Between conflict and consensus – challenging the dichotomy
Vilnius , Lithuania , 17-21 August 2009 See PhD students’ evaluations of the summer-school in the bottom of the page.
The first summer school of the Nordic-Baltic Research-School in Social Work will focus on knowledge production in Nordic and European contexts. This will be accomplished through an extensive course on research-level (Knowledge-production). This course provides 7.5 credits, it has been developed especially for this summer-school and the doctoral students are supposed to take part of the upcoming examination. Please note the enclosed syllabus and clarification of credits below.
From a starting point in different traditions, the summer school will highlight dichotomies in social work and social work research. The dichotomy, conflict and consensus, can be referred to different scientific traditions and to different political contexts. Social policy and practical social work in different contexts, influences the questions which are raised and studied in social work research. To give a broad foundation according to these aspects, international scientists will be presenting and discussing contemporary social work research together with the doctoral students, in order to further develop and widening the field.
To accomplish constructive discussions the schedule is organised by lectures and presentations from the participant’s different research projects. This is done through different steps and themes during the week, which will be presented below.
Venue: Auditorium 201, Faculty of Philosophy, Vilnius University
Address: Universiteto street 9/1, Vilnius 01513 , Lithuania
http://www.fsf.vu.lt/
Monday 17/8
Arrival
13.00–14.30 Introduction. Presentation of programme and participants.
Coffee break
15.00–17.30 Social Work in Lithuania
15.00–15.10 Video: Unseen Lithuania (Introduction Viginta Ivaskaite-Tamosiune)
15.10–15.40 Professor Albinas Bagdonas, Vilnius University. Social Work Education in Lithuania
15.50–16.20 Dr. Violeta Gevorgianiene, Vilnius University. Social Work Research at Vilnius University
16.30–17.30 Professor Romas Lazutka, Vilnius University. Social Protection in Lithuania
18.00 Reception. Vilnius University
Tuesday 18/8
British Perspectives in Social Work Research
9.00–10.30 Professor Bill Jordan , University of Plymouth . Social Work Knowledge Production in the UK – Two Traditions (part 1)
11.00–12.30 Professor Bill Jordan , University of Plymouth . Social Work KnowledgeProduction in the UK – Two Traditions (part 2)
Lunch (at participants’ own expense)
14.00–15.30 Professor Michael Sheppard, University of Plymouth . The Concept of Social Work
15.30–22.00 Field visit: Social Care Institutions in Trakai (Including Dinner break)
Wednesday 19/8
German and Nordic Perspectives in Social Work Research
9.00–10.30 Professor Christian Spatscheck, Hochschule Bremen . Knowledge Production inSocial Work - German Debates within a European Context
11.00–12.00 Discussion
13.30–15.00 Social work research in different scientific traditions and political contexts. Discussions in small, mixed Nordic-Baltic groups of participants. (References: Nowotny, Scott & Gibbons 2004; Sommerfeld 2005, and to the lectures)
15.30 - 17.00 Continued discussions
Thursday 20/8
9.00–10.00 Social work research in different scientific traditions and political contexts.
Discussions in national groups of participants.
10.30–12.30 Panel with representatives from the Nordic countries (steering committee).
14.00–15.30 Paper seminar. Program for the seminar will be made on Monday Aug 17. Those who bring and present paper should bring 30 copies for distribution.
(Presented paper and participation the whole week = 4 ECTS credits.)
16.00 – 18.00 Continued Paper seminar
Friday 21/8
9.00–10.00 Continued paper seminar.
Parallel Meeting of the steering committee of the Nordic-Baltic Doctoral Network in Social Work (room 208)
10.30–12.30 Conclusions, discussions and summing up.
Students’ accommodation
20 places in student homes have been reserved for accommodation for the PhD-students. They cost 8 euros / person / night (2 persons in the same room). More information, see below.
Vilnius University, hotels, Vilnius and Kaunas airport on the map:
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