General Pedagogy
| Title | Γενική Παιδαγωγική / General Pedagogy |
| Code | ΥΜ403 |
| Faculty | Theology |
| School | Social Theology and Christian Culture |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Coordinator | Evangelos Pepes |
| Common | Yes |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600022900 |
Programme of Study: PPS Tmīmatos Koinōnikīs THeologías kai CΗristianikoý Politismoý (2023 kai exīs)
Registered students: 0
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Compulsory Course | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| Academic Year | 2026 – 2027 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Weekly Hours | 4 |
| Total Hours | 52 |
| Class ID | 600302923
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Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600302923
- At the Website of the School: https://qa.auth.gr/el/class/1/600253345
- eLearning (Moodle): https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=12590
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
The course explores fundamental issues of General Pedagogy, focusing on the role of educational factors that contribute to the cultivation and development of the Child's and adolescent's personality and their meaningful integration into modern social context. Empasis is placed on the core principles of Educational Psychology and Social Pedagogy, which support an interdisciplinary approach to contemporary issues in teaching and learning.
Upon successful completion of the course, students are expected to understand the basic principles of Pedagogy as well as the contemporary discourse surrounding the social and cultural conditions that shape the educational environment. In addition, they are expected to identify the various aspects of teaching and learning processes. Finaly, students are expected to have developed skills in recognizing and pedagogically addressing individual differences, the complex spectrum of interpersonal relationships within the school environment, as well as the psychosocial and emotional differences among pubils.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Generate new research ideas
- Design and manage projects
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Within the framework of the course, sudents systematicall study the fundamental topics of General Pedagogy. Sepcifically, the following thematic units are covered:
1. The history of education: its purpose and necessity
2. Research methodology in Pedagogy
3. Heredity and socialization: education and the social envinroment (family, church, social institutions)
4. Individual, cognitive, social and moral development of children and adolescents
5. Intelligence and education
6. Motives and major learning theories
7. Teacher-learner relationships
8. Key pedagogical issues (social exclusion, illiteracy, school violence)
9. Student behavior and classroom managment
10. Contemporary methods and tools of education
11. Pedagogy and Educational Sciences
12. Issues in Social Pedagogy (otherness and education)
13. Lifelong learning
Keywords
Pedagogy, Educational Psychology, personality development, learning motivation, intelligence
Educational Material Types
- Slide presentations
- Multimedia
- Interactive excersises
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Description
1. Pptx during teaching
2. Distance learning platforms
3. Formative assessment of students' use of ICT
4. Communication with students is conducted via e-mail and through the platform sis.auth.gr
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 52 | 2.1 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Reading Assigment | 78 | 3.1 | ✓ | ||
| Field trips and participation in conferences / seminars / activities | 20 | 0.8 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Exams | 20 | 0.8 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Total | 170 | 6.8 |
Student Assessment
Description
Oral exams.
Student Assessment methods
- Oral Exams (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Ι. Κογκούλης, Εισαγωγή στην Παιδαγωγική, Η' Έκδοση, Εκδόσεις Κυριακίδη, Θεσσαλονίκη 2021
Last Update
22-09-2025
