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General and intercultural education

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General and intercultural education

General and intercultural education
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Il corso è stato realizzato nell’ambito del progetto "ALMA - Advanced Learning Multimedia Alliance", Digital Education Hub finanziato dall’Unione europea – Next Generation EU, PNRR, Missione 4, Componente 1, Investimento 3.4 "Didattica e competenze universitarie avanzate".

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Language
English
Type
Online
Modality
Self paced
Course open
7 May 2026
Training hours
22
Certificate
Attendance Certificate
Admission fee
Free

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The course provides an introduction to key themes, strategies, and educational techniques, with a specific focus on dialogical perspectives, cultural diversity, participatory approaches, and the system of services and support for families and children.

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Andrea Petrella

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General and intercultural education

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Welcome to the course
Getting to know you
Definition and principles
Formal and Informal - Intentional and Unitentional education
Dialogical VS Transmissive education
John Dewey, experience and education
Maria Montessori and her method
Lorenzo Milani and Paulo Freire
Children and vulnerabilities
Tools and strategies for parenting support
Culture, Multicultarlism, Interculturalism, Transculturalism
The paradigm of inclusion
Ethnocentrism and Cultural relativism
Prejudices, stereotypes, ethinc identities
UNESCO 7 intercultural competences
Super-diversity and Intersectionality
An overview of the Italian school system in an intercultural framework
Interculturalism at school
Informal social support and community empowerment
Community Mapping
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Introduction of the Course
1.1 Origin of the discipline and main aims
1.2 Formal and informal education
2.1 Dialogical VS Transmissive education
2.2 John Dewey, experience and education
3.1 Maria Montessori and her method
3.2 Lorenzo Milani and Paulo Freire
4.1 Children, family and vulnerability
4.2 Tools and strategies for parenting support
5.1 Intercultural approach to education
5.2 Assimilation, integration and recognition
6.1 Ethnocentrism and Cultural relativism
6.2 The social construction of ethnic identities
7.1 The concept of culture
7.2 Super-Diversity and its implications
8.1 Intercultural approaches in the Italian school system
8.2 The role of the teacher in promoting intercultural approaches
9.1 Social exclusion and informal social support
9.2 Community Mapping as a tool to promote social inclusion
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Risultati di apprendimento attesi

By the end of the course, students are expected to demonstrate knowledge of the main approaches in general and intercultural pedagogy. Additionally, they should develop critical skills to analyze issues related to these topics, such as racism, postcolonialism, lifelong learning, and cultural relativism.

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Destinatari

University students (Education, Sociology, Psychology, Political Science, or International Relations); Education professionals (teachers, school administrators, and educators); Social workers and mediators; Lifelong learners (anyone with a general interest in the subject); Undergraduate students in "Techniques and Methods in Psychological Science - TEMPS" (University of Padova)

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Accesso e Attestato

Pass with at least 70% of the questions on the final test. Online test with at least 15 multiple-choice questions.

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