LEARNING OUTCOMES

The main learning outcomes are: provide students with models for the analysis of social contexts of intervention, knowledge and technical skills relevant to design and evaluate of interventions in the education, training and social work; present to the students and make them experience some techniques and tools used in the design and evaluation of interventions in these areas.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

1. To learn the basic methodological skills necessary for the construction of a social research design, the choice of approaches and techniques, the construction of tools..

2. Possess methodological and technical knowledge and skills useful for the planning and evaluation of training and social interventions.

3. Experiment with typical techniques and tools for planning and evaluatiion of training and social interventions.

4. Deepen the fundamental concepts of evaluation and know their implications in terms of method and techniques.

5. Possess specific knowledge on social policies and their evolution in the Italian welfare state.

TEACHING METHODS

Lectures, presentation and critical discussion of case studies, working group under the supervision of the teacher.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

The course includes the discussion of various topics:

- social needs and Welfare: general concepts; needs analysis, problems and their causes;

- training and social policies: general concepts and normative of reference.

- Models, techniques and tools for the design of interventions;

- Design and conduct of evaluation research.

and direct experimentation by students of analytical and planning techniques commonly used in the design and evaluation of interventions in education and social field.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Ferrera M. (ed), 2019, Le politiche sociali. Terza edizione, Il Mulino, Bologna.

Palumbo M. Il processo di valutazione. Decidere, programmare, valutare. FrancoAngeli, Milano (capitoli 2, 3, 4)

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