Classroom is dedicated to the analysis of documents related to educational and social policies and their implementation. Documents, projects, practices will be discussed during the lectures taking into consideration also the comparative perspective
For students attending classes:
1. Sources that will be used and analysed for the project work related to the analysis of policies that each group of students/student will choose.
One of the following books:
2. Educational Jobs: Youth and Employability in the Social Economy
(Boffo, V., Federighi, P., Torlone, F., FUP, 2015)
3. A Guarantee System for Youth Policies. “One Step Ahead” Towards employment and autonomy (Federighi, P., Torlone, F., FUP, 2013)
4. L'integrazione dei giovani nel mercato del lavoro e la flexicurity: una sfida per l'Europa (Pappadà et sl., Franco Angeli, 2010)
For students not attending classes:
1. Educational Jobs: Youth and Employability in the Social Economy
(Boffo, V., Federighi, P., Torlone, F., FUP, 2015)
2. A Guarantee System for Youth Policies. “One Step Ahead” Towards employment and autonomy (Federighi, P., Torlone, F., FUP, 2013)
3. L'integrazione dei giovani nel mercato del lavoro e la flexicurity: una sfida per l'Europa (Pappadà et sl., Franco Angeli, 2010)
Learning Objectives
To introduce concepts related to strategy, policy, policy measure in educational and social fields. To acquire method and tool to analyse educational and social policies
Prerequisites
Basic education in pedagogy
Teaching Methods
Interactive classroom, discussion on relevant documents, laboratories, practical exercises
Further information
To take the final examination it is necessary to attend the Laboratory "Laboratorio di Ricerca Attiva del Lavoro". Registration at http://www.unifi.it/vp-10548-placement.html
Type of Assessment
Project work, oral examination
Course program
1. Basic concepts and definitions of Strategy and Policy. Some examples from the EU
2. Strategy and policies in some EU documents as for the implementation of education and training policies, description of some policy measures in the education and social fields
3. Introduction to the method of analysis of educational and social policies
4. Method of analysis of educational and social policies
5. An example of policy analysis
6. Sources for the analysis of educational and social policies
7. Some example of sources
8. The preparation of the analitical document of educational and social policies
9. Introductive information on public Call for Proposals
10. Discussion on some projects about the policy analysis