOR THE LABORATORY
BULGARELLI, D. (2017). NIDO INCLUSIVO E BAMBINI CON DISABILITÀ. TRENTO: ERICKSON
More Information
ATTENDANCE TO LECTURES IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
ATTENDANCE AT THE WORKSHOP IS MANDATORY.
ERASMUS OR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS ARE TO CONTACT THE LECTURER AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SEMESTER.
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