Cross-national social work case analysis: learning from international experience within an electronic environment: Socialinio darbo atvejo analizė elektroninėje erdvėje: mokymasis iš tarptautinės patirties Social work case study: leren in een internationale digitale leeromgeving

• Published in: European journal of social work 2008-12, Vol.11 (4), p.383-396
• Main Authors: Hendriks, Peter, Kloppenburg, Raymond, Gevorgianienė, Violeta, Jakutienė, Vida
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: atvejo analize; cross-national learning; cultural competence; e-learning in social work education; e-learning in Social Work onderwijs; elektroninio mokymosi programa; internationalisering in Social Work; kulturine kompetencija; multi-culturele competentie; profesine kultura; sistemu teorija; social work case analysis; Social Work casus analyse; socialinis darbas
• ISSN: 1369-1457; 1468-2664
• DOI: 10.1080/13691450802075352

This article presents the results of a pilot of a cross-national learning process within the context of social work education. The pilot was carried out in the electronic environment by students from four European universities (Hogeschool Utrecht, Sheffield, Tartu and Vilnius). The analysis of the social work case of a disabled person was aimed at developing students' abilities to make sensitive cross-national comparisons, to communicate within a different language and cultural context and to demonstrate understanding between practice and policy in a different country. Students' reflections revealed the relevance of cross-cultural social work case analysis for developing future social workers' professional and personal competencies. The study offered new insights into the social reality of the students' own countries, into social work education and practice, and provided a broader understanding of international social work trends. The evaluation of the piloted e-learning programme indicated the advantages and limitations of long distance, cross-national learning. Straipsnyje pristatomi socialinio darbo studentams skirtos elektroninio mokymosi programos bandymo tarptautiniu lygiu rezultatai. Programos bandyme dalyvavo keturiu Europos aukštuju mokyklu studentai (Šefildo, Tartu, Vilniaus universitetu ir Utrechto Hogeschool). Elektronineje erdveje jiems buvo pateiktas neigalaus asmens problemiškos socialines adaptacijos atvejis, kuri, vadovaujant destytojams, jie turejo sinchroniškai išanalizuoti programoje nurodytomis pakopomis. Mokymo programos tikslas - ugdyti studentu tarpkulturine kompetencija, gebejimus atlikti lyginamaja analize, padeti jiems giliau suprasti ryši tarp skirtingu šaliu socialines politikos ir socialinio darbo praktikos. Studentu refleksijos bei atvejo sprendimo proceso analize parode, kad tokia programa yra tinkama ugdyti busimu socialiniu darbuotoju profesine ir asmenine kompetencija tarptautiniu lygiu. Vertindami elektroninio mokymosi programa, studentai konstatavo, kad ji leido jiems naujai pazvelgti i savo šaliu socialine situacija, geriau suprasti tarptautinio socialinio darbo tendencijas ir suteike lyginamuju tyrimu patirties. Programos bandymas padejo identifikuoti ir distancinio mokymo trukumus, i kuriuos butina atsizvelgti taikant ja ateityje. In dit artikel worden de resultaten van de pilot van een e-learning programma gepresenteerd waaraan Social Work opleidingen van verschillende Europese universiteiten en hogescholen hebben d