Anthropology and Philosophy of Education
Code: 103520 ECTS Credits: 9| Degree | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Social Education | FB | 2 |
| Education Studies | FB | 2 |
Contact
- Name:
- Marta Bertran Tarrés
- Email:
- marta.bertran@uab.cat
Teachers
- Joan Carles Melich Sangra
- Roser Giros Calpe
Teaching groups languages
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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 Contructions and positions 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 modern education: From Rousseau to Mary Sheley
2. The Philosophy of Suspiction: Nietzsche and Freud.
3. Pedagogy of death
4. The making of identity: Virginia Woolf and Hannah Arendt
5. The educational reason: María Zambrano
Activities and Methodology
| 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 |
The methodology is based on the premise that students may be active on their learning process.
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.
Assessment
Continous Assessment Activities
| Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Educational autoethnography | 20 % | 0 | 0 | 1, 2, 10, 7, 12, 6, 8 |
| Essay on Anthropology (Individual/Writing text) | 30% | 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 |
The qualification of the activities will be returned within a period not exceeding 20 working days of the academic calendar. The subject will be considered non-assessable if two of the three assessment tests have not been completed.
There is no synthesis test for students in the second (or more) enrolment.
Copying or plagiarism on an examination or work will be considered a 0 at the activity. In this subject, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies is not allowed in any of its phases. Any work that includes fragments generated with AI will be considered an academic dishonesty and it will result in a 0 in the activity score. All assessment activities are individual.
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. For good student learning, class attendanceis expected.
CONTINOUS EVALUATION
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.
EVALUATION DATES:
a) Written test
GROUP 1: Anthropology content: 18/12/25; Philosophy content: 4/06/2026. Recovery (Anthropology and Philosophy): 25/06/2026.
GROUP 2: Anthropology content: 19/12/25 ; Philosophy content: 5/06/2026. Recovery (Anthropology and Philosophy): 26/06/2026.
SINGLE ASSESSMENT
The single evaluation will consist of:
1.- A written text comment typology test that will have two parts: one referring to anthropology (32.5% subject grade) and another to philosophy (32.5% subject grade).
2.- A conversational oral test, of approximately 15 minutes, of the entire subject (35% subject grade). The recovery will consist of the same type of tests.
SINGLE ASSESSMENT DATES:
GROUP 1: 4/06/2026. Recovery: 25/06/2026
GROUP 2: 5/06/2026. Recovery: 26/06/2026
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Software
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Groups and Languages
Please note that this information is provisional until 30 November 2025. You can check it through this link. To consult the language you will need to enter the CODE of the subject.
| Name | Group | Language | Semester | Turn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (SEM) Seminars | 111 | Catalan | annual | morning-mixed |
| (SEM) Seminars | 112 | Catalan | annual | morning-mixed |
| (SEM) Seminars | 211 | Catalan | annual | morning-mixed |
| (SEM) Seminars | 212 | Catalan | annual | morning-mixed |
| (TE) Theory | 1 | Catalan | annual | morning-mixed |
| (TE) Theory | 2 | Catalan | annual | morning-mixed |