210175 SE M7: State Activity, Policy and Governance Analyses (2023S)
Children, families, and the Welfare State: A comparative European perspective
Continuous assessment of course work
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Studierende, die der ersten Einheit unentschuldigt fern bleiben, verlieren ihren Platz in der Lehrveranstaltung.Achten Sie auf die Einhaltung der Standards guter wissenschaftlicher Praxis und die korrekte Anwendung der Techniken wissenschaftlichen Arbeitens und Schreibens.
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Studierende, die der ersten Einheit unentschuldigt fern bleiben, verlieren ihren Platz in der Lehrveranstaltung.Achten Sie auf die Einhaltung der Standards guter wissenschaftlicher Praxis und die korrekte Anwendung der Techniken wissenschaftlichen Arbeitens und Schreibens.
Plagiierte und erschlichene Teilleistungen führen zur Nichtbewertung der Lehrveranstaltung (Eintragung eines 'X' im Sammelzeugnis).
Die Lehrveranstaltungsleitung kann Studierende zu einem notenrelevanten Gespräch über erbrachte Teilleistungen einladen.
Registration/Deregistration
Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from We 01.02.2023 08:00 to Tu 14.02.2023 08:00
- Registration is open from Th 16.02.2023 11:00 to We 22.02.2023 08:00
- Deregistration possible until Mo 20.03.2023 23:59
Details
max. 50 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Saturday
22.04.
09:00 - 14:00
Hörsaal 3 (H3), NIG 2. Stock
Saturday
06.05.
09:00 - 15:00
Hörsaal 3 (H3), NIG 2. Stock
Saturday
20.05.
09:00 - 15:00
Hörsaal 3 (H3), NIG 2. Stock
Saturday
03.06.
09:00 - 15:00
Hörsaal 3 (H3), NIG 2. Stock
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
Assessment is by (i) oral presentation of draft cases in class and (ii) writing a research paper of 3 500 words.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
The final assessment will be based on the following components:
Active participation in class, reading of set papers in advance of each class and feedback on other students’ presentations (10 % of final grade)
Oral presentation of draft cases in class (20% of final grade)
A written research paper of max. 3 500 words (incl. footnotes, excl. bibliography). Students are free to develop a sample policy according to their interests and experience: such policies submitted for assessment must include an element of empirical research, theorised appropriately in terms of the framework set by the course (70% of final grade).1 (very good/sehr gut) -> 100-85 points
2 (good/gut) -> 84-72 points
3 (satisfactory/befriedigend) -> 71-60 points
4 (pass/genügend) -> 59-50 points
5 (not satisfactory/nicht genügend) -> 49-0 points
Active participation in class, reading of set papers in advance of each class and feedback on other students’ presentations (10 % of final grade)
Oral presentation of draft cases in class (20% of final grade)
A written research paper of max. 3 500 words (incl. footnotes, excl. bibliography). Students are free to develop a sample policy according to their interests and experience: such policies submitted for assessment must include an element of empirical research, theorised appropriately in terms of the framework set by the course (70% of final grade).1 (very good/sehr gut) -> 100-85 points
2 (good/gut) -> 84-72 points
3 (satisfactory/befriedigend) -> 71-60 points
4 (pass/genügend) -> 59-50 points
5 (not satisfactory/nicht genügend) -> 49-0 points
Examination topics
Reading list
Reading list
Indicative readings include:Burns, K., Pösö, T., & Skivenes, M. (2017). Child welfare removals by the stateComplex and controversial decisions. K. Burns, T. Pösö & M. Skivenes (eds.), Child welfare removals by the state: a cross-country analysis of decision-making systems, 1-17.Berrick, J., Dickens, J., Pösö, T., & Skivenes, M. (2017). A cross-country comparison of child welfare systems and workers' responses to children appearing to be at risk or in need of help. Child abuse review, 26(4), 305-319.European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights. (2015). Handbook on European Law Relation to the Rights of the Child. Publications Office of the European Union. Chapter 5. https://fra.europa.eu/en/publication/2015/handbook-european-law-child-rights (German version available)Križ, K., Krutzinna, J., Pantucek-Eisenbacher, P. (2022). The Austrian child welfare system. Moving towards professionalization and participation in J. Duerr Berrick, N. Gilbert & M. Skivenes (eds.) International Handbook of Child Protection Systems. Oxford University Press.The essential literature will be made accessible via Moodle.
Association in the course directory
Last modified: Tu 14.03.2023 12:09
The course is taught in four full-day seminars. Seminars are interactive, with discussions based on the reading material and short case studies presented by the students to the group.