Spring School for Master- and PhD Students in Social Work in Europe 2012
The 6th annual International Spring School of Social Work, held on 24th-28th April 2012, aroused remarkable interest from both students and academics, with a total of 56 participants (of which 37 were from foreign universities). Apart from the regular guests from Eichstätt, Cologne and Landshut in Germany, Hertfordshire in England, Kuopio in Finland, Trnava in Slovakia, Poznań in Poland and Lille in France, this year’s attendees also included a representative of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim. The organiza-tional side of the event was again provided by the VŠB–Technical University of Ostrava to the utmost satisfac-tion of all involved.
As usual, the main focus of the agenda consisted in the presentation of students’ papers based on their doc-toral dissertations or diploma theses, as well as discussions with teachers, group and individual consultations. For students, it was particularly beneficial to have the opportunity for discussion with academics from various countries in an informal, friendly environment and to get valuable feedback from them.
This year’s Spring School was followed by lectures and a workshop held within the project “Expanding and Developing the Scientific Research Team of the FSS OU” (VEDTYM). These included lectures by Prof. Peter Erath from the Catholic University in Eichstätt with the topic Valid Research Topics, Creation of Research Questions and by Prof. Brian Littlechild from the University of Hertfordshire - Specific Aspects of the Qualita-tive Approach in Research in Social Work, Ethics in Research in Social Work - plus a workshop, also chaired by Prof. Littlechild, with the title Creative (Expert/Scientific) Writing.
| Lectures given by academics | |
|---|---|
| prof. Peter Erath, Eichstätt | Valid Research Topics, Creation of Research Questions (VEDTYM) |
| prof. Brian Littlechild, Hertfordshire | Specific Aspects of the Qualitative Approach in Research in Social Work, Ethics in Research in S.W. (VEDTYM) |
| “Creative Writing” Workshop (VEDTYM) | |
| Prof. Peter Erath, Eichstätt | From Research Idea to Research Design |
| Prof. Emmanuel Jovelin, Lille | |
| Sarah Toulotte, Lille | From Work to Social Service in Companies: An Agent in Change |
| Students’ contributions | |
|---|---|
| Andreas Baldschun, Kuopio | Occupational Well-Being of Child Welfare Workers Working with Families and Children |
| Tuulikki Ylä-Outinen, Kuopio | Older People’s Active Life with their own Lifestyles at Home and in Sheltered Housing for Older People |
| Timo Hokkanen, Kuopio | Social Work in the Integrated Welfare System for the Elderly |
| Sarah Harris, Hertfordshire | What Will Be the Impact of "Payment by Results" (PbR) for Social Work? |
| Claire Sanday, Hertfordshire | How Will Social Workers Maintain their Autonomy while Providing Person-alised Care for all Service Users in 2012 |
| Michaela Hromková, Trnava | Quality of Social Services of Institutional Care for People with Disabilities |
| Valerie Pillet, Lille | Foreigner Minors |
| Tigrine Ourabah, Lille | Social Centres in the Heart of Working-class Districts |
| Eva Nedomová, Ostrava | Ethical Dilemmas in Social Work Research |
| Martin Brezina, Ostrava | The Effects of Vocational Training Programmes on the Employability of the Unemployed |
| Irena Kopciuchová, Ostrava | The Life of Roma in the Czech Republic and France |
| Vendula Gojová, Ostrava | Social Work in Social Entrepreneurship |
| Eliška Lindovská, Ostrava | Life Situation "Under the Influence and on the Street" From the Perspective of Homeless People - Partial Presentation of Dissertation Thesis |
| Kateřina Partiková, Ostrava | Mutual Cooperation among Organizations Providing Support to Families with Children |
| Marek Mikulec, Ostrava | Poverty and Social Exclusion in Urban Areas |
| Gabriela Nytra, Ostrava | Strategy of "Social Survival" of Widowed Senior Citizens |
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