Overview
Lecturer
Ioana Cristina Todor
Seminar tutor
Ioana Cristina Todor
Type of course
Elective (1 of 2)
Language of instruction
Romanian
Erasmus language
English
Domain
Education Sciences
Field of study
Pedagogy of primary and preschool education
Form of education
Full-time
Form of instruction
Class
Credit awarded by
Grade
Teaching methods
Lecture, conversation, exemplification, debate, case studies
Aims
To Identify the main educational groups and to analyze the behavior of students - and other educational actors - in psycho-social context
To describe the main in-group and out-group processes
To design educational actions taking into account elements of group dynamics
To apply the knowledge about social cognition in didactic activity (including classroom management and counselling)
To identify the social factors that influence learning
Course contents
1. Educational groups
2. Group identity in school context
3. Competition and cooperation
4. Social perception and construction of social identity at school ages
5. Stereotypes and discrimination
6. Attitudes within groups (change and joint action)
7. Applications in school
Learning outcomes
• conducting the teaching and learning process in preschool and primary school
• counselling and psycho-pedagogical support for various educational groups
• cooperation in interdisciplinary teams in order to carry out programs and projects in education
Assessment
Written paper – 60%; Continuous assessment – 40%.
Recommended reading
Psychology (8th ed.)
Myers, D.
Worth Publishers, New York, 2007 · xx
Social Psychology (13 ed)
Robert A Baron, Nyla R Branscombe
Pearson, New York, 2014 · xx
Social Psychology
Eliot R. Smith, Diane M. Mackie, Heather M. Claypool
Taylor and Francis, New York, 2014 · xx
Experimenting with social issues: the case of school desegregation
Cook, S. W.
American Psychologist, 35, 1985 · 151-175
Social categorization and intergroup behavior
Tajfel, H., Billig, M. G., Bundy, R. P., & Flament, C.
European journal of social psychology, 1, 2, 1971 · 149-178