Students will be capable of examining the development of social welfare services from the locality-based perspective.
Student's Workload
130 hr (18 lectures, 112 distant learning)
Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses
No previous studies are required.
Contents
European and national trends in social policy
Challanges and possibilities in municipal social policy
Development of local social welfare services
Needs assessment for a development project
Recommended or Required Reading
Schmidt, Ingo (2009) New institutions, old ideas: The passing moment of the European Social Model. Studies in Political Economy 84: A Socialist review, Issue 84, s. 7-28.
Kananoja, Aulikki; Niiranen, Vuokko & Jokiranta, Harri (2008) Kunnallinen sosiaalipolitiikka - osallisuutta ja yhteistä vastuuta. PS-kustannus: Jyväskylä.
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Koskiaho, Briitta (2008) Hyvinvointipalvelujen tavaratalossa. Palvelutalous ja sosiaalipolitiikka Englannissa, Ruotsissa ja Suomessa. Tampere: Vastapaino.
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Stenvall, Jari & Virtanen, Petri (2012) Sosiaali- ja terveyspalvelujen uudistaminen. Kehittämisen mallit, toimintatavat ja periaatteet. Helsinki: Tietosanoma.
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Toikko, Timo (2012) Sosiaalipalveluiden kehityssunnat. Tampere: Tampere University Press.
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Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Lectures and distance learning
Assessment Criteria
Grade 1-2:
Students are able to describe the current trends in social services.
Grade 3-4:
Students are able to compare the current trends in social services.
Grade 5:
Stduents are able to analyse critically the current trends in social services.
Assessment Methods
Grading is based on a student's assignments, the scale of 1-5.