Naslov
Experiential Learning of Croatian Public Relations’ Graduate Students by Doing Ethnographic Research in the Helping Professions

Autori
Ivancevic, Iva ; Samec, Kristijan ; Bagaric, Zeljka

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
EDULEARN22 Proceedings / - , 2022, 6655-6663

ISBN
978-84-09-42484-9

Skup
14th Annual International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies (EDULEARN22)

Mjesto i datum
Palma de Mallorca, Španjolska, 04.07.2022. - 06.07.2022

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Academic service learning ; emphatetic communication skills ; helping professions ; learning by doing ; vulnerable groups
(Academic service learning ; emphatetic communication skills ; helping professions ; learning by doing, vulnerable groups)

Sažetak
Higher education curricula based on academic service learning are underrepresented in post- communist countries. In Croatia, only one quarter of universities include academic service learning in their strategic documents. Interconnection between successful academic service-learning programs and the community is established through the synergy between teaching, curriculum transformation, community-oriented research priorities and the production of new knowledge. In this way, the social mission of the university is strengthened, where the scientific and artistic production aims to contribute to public economic development, but also for the benefit of all community members. In this context, academic service learning course “Communication with Vulnerable Groups“ was held at the Croatian University “North“ starting from the academic year 2019/2020 as part of the education for future experts in public relations and communication. In order to strengthen their emphatetic communication skills and their methodological skills, graduate students learn about the concept and models of social inclusion using method learning by doing, namely, by designing and conducting ethnographic research in the helping professions domain. The paper presents the results of the student qualitative research conducted in June 2020. The aim of research was to explore the experiences that the members of the therapeutic association "Pogled" (N = 4) had in their therapeutic work dealing with children with autism spectrum disorders using auto-ethnographic methods. In this sample of respondents, the obtained results show the importance of intrinsic motivation, strong sense of community, focus on goal achievement and positive acceptance of work challenges, the need for enhanced cooperation with parents as well as the need to identify existing social barriers. In the context of academic service learning, the course learning outcomes were achieved and the increase of the social and cultural capital of graduate students was demonstrated. Further, the results contribute to a greater visibility of institutional active resources in providing the support and good life quality to vulnerable groups. Given the scarcity of research based on the experiential perspective of helping professions, the obtained results contribute to new knowledge and valuable insights in this field.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Informacijske i komunikacijske znanosti

Napomena
Rad se temelji na studentskom istraživačkom
projektu pod mentorstvom doc. dr. sc. Željke
Bagrić u okviru sveučilišnog diplomskog studija
Odnosi s javnostima Sveučilišta Sjever, koji je
nagrađen Rektorovom nagradom za najbolji
studentski rad ili projekat u ak. god. 2020/2021.
Objavljivanje ovog rada financirano je iz
sredstava znanstveno-istraživačke potpore
Sveučilišta Sjever pod nazivom "Transformacijski
učinci medija", KLASA 2137-0336-30-22 od
1.04.2022.

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