PhD in Pedagogical Sciences

The topics of research refer to the two curricula: Pedagogic-historic and Didactic-experimental. In detail, the research themes addressed during the first year, through lectures, workshops and seminars, are:

• General and Social Pedagogy, including: philosophy of education, pedagogy of families, intercultural education, adult education
• History of pedagogy, which includes: school history, history of education, history of the theories of childhood, the story of the imaginary child, and children's literature
• Special Education, which includes: teaching and learning methodologies, inclusive education, special educational needs, education technologies and e-learning
• Experimental Pedagogy, which includes: theories and strategies for designing and evaluate educational interventions, the methodology of empirical research in education.

The research topics also include any correlations between the pedagogical and psychological area.

NRRP Call - Further PhD Positions
Appointed by RD 952/2022 Prot. n. 0357333 of 02/12/2022

NRPP Call Admission Board
Appointed by RD 1103/2022 Prot. n. 0162873 of 17/07/2022

* The following shall take part in the work of the Examination Board as expert member for positions linked to specific research topics:

• Claudia Beatrice Iormetti - Open Group società cooperativa sociale onlus

Call for Application Admission Board
Appointed by RD 830/2022 Prot. n. 0127511 of 30/05/2022

The PhD degree programme in Pedagogical Sciences has two separate curricula: a pedagogic-historic programme and a didactic-experimental programme.
For both curricula is provided the possibility to attend a pathway focused on the interactions between pedagogical and psychological knowledge on theoretical and methodological issues specific of each research area, including comparisons at epistemological and practical level, in particular in the definition of services and complex interventions.
Alongside the learning outcomes which are common to both curricula, each programme also has specific learning outcomes.

• Field research in the main educational contexts (i.e. formal, informal and non formal)
• Development of educational projects in simulated contexts (education workshops)
• Participation in research-action projects; bibliographic and theoretical-comparative research.

Lectures covering a study programme focusing on the 4 fields of interest of the PhD programme, which correspond to the subject areas of the two curricula outlined above.
Attendance of seminars delivered mainly by foreign professors who are experts in the subjects covered by the study programme, including seminars run by the Scuola Superiore di Studi Umanistici (Advanced School of Humanities) of the University of Bologna. Participation in cycles of lessons at other national and international universities. Participation in educational and learning projects. Direct knowledge of innovative, leading education experiences in the national and international, and particularly European field.

The expected products and learning outcomes during the programme include:

• reviews (at least 2 for each student, during the first year)
• scientific articles published in national and international journals (at least 3 for each student)
• presentation of results of (also ongoing) research projects at national and international conferences.

At the end of the study programme, the learning outcome consists of the publication of the PhD thesis.