22902438 - SOCIAL WORK AND RESEARCH

The meetings will provide a theoretical framework that traces the reciprocal relationship between research and social service, from the 1950s to the present day, and students will be given some options for reflection in order to favor a first orientation to the internship course.
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Modalità Frequenza

Attendance at the 7 laboratory meetings is recommended as a preparatory step for the success of the research activity foreseen in the internship

Modalità Valutazione

During the exam, the report of the social service research resulting from the internship will be evaluated. Questions relating to methodological aspects of social research are also expected during the exam interview

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Programma

The Stage can be carried out by students within bodies, organizations, social and health services, and involves the realization of a social research activity which constitutes an important study opportunity on which to base a valid thesis work and from other represents a valid experience in the field for the acquisition of specific professional and operational skills.
During the research path, students will be able to develop reflective, analytical and research skills, which will favor the possibility of understanding the organizational context of social policies and services, professional practices and the complexity of social needs and services for valid contributions and quality interventions.
The student will find himself observing, analyzing and evaluating organizational contexts and processes, professional tools, professional practice, training processes and intervention planning.
The research carried out during the internship may have the main purpose of describing and understanding social phenomena or aiming at hypothesizing strategies for change within services and social policies.This path in the field requires reflection on the research methodology and the results obtained in
order to acquire a critical and aware look at the state of the services and the profession. The internship is preceded and introduced by the lessons of the Laboratory which will support and accompany the path of social research.
Individual student meetings and three internship start meetings in plenary form will be planned during the academic year to communicate the modalities/procedures of activation of the internship, the agreement with the facilities and the assignment of the tutor. An IT platform will also be used for remote meetings between student, internal tutor, external tutor in order to follow the students in the activity.


Testi Adottati

I advise: CORBETTA P., Metodologia e tecniche della ricerca sociale, Il Mulino.
Carlo De Rose e Luciana Taddei, Introduzione ai metodi della ricerca sociale, Maggioli Editore.

Bibliografia Di Riferimento

You can refer to the bibliography recommended by the Laboratory teacher Mancinelli Maria Chiara.

Modalità Frequenza

Attendance at the internship activation meetings is mandatory.

Modalità Valutazione

The exam will take place in oral form and is assessed according to suitability and will consist of the presentation of a research report created within the internship.