Corso di laurea in Scienze dell'Educazione

The main objective of the course is to train the Educator for the social development of the territory in the knowledge of the fundamentals of the relationships between environment, society and territory by providing analytical and planning tools suitable for field activities. Students will acquire adequate skills around the interpretation and evaluation of social, economic and environmental phenomena and their relationship, in parallel with the ability to design training courses transversal to various stakeholders involved in territorial development processes, in particular relating to society, to inclusion and sustainable development.

The Cuneo territorial system will be examined specifically, deepening the social dynamics and the relationship between local communities and the physical environment, in the characterization of the different types of development and social and territorial empowerment.

A general understanding of the relationships between human geography and social and development processes is expected in a dimension that combines theoretical knowledge and field work skills - territorial case studies, development project proposals, dynamics of recognition and transformation of resources. Specifically, the learning outcomes will be detailed in:

- knowledge related to the role of human geography in the knowledge of the relationships between human society and the environment and of the different methodological approaches;

- knowledge of human societies, territorial resources and development in a systemic perspective of complexity;

- critical reading skills for cooperative learning, multilevel teamwork and participation;

- use and knowledge of sources and types of spatial data for geographic education, cartographic representations and Geographic Information Systems;

- development of the educator's competence as a trainer in the processes of innovation and transition, mediation and overcoming of environmental and socio-territorial conflicts.

The course includes theoretical frontal teaching activities and practical group work activities, with territorial analyzes of the social needs of the Cuneo area which will lead to the design of specific training courses.

Attending students will work on the production of a design dossier for training courses linked to the social needs of the territory.

Oral exam.

Detailed info on moodle (ppt Introduction)

ATTENDING STUDENTS: dossier + lessons + the adopted manual

NOT ATTENDING: Lessons on Moodle + the adopted manual and two manuals chosen from the Open ones indicated. It is advisable to read materials of the 3 parts of the exercises on Moodle because there are useful ideas for characterizing the theoretical parts in practice.

- Geographies and social approach;

- field trips and field analysis of the social needs of the Cuneo area - students will work in groups around specific cases of the Cuneo area;

- development theories, use of resources in the creation of territorial added value in the relationship between the social dimension of local communities and the physical environment. 

- development theories, use of resources in the creation of territorial added value in the relationship between the social dimension of local communities and the physical environment. Particular attention will be paid to the themes of sustainable development, climate change and environmental risk;

- geographical and social survey methods, sources, tools and territorial representations;

- analysis of the territory and its needs through social and environmental data

- creation of scenarios in education for social development;

- creation of training courses aimed at the contexts.