| CODE | EDV5013 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Understanding the Self and Others | ||||||||
| 今日黑料 LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||
| EQF/MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Education Studies | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The study-unit will explore the understanding of PSCD education in schools, as a personal and social practice. It challenges the common assumption that the “personal” and the “social” are separate or opposing spheres. Students will examine how these dimensions are mutually constitutive, recognising that ways of understanding the self are shaped not only by individual experience but also through interactions with others, social structures, and institutional arrangements (including, family, friendships, relationships with others), The importance of understanding the personal as having social and political implications will also be discussed. The study-unit will also take a critical look at the PSCD curriculum and the teaching methods used in the PSCD class. It problematises the procedures and processes of the PSCD session, which place a lot of importance on group dynamics and define the teacher as a facilitator. The study-unit looks more closely at its tendency to separate skills from values and teach personal and social skills in a moral void. The question of the role of the PSCD teacher within the school is raised and discussed. Reference is made to the beginnings of the subject, first as a life-skills programme, then as Personal and Social Education – the purposes and rationale of both programmes is explored and the distinction made between the more limited skills approach (skills being a species of practical knowledge, of ‘knowing how’ to do something), and the broader implications of education as a process that involves the socialization and the subjectification of pupils. Study-Unit Aims: - Explain the historical development of PSCD as a subject taught in schools; - Acquaint students with PSCD pedagogies that enhance the social and personal development of their pupils; - Analyse the processes through which the self is shaped by relationships, institutions, cultural norms, and social structures. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Critically reflect on the content knowledge of the PSCD syllabus; - Problematise the personal and social dimensions of the PSCD syllabus; - Recognise important aspects of group dynamics and the role of teacher as a facilitator; - Explain key philosophical concepts focusing on the relations between self and others. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Interpret how personal meaning-making interacts with social relations and structural conditions; - Evaluate the ethical, social, and political dimensions of PSCD; - Reflect on key philosophical concepts to analyse the relational dynamics between self and others; - Apply a variety of pedagogical skills to enhance relations between self and others. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Simone Galea (Co-ord.) Joseph Gravina |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2026/7. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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