Anthropology and Philosophy of Education
Code: 103520 ECTS Credits: 9| Degree | Type | Year | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2500260 Social Education | FB | 2 | A |
| 2500261 Education Studies | FB | 2 | A |
Contact
- Name:
- Joan-Carles Melich Sangra
- Email:
- joancarles.melich@uab.cat
Use of Languages
- Principal working language:
- catalan (cat)
- Some groups entirely in English:
- No
- Some groups entirely in Catalan:
- Yes
- Some groups entirely in Spanish:
- No
Teachers
- Marta Bertrán Tarrés
- Roser Girós Calpe
Prerequisites
No prerequisites.
Objectives and Contextualisation
"Anthropology and Philosophy of Education" includes the fields of anthropology and philosophy of education needed on the training of pedagogues and social workers.
First, we will discuss basic topics of pedagogy from a philosophical and anthropological perspective and, second, we study contemporary authors and papers about thought and research in education. Finally, the course also aims to critically analyze contemporary society from philosophical and anthropological perspectives, and also from a gender perspective.
Competences
- Social Education
- Adopt ethical behaviour and attitudes and act according to the ethical principles of the profession.
- Contextualize educational action based on the different theoretical paradigms that have developed in science and education in accordance with the socio-historical context of individuals, groups and institutions.
- Know and apply information collection, analysis, processing and evaluation processes, to improve professional practice itself and the foundation of professional action.
- Maintain a respectful attitude to the environment (natural, social and cultural) to promote values, behaviour and sustainable practices that address gender equality, equity and respect for human rights.
- Master the theoretical and applied knowledge of Educational Sciences to develop the capacity for analysis and observation of the social and educational reality.
- Take sex- or gender-based inequalities into consideration when operating within one's own area of knowledge.
- Use information and knowledge from different sources and contexts (reports, articles, etc.) specific to the social sciences.
- Education Studies
- Adopt ethical behaviour and attitudes and act according to the ethical principles of the profession.
- Analyse and understand the theoretical, historical, cultural, political, environmental and legal references and situations involved in education and training proposals.
- Identify educational approaches and problems, inquire about them: obtain, record, process and interpret relevant information to issue supported judgments that enhance education and training.
- Maintain a respectful attitude for the environment (natural, social and cultural) to promote values, behaviours and practices that address gender equality, equity and respect for human rights.
- Take sex- or gender-based inequalities into consideration when operating within one's own area of knowledge.
- Understand the processes that occur in educational and training activities and their impact on learning.
Learning Outcomes
- Adopt ethical behaviour and attitudes in relation to sources of knowledge and primary data collection.
- Analyse the current educational reality by properly applying the philosophical and anthropological concepts.
- Approach educational contexts through sources of philosophical and anthropological theories.
- Approach educational reality through the application of techniques for obtaining primary data on educational activities, describe them ethnographically and analyse them critically.
- Consider how gender stereotypes and roles impinge on the exercise of the profession.
- Demonstrating knowledge of socio-cultural diversities and the possibilities of an anthropological approach.
- Discern the educational particularities of environments and subjects according to different variables (life cycle, sex, social group).
- Having a respectful attitude and using language that respects all diversities.
- Identify the principal forms of sex- or gender-based inequality and discrimination present in society.
- Know the main philosophical and anthropological theories and their most important concepts.
- Knowing how to defend or refute the assigning or use of philosophical and anthropological paradigms based on one's own interests and objects of educational interest.
- Maintaining a reflective and critical attitude towards limits in professional performance.
- Making philosophical-pedagogical proposals for improving the educational action.
Content
ANTHROPOLOGY OF EDUCATION
1. The cultural transmission in complex societies
1.1 Anthropology and culture
1.2 Enculturation and life cycle
1.3 Cultural Transmission and education
1.4 Views on otherness
2. Acculturation and inequalities in education
2.1 Education, migrations and minorities
2.2 Gender and identity in educational institutions
2.3 Peer group and school culture
3. Ethnography and education
3.1 Ethnographic research
3.2 Ethnography for educational improvement
3.3 Ethnographic texts
PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION
1. The Philosophy of Suspiction: Marx, Nietzsche and Freud.
2. Education and memory
3. Pedagogy of death
4. The making of identity: Simone de Beauvoir and Hannah Arendt
5. Ethics and Education: Michel Foucault and Judith Butler
Methodology
The methodology is based on the premise that students may be active on their learning process.
Teachers will allocate approximately 15 minutes of some class to allow their students to respond to the surveys of evaluation of the teaching performance and evaluation of this subject.
Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.
Activities
| Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type: Directed | |||
| Full class | 45 | 1.8 | 2, 4, 3, 10, 9, 13, 5 |
| Small class group | 23 | 0.92 | |
| Type: Supervised | |||
| Supervised work | 45 | 1.8 | 2, 7, 6, 11 |
| Type: Autonomous | |||
| Authonomous work | 112 | 4.48 | 1, 2, 4, 3, 10, 7, 12, 6, 13, 11, 8 |
Assessment
Our teaching approach and assessment procedures may be altered if public health authorities impose new restrictions on public gatherings for COVID-19
In order to pass the subject, it is necessary to obtain at least 5 out of 10 in each of the two written exams (Anthropology and Philosophy). There will be a recovery for written exams in June. The note of recovery may not be greater than 5. First day of class will be indicated the work to pass the subject. There will be no recovery of these works. Professors will upload qualifications in Moodle in a maximum of three weeks. Copying or plagiarism on an examination or work will be considered a 0 at the activity.
To pass this course, the student must show a good general communicative competence, both orally and in writing, and a good command of the language or languages spoken in the teaching guide.
EVALUATION DATES:
a) Written test
GROUP 1: Anthropology content: 15/12/2022; Philosophy content: 18/5/2023. Recovery (Anthropology and Philosophy): 15/06/2023
GROUP 2: Anthropology content: 16/12/22 ; Philosophy content: 26/5/2023. Recovery (Anthropology and Philosophy): 16/06/2023
Assessment Activities
| Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essay on Anthropology (Individual/Writing text) | 25% | 0 | 0 | 1, 2, 4, 3, 10, 7, 12, 6, 13, 11, 8 |
| Exam on Philosophy (Individual, Written exam) | 50% | 0 | 0 | 1, 3, 10, 9, 12, 11, 8, 5 |
| Individual work | 10 % | 0 | 0 | 1, 2, 10, 7, 12, 6, 8 |
| Papers' work | 15% | 0 | 0 | 1, 4, 6, 11 |
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Software
Mahara