Anthropology: Anthropology of Education
Module: Basic training
Matter: Society, family and school
Main language of instruction: Catalan
Other languages of instruction: Spanish
Head instructor
Dr. Albert MOYA - amoya@uic.es
Office hours
Teachers will attend to the students at an agreed time arranged by e-mail:
Dr. Albert Moya: amoya@uic.es
Dra. Andrea Rodriguez: arodriguezp@uic.es
Anthropology is knowledge about human being. Education implies the development of one’s own personality and potential. The centrality of human being as a shared aspect of both Anthropology and Education is the fundamental issue that this subject develops. Retrieving and updating classic thought, we believe that both Anthropology and Education begin with the knowledge and the transformation of oneself. This necessarily means an approchement and becoming closer to other people, and a better ability to meet their needs. Refining our thinking, our attitudes and our emotions, we get closer to nature and to the social environment surrounding us. In this way we become more competent both in a professional and a human sense.
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1. Understand the centrality of the notion of person to understand education.
2. Analyze the role of human nature and culture in the learning process.
3. Relate the different levels of human development and the role that education plays in it.
4. Interpret different understandings of freedom and meaning.
5. Compare the presence of affection and goodwill in the education of feelings.
6. Contrast the desires within the limits of the human being.
7. Relate the universality of culture with the plurality of cultures.
8. Synthesize the concepts of person, education and citizenship.
With the aim of attaining the different proposed goals, this subject uses the following methodologies:
1. Lectures.
2. Workshops.
3. Autonomous study and tasks.
4. Personal assessment
COMPETENCES | METHODOLOGY | TRAINING ACTIVITY |
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CEM-23 CG-02 | Learning contract | Individual / independent study and work |
CEM-21 CEM-23 CG-07 CG-08 | Cooperative learning Case studies Problem-solving exercises | Practical classes Individual / independent study and work Group study and work |
CEM-21 CEM-23 CG-04 | Project-based learning Case studies Presentation methods / lecture Problem-solving exercises | Practical classes Theory classes Individual / independent study and work Group study and work Seminar-workshops |
The subject structure is divided into theoretical and practical sessions. This means that students must show they have achieved a minimum level of competence in the learning outcomes of the 2 blocks. The contents of the theoretical part will be evaluated in written form, through a partial test (20%) and a final exam (40%). The practical part will require a presentation of two written works proposed by the teacher (10%+10%) and a specific test to evaluate the skills acquired in practical sessions (20%). Equally, to have success in this subject it will be necessary to pass both parts (the theoretical and the practical one). The final mark will be the average of these two parts. Attendance and participation in class are fundamental for gaining a pass in the subject and will be considered an important element in determining the final mark.
Bibliography of Anthropology of Education
Quoted passages:
Practice 1:
PLATÓ, Teetet 149a-151d.
GRIMALDI, N. (2004). "Educació: Art o Artesania", a Revista Relleu, nº 77, p. 4-5.
Practice 2:
BALMES, J. (1996) El Criterio. Barcelona (11ª ed.), pp. 16-20.
PICO DELLA MIRANDOLA, G. Oratio de hominis dignitate (1496-1504). Publicacions
de la Universitat de València, 2004.
Practice 3:
Mounier, E. (2002). El personalismo, Salamanca: Sígueme, pp. 675-679 i 697-703.
Practice 4:
PLATÓ. La República, 369b-370c.
ARISTÒTIL, Política. llibre I (1253b15-1253a40).
Practice 5:
SÈNECA. De la Ira. Ed. Bernat Metge (trad. Carles Cardó). Llibre II, caps. II-IV
Practice 6:
CASSIRER, E. An Essay on Man, chapter II; trad.: Antropología Filosófica, FCE, 1997.
Practice 7:
TAYLOR, CH. La ética de la autenticidad. Barcelona: Paidós. 1994, pp. 37-39
Practice 8:
JAEGER, W. (1996). Paideia: los ideales de la cultura griega. Madrid, pp. 3-21.
PLATÓ, República (443b-444a)
Practice 9:
AGUSTÍN DE HIPONA. Confesiones. Ed. Juventud, 2002 (3ª ed.), Libro XI: 18-20.
GADAMER, H. G. (1991). La actualidad de lo bello. Barcelona, pp. 103-105.
Practice 10:
TODOROV, T. Discurs pronunciat en rebre el premi Príncep d’Astúries l’any 2008
PUPPO, P. (ed. i traductor), Independència i Unió dels Estats Units d’Amèrica, Barcelona:
Llibres de l’Índex, 1993, p. 17-18.