Fundatia Pestalozzi

Dianoia project aims to establish guidelines and creating ways to support teachers and trainers in adult education in the development of autobiographical and narrative processes in different contexts. In particular, international group that was involved in this affair has created several training modules for training (both initial training and for the continuous) of those working in social work and education.

 

These modules have been designed to develop competent complex skills that are strictly related to the self-narrative, self-expression and self-knowledge. These skills are fundamental to educational professions. Making and testing modules involved a process that was conducted over a period of three years and involved 21 institutions from different countries (Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Netherlands, Romania, Spain). Hundreds of people were actively involved in this project (also from Ireland, Scotland, Norway, Lithuania, without taking into account our contacts page via the Internet), both in terms of experimentation, as well as studying the validity of these methods.

 

Target groups

Dianoia project addressed certain professions and organizations:

• school teachers
• social workers and social educators trained
• cultural developers (especially those working at local levels)
• training institutions (universities, training centers and adult)
• organizations that commit this type of professionals (schools, agencies, hospitals, private companies working in the office).

 

Fot the purpose of providing:

• adoption of skills training modules identified as related to the formation of autobiographical and narrative
• concrete examples of current methods used in Europe
• organized information about training methods and autobiographical narrative, together with theoretical and methodological frames of reference for current practices used in Europe.
• information about possible applications of these skills and methods
• help in planning training
• an international network for discussion, exchange and assistance on the promotion, testing and evaluating new experiences in this field.

 

Prototype modules include:

These materials are proposals, examples of what can be done. Under no circumstances should a trainer have to "apply" without a prior study of the context, the composition grupuluio, language constraints and matching the needs of its students.

A) Manual for trainers. Contains eight training modules, each divided into units and described in an analytical manner, specifically designed to meet the needs of a particular context and a specific theme (narrative in school, self-knowledge and audiovisual training, hobbies and education outside school creating masks in intercultural training, training emotional). The manual also contains short descriptions of professional practice with narrative methods in different contexts, trainers and students to provide examples of application methods;

B) Glossary. Provides clues on terms most commonly used meanings and linguistic features that signal.

C) Anthology. Includes readable material in each module, which provides a deeper understanding of theoretical content, and methodological issues raised by each module. It also provides a bibliography.

D) map, a tool for student reflection, aimed at self-check and autoproiectarea.

 

Partners

Promoter partner

Free Università di Anghiari dell'Autobiografia (non-profit association for research, training and dissemination of a culture of memory)

Technical Coordinator Sctiintific: Claudio Mustacchi

 

Partners in Italy

Della Scienza di Facoltà Formazione (Training and Educational Sciences), Università degli Studi di Milano Bicocca: Scientific Supervision Laura Formenti.

ISIS, "Andrea Barbarigo-Snake", Venezia (high school): definition and training needs of professional skills, test mode, management accounting (eds. Maria Eloisa Abrate).

Istituto Tecnico Commerciale state "Manfredo Yes Passano" La Spezia "(high school): defining training needs and professional skills, cooperation on training material preparation, testing module (eds. Astrid Donadini).

Liceo Scientifico state "Galileo Galilei" Voghera (high school): training needs and professional skills, cooperation on preparation of training material, testing module (eds. Maria Angela Boras).

"Il Grande Cocomero", Rome (non-profit research and assistance in child psychiatry): the development and testing of a module (eds. Mary Falanga).

Diurno Psihiatrico Centro "La Casa", Bernareggio (MI) (psychiatric care for adults) testing module (eds. Fabia Sheshan).

Tempo per l'infanzia, Milan (Services in child care) testing module (eds. Manuela Maj).

DIDAEL SpA: web page (eds. Gianna Martinengo).

 

Partners in the Netherlands

HAN University, Department of Social and Educational Assistance), Nijmegen: national coordination and project supervision Responsible: Ria Hoebink, co-responsible gonna Kleine

The Grift, Arnhem (Care and treatment for addicts and their families): the definition of training needs and professional skills, developing and testing a module (eds. Hanneke Lafeber, Jitske Fennma).

The Leijgraafh, Veghel, defining training needs and professional skills, developing and testing a module (eds. Jeanne Jongmans, Harman Titema).

 

Partners in Germany

Hochschule für angewandte Wissenchaften (HAW), Hamburg: national coordination and supervision of project responsible: Otto Lüdemann

Kulturlanden St. Georg, Hamburg: defining training needs and professional skills, developing and testing a module (eds. Christiane Orhan).

Produktionsschule Kooperativ Altona, Hamburg: defining training needs and professional skills, developing and testing a module (eds. Kay Stock).

 

Partner in Romania

Pestalozzi Foundation, Bucharest (prevention and assisting young people in difficulty): ralizarea and testing of a module, coordinating and supervising the project by Daniela Michael.

 

Partner in Switzerland

Scuola della Svizzera Italiana Professional Universitaria (Supsa), Lugano, coordination and supervision of national project by Marina Bernasconi,

Sociopsichiatrica Organizzazione Canton (OSC), Servizio di sociotherapy, Mendrisio: Creating and testing a module Pellandini Lorenzo.

Centro per la formazione CFPS is social work, Gerrit Piano: testing of a module, Nirvana Scillacci, Loris Minette.

 

Partner in Spain

Faculty of Education, University of La Coruña: coordinator of the evaluation committee, Mercedes Gonzalez.