This paper is an introduction to the theoretical and methodological assumptions of Social Therapy and its practical application as a group intervention. Developed from the post-modern Marxist approach and inspired by the Vygotksy development theory, it is a performatory therapy which is very little known in Brazil. In this paper, initially, we will present the historical background in which this approach was developed and its main authors. Later we will present its concepts and methodology and finally its practices, taking the group as the focal point of this modality of work. Having in its proposal the permanent focus in building the group and in its emancipation, the Social Therapy has been presented as a potent group intervention in the construction of social change.
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To improve people’s lives, human-computer interaction researchers are increasingly designing technological solutions based on behavior change theory, such as social comparison theory (SCT). However, how researchers operationalize such a theory as a design remains largely unclear. One way to clarify this methodological step is to clearly state which functional elements of a design are aimed at operationalizing a specific behavior change theory construct to evaluate if such aims were successful. In this article, we investigate how the operationalization of functional elements of theories and designs can be more easily conveyed. First, we present a scoping review of the literature to determine the state of operationalizations of SCT as behavior change designs. Second, we introduce a new tool to facilitate the operationalization process. We term the tool blueprints. A blueprint explicates essential functional elements of a behavior change theory by describing it in relation to necessary and sufficient building blocks incorporated in a design. We describe the process of developing a blueprint for SCT. Last, we illustrate how the blueprint can be used during the design refinement and reflection process.
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Though there are different interpretations in the scholarly literature of what a social learning is: whether it is an individual, organisational, or collective process. For example, Freeman (2007), in his study on policy change in the public health sector, conceptualised collective learning of public officials as a process of epistemological bricolage. In his interpretation, the new policy ideas are the result of this bricolage process, when the “acquired second-hand” ideas are transformed into “something new”. The literature on (democratic) governance points opens another perspective to the policy change, emphasising the importance of public engagement in the policy-making process. Following this school of thought the new policy is the result of a deliberative act that involves different participants. In other words, the ideas about policy are not borrowed, but are born in social deliberation. Combining the insights gained from both literatures – social learning and governance – the policy change is interpreted, as a result of a broad social interaction process, which is also the social learning for all participants.The paper will focus on further development of the conceptualisation of policy change through social deliberation and social learning and will attempt to define the involved micro mechanisms. The exploratory case study of policy change that was preceded by a broad public debate will help to describe and establish the mechanisms. Specifically, the paper will focus on the decision of the Dutch government to cease the exploration of natural gas from the Groningen gas field. The radical change in national policy regarding gas exploration is seen as a result of a broader public debate, which was an act of social deliberation and social learning at the same time.
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Teachers have a crucial role in bringing about the extensive social changes that are needed in the building of a sustainable future. In the EduSTA project, we focus on sustainability competences of teachers. We strengthen the European dimension of teacher education via Digital Open Badges as means of performing, acknowledging, documenting, and transferring the competencies as micro-credentials. EduSTA starts by mapping the contextual possibilities and restrictions for transformative learning on sustainability and by operationalising skills. The development of competence-based learning modules and open digital badge-driven pathways will proceed hand in hand and will be realised as learning modules in the partnering Higher Education Institutes and badge applications open for all teachers in Europe.Societal Issue: Teachers’ capabilities to act as active facilitators of change in the ecological transition and to educate citizens and workforce to meet the future challenges is key to a profound transformation in the green transition.Teachers’ sustainability competences have been researched widely, but a gap remains between research and the teachers’ practise. There is a need to operationalise sustainability competences: to describe direct links with everyday tasks, such as curriculum development, pedagogical design, and assessment. This need calls for an urgent operationalisation of educators’ sustainability competences – to support the goals with sustainability actions and to transfer this understanding to their students.Benefit to society: EduSTA builds a community, “Academy of Educators for Sustainable Future”, and creates open digital badge-driven learning pathways for teachers’ sustainability competences supported by multimodal learning modules. The aim is to achieve close cooperation with training schools to actively engage in-service teachers.Our consortium is a catalyst for leading and empowering profound change in the present and for the future to educate teachers ready to meet the challenges and act as active change agents for sustainable future. Emphasizing teachers’ essential role as a part of the green transition also adds to the attractiveness of teachers’ work.
The pressure on the European health care system is increasing considerably: more elderly people and patients with chronic diseases in need of (rehabilitation) care, a diminishing work force and health care costs continuing to rise. Several measures to counteract this are proposed, such as reduction of the length of stay in hospitals or rehabilitation centres by improving interprofessional and person-centred collaboration between health and social care professionals. Although there is a lot of attention for interprofessional education and collaborative practice (IPECP), the consortium senses a gap between competence levels of future professionals and the levels needed in rehabilitation practice. Therefore, the transfer from tertiary education to practice concerning IPECP in rehabilitation is the central theme of the project. Regional bonds between higher education institutions and rehabilitation centres will be strengthened in order to align IPECP. On the one hand we deliver a set of basic and advanced modules on functioning according to the WHO’s International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health and a set of (assessment) tools on interprofessional skills training. Also, applications of this theory in promising approaches, both in education and in rehabilitation practice, are regionally being piloted and adapted for use in other regions. Field visits by professionals from practice to exchange experiences is included in this work package. We aim to deliver a range of learning materials, from modules on theory to guidelines on how to set up and run a student-run interprofessional learning ward in a rehabilitation centre. All tested outputs will be published on the INPRO-website and made available to be implemented in the core curricula in tertiary education and for lifelong learning in health care practice. This will ultimately contribute to improve functioning and health outcomes and quality of life of patients in rehabilitation centres and beyond.
De ingezette brede welvaart als maatschappelijke opgave vraagt om een inclusieve arbeidsmarkt en dwingt arbeidsmarktactoren daarvan werk te maken. Een inclusieve arbeidsmarkt is nodig vanwege de alsmaar veranderende arbeidsmarkt die vraagt om flexibiliteit, adaptiviteit en wendbaarheid van iedereen die wil en kan werken. Toch laat onderzoek naar de implementatie van de Wet banenafspraak bij de overheid zien dat doelen niet worden gehaald, stelt het SCP vast dat de huidige Participatiewet onvoldoende aansluit bij wat bijstandsgerechtigden nodig hebben en laat UWV-onderzoek zien dat er nog te veel mensen aan de zijlijn staan. Om doelgroepen met een ondersteuningsbehoefte volwaardig te kunnen includeren op de arbeidsmarkt, is betere samenwerking nodig tussen (professionals van) arbeidsmarktactoren van gemeenten, UWV, arbeidsorganisaties/werkgevers, sociale partners, kennisinstellingen en ervaringsdeskundigen. Het SPRONG-programma All4Talent richt zich op arbeidsmarktprofessionals, arbeidsorganisaties en samenwerkingsverbanden die er alles aan willen doen om een inclusieve arbeidsmarkt te realiseren, in bijzonder voor doelgroepen met een - al dan niet specifieke - ondersteuningsbehoefte. Het consortium heeft de ambitie om een ‘All4Talent-toolbox’ te ontwikkelen, die bestaat uit nieuwe kennis, best practices, producten en diensten alsook andere vormen van samenwerking. Met die toolbox zijn zowel publiek als private arbeidsmarktprofessionals (changemakers) beter in staat om barrières weg te nemen die arbeidsinclusie in de weg staan. All4Talent wordt uitgevoerd door de SPRONG-groep Hogeschool Arnhem Nijmegen, Hogeschool Utrecht en Hogeschool Windesheim die al langjarig en stevig met elkaar zijn verbonden én consortiumpartners uit verschillende Arbeidsmarktregio’s die dezelfde ambities en doelen nastreven. All4Talent gaat in deze Arbeidsmarktregio’s fungeren als regisseur van alle inclusievraagstukken op de vier belangrijke transitiedomeinen van de arbeidsmarkt, namelijk: school-werk, arbeidsbeperkt-werk, werkloos-werk, niet-werkend naar werk en school-werk. De onderzoeksinfrastructuur wordt gevormd door leergemeenschappen: onbenut arbeidspotentieel, inclusieve organisaties, inclusieve arbeidsmarkt, wendbare professionals en inclusieve technologieën waarlangs nieuwe kennis in projecten wordt ontwikkeld. All4Talent-sluit aan bij de KIA Maatschappelijk Verdienvermogen.
Centre of Expertise, part of Hanze
Lectorate, part of NHL Stenden Hogeschool
