22910176 - INTERCULTURAL EDUCATION

The course allows to acquire: a) theoretical knowledge related to education and socialization of children from 0 to 6 years with attention to individual and intercultural differences; b) intervention skills aimed at promoting social inclusion and developing the prevention of exclusion and discrimination.

Through the study of Intercultural Education the student will be able to achieve the following educational objectives:
Knowledge and understanding:
 knowledge and critical understanding of the epistemological foundations of the discipline, of the main currents of thought and of the historical and social dimensions of the educational models and of the policies of the processes of social inclusion

Applying knowledge and understanding:
 Understand the specificity of educational situations by analyzing them from different points of view (social, cultural, etc.) so as to adopt appropriate educational practices;
 apply intercultural education and mediation techniques;
Making judgements:
 awareness of the ethical and formative responsibility connected to the exercise of the educational function and the consequent duties towards children, families, the institution and the territory;
 aptitude to read and interpret the needs and behavior of children and families in the light of contemporary social contexts;

Communication skills:
 ability to listen to and understand the needs expressed by children in the care, education and socialization activities and ability to await and recognize their eventual manifestation;
 ability to recognize and promote relational and communicative skills (narration, verbal and non-verbal languages) of girls and children in care, education, socialization and play;

Learning skills:
 ability to observe the contexts and to reflect critically on the dynamics that characterize them; ability to access scientific literature by identifying reliable sources;
 awareness of the importance of learning from the comparison with operators and experts with the same professional profile and with the other figures operating in the sector.
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Programma

Introduction to intercultural pedagogy: origins, developments, theories and methods.
Intercultural education at school and in society.
Education policies in an intercultural perspective.
Multilingualism, interculture and citizenship.
Italian emigration and foreign immigration in Italy: paths and recourse in educational perspective.
From multicultural society to intercultural society: the role of education.
Models and types of integration: assimilation, coexistence, co-existence as partners.
Integration: a controversial concept
Culture, cultures and identity
Racism and anti-racism.
School and the difference in cultures.
Educational strategies for social inclusion.
Intercultural coexistence: the contribution of Alex Langer.
Social marginality, exclusion and educational processes.
Qualitative elements for intercultural research.
Part of the programme is devoted to early childhood and applications to educational contexts for children with particular reference to intercultural educational contexts. In this direction, the course aims to provide:
a) theoretical knowledge of the education and socialisation of children from 0 to 6 years with attention to individual and intercultural differences;
b) intervention skills to promote social inclusion and develop the prevention of exclusion and discrimination.
The workshop will focus on intercultural narratives and, in particular, the Kamishibai tool.

Testi Adottati

FIORUCCI M., Educazione, formazione e pedagogia in prospettiva interculturale, Franco Angeli, Milano 2020.
AIME M., Classificare, separare. escludere. Razzismi e identità, Einaudi, Torino 2020.
Other texts in progress

Bibliografia Di Riferimento

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Modalità Erogazione

Presence course

Modalità Frequenza

Presence course

Modalità Valutazione

The evaluation includes an oral proficiency test, focusing on all the bibliography indicated for the preparation of the exam. The expected results concern - the ability to know, understand, apply, evaluate and communicate the contents relating to the teaching programme, - the capacity for reflection and critical reasoning; - the ability to build connections between the different concepts and theories studied through a clear, linguistically correct and coherent exposition; - the acquisition of specific vocabulary.

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Programma


Introduction to intercultural pedagogy: origins, developments, theories and methods.
Intercultural education at school and in society.
Education policies in an intercultural perspective.
Multilingualism, interculture and citizenship.
Italian emigration and foreign immigration in Italy: paths and recourse in educational perspective.
From multicultural society to intercultural society: the role of education.
Models and types of integration: assimilation, coexistence, co-existence as partners.
Integration: a controversial concept
Culture, cultures and identity
Racism and anti-racism.
School and the difference in cultures.
Educational strategies for social inclusion.
Intercultural coexistence: the contribution of Alex Langer.
Social marginality, exclusion and educational processes.
Qualitative elements for intercultural research.
Part of the programme is devoted to early childhood and applications to educational contexts for children with particular reference to intercultural educational contexts. In this direction, the course aims to provide:
a) theoretical knowledge of the education and socialisation of children from 0 to 6 years with attention to individual and intercultural differences;
b) intervention skills to promote social inclusion and develop the prevention of exclusion and discrimination.
The workshop will focus on intercultural narratives and, in particular, the Kamishibai tool.