Pedagogy involves the holistic formation of individuals, focusing on knowledge, autonomy, and solidarity. It is an interdisciplinary study incorporating insights from history, sociology, psychology, and politics.
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Pedagogy is the integral formation of the human being (knowing, being and doing) who develops as a rational, autonomous and solidary being.
Basic concepts and curricular theory
Pedagogy studies education as a complex and multi-referential phenomenon, which gathers knowledge from other sciences and disciplines, specifically those related to history, sociology, psychology and politics.