University of Cagliari Department of Pedagogy, Psychology and Philosophy / Universita degli Studi di Cagliari Dipartimento di Pedagogia, Psicologia e Filosofia (UNICA)

Mission:
Established in its current configuration in 2012, the Department was born from the confluence of the three traditional Departments of Philosophy, Pedagogy and Psychology, with the aim of putting to use in a dialectical unitary profile the different skills of the methodological and dialectical cultural type among the three disciplinary areas.

For the Philosophy area, historical orientations and theoretical, logical-linguistic and epistemological orientations coexist in relation to the traditions of philosophical studies, with particular attention to the forms of written and digital communication.

For the Pedagogy area, the lines of research combine theoretical activities with applied research based on teaching technologies, adult education, intercultural pedagogy and special educational needs, with particular attention to the world of schools and to other agencies operating in the area.

For the area of ​​Psychology they make use of theoretical-applicative models and scientific methodologies developed in the field of experimental, clinical-dynamic, social, work, developmental and educational psychology and psychometrics, with particular regard for psychological, individual and relational factors that influence psycho-social well-being in the life cycle and in the social contexts that characterize it in its various evolutionary stages.

This multidisciplinary and pluralistic structure responds to a social and cultural demand for the development of theoretical and applied research, with the transfer of knowledge in particular in the areas of teacher training, psychologists and communication experts, including digital. In accordance with the University strategic guidelines and the Integrated Programming Strategic Document (DSPI), the general objectives of the Department aim at improving the quality of research, teaching and third mission activities, pursued in the context of effective use available resources, and oriented towards an increasingly close and fruitful interaction with the local area and its needs, as an expression of the needs of the community.

Vision:
the aims of the Department are pursued in terms of research through the elaboration and publication of essays, monographs and scientific articles, the organization of scientific and cultural meetings, such as conferences, seminars and workshops. With regard to teaching, the Department supports a first, second and third level training offer. The latter is characterized by the activation of professional masters and a research doctorate. With regard to the third mission, the Department responds to training requests from the local area, in terms of processes for the transfer of results and research, with particular regard to:

for the pedagogical area, relations with educational and training institutions;
for the psychological area, relations with public and private structures, health, justice, productive, educational and leisure organizations;
for the philosophical area, on the basis of previous experiences, the Department intends to develop initiatives in collaboration with other local cultural structures.