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    Results 1 - 20 of 31 for tag:"social services".
      • Social Care & Social Services
      • Existential Field 6: Social Care & Social Services The report on Social Care & Social Services has been written by Marjo Kuronen, Kimmo Jokinen & Teppo Kröger at the Family Research Centre (University of Jyväskylä) in Finland. Keywords: social care, childcare, care for older people, intergenerational relations, compara...
      • Last updated at 8/2/10
      • EF6) Social Care & Social Services
      • Critical Review Existential Field 6: Social Care & Social Services The Major Trends report was produced by the Family Research Centre, University of Jyväskylä (Finland). The Major Trends reports: Social Care & Social Services (Summary) Social Care & Social Services (Full Report) Documents produced as part of th...
      • Last updated at 7/27/10
      • Development of Standards for Social Work and Social Care Services
      • Existential Field 6: Social Care and Social Services Expert Report: The Professional Standards of Care Workers – The Development of Standards for Social Work and Social Care Services for Families This report, on The Professional Standards of Care Workers, has been written by Aila-Leena Matthies at Kokkola University Consortium (Finland). K...
      • Last updated at 8/2/10
      • Transitions into Parenthood
      • Existential Field 2: Family Developmental ProcessesExpert Report: Transitions into Parenthood This report on Transitions into Parenthood has been prepared by Barbara Stauber at Institute for Educational Sciences, University of Tübingen in Germany. Keywords: biographical transitions, agency, decision making processes, negotiation processes, ...
      • Last updated at 8/2/10
      • Family Research Centre, University of Jyväskylä
      • Family Research Centre,University of JyväskyläP.O. Box 35 (Agora)FI-40014 University of JyväskyläFinland  www.jyu.fi/ytk/laitokset/perhetutkimus/en University of Jyväskylä is one of the biggest universities in Finland including seven faculties, 15 000 students and 2500 staff. It has a long tradition in e...
      • Last updated at 5/11/10
      • Workshop 3) Ageing & Social Policy
      • Critical Review Policy Workshop 3: Families, Ageing and Social Policy  Documents produced as part of the Critical Review that took place at the Lisbon Conference in May 2010 are available to download below. Critical Review documents: Statement by Eurochild Statement by the Union of Latvian Large Family Associations...
      • Last updated at 7/27/10
      • Workshop 7) Reconciling Work & Care for Young Children
      • Critical Review Policy Workshop 7: Reconciling Work and Care for Young Children  Documents produced as part of the Critical Review that took place at the Lisbon Conference in May 2010 are available to download below. Critical Review documents: Statement by Alliance for Childhood European Network Gro...
      • Last updated at 7/27/10
      • Journal - Volume 2
      • FAMILYPLATFORM ONLINE JOURNAL VOLUME 2: SOLIDARITIES IN CONTEMPORARY FAMILIES Contents 1.      HOW SOCIAL CHANGE IS TRANSFORMING RELATIONS BETWEEN THE GENERATIONS - An Interview with Claudine Attias-Donfut (Caisse nationale d’Assurance vieillesse)2.      FAMILY SOLIDARITY AND THE NEW FORMS ...
      • Last updated at 7/5/11
      • Journal - Volume 3
      • FAMILYPLATFORM ONLINE JOURNAL VOLUME 3: DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE AND THE FAMILY IN EUROPE Contents 1.    DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES AND CHALLENGES IN EUROPE - An Interview with Paul Demeny (Population Council)2.    DO BABIES MAKE A COME-BACK? - Interview with Professor Herwig Birg (University of Bielefeld)3.    FA...
      • Last updated at 7/5/11
      • Critical Review Home
      • The second stage of the FAMILYPLATFORM is a critical review of existing research on families, taking into account future demands for research and family policies in Europe. About The aim is to encourage critical review of the current state of research on families from different perspectives. The objective is to point out important results and...
      • Last updated at 4/8/10
      • Major Trends Home
      • The first stage of the FAMILYPLATFORM project is to chart and review the contemporary field of comparative family research in the EU. About Using existing research, the aim is to identify major trends with respect to the needs of families and family policies, cultural differences, and specific developments of member states. This will provide a...
      • Last updated at 4/8/10
      • Future of Families Home
      • Families in Europe are confronted by a variety of potential future challenges and the third stage of FAMILYPLATFORM is to help policy makers understand how to meet them. About Through a structured process of discussion, the situations that European families might face in the year 2035 will be identified. Attempts will be made to project what mig...
      • Last updated at 4/8/10
      • Research Agenda Home
      • The final stage of the FAMILYPLATFORM is to bring together the results of Activities 1, 2 and 3, and to develop the results of this work into a research agenda that encompasses key policy questions as well as fundamental research issues. This is to be achieved through the continuous monitoring and refinement of communication within the platform...
      • Last updated at 4/8/10
      • Overview
      • FAMILYPLATFORM FAMILYPLATFORM is a project funded by the European Union’s 7th Framework Programme for a duration of 18 months (October 2009 – March 2011), working to increase the wellbeing of families across Europe. The work of FAMILYPLATFORM encompasses four key activities ("work packages"): Major Trends: Charts the contem...
      • Last updated at 3/31/10
      • Future of Families Exercise II
      • 18th June 2010 This internal workgroup meeting, for Consortium and Advisory Board members, took place in Witten-Bommerholz (near Dortmund, Germany) from the 9th-11th June 2010. It is the second of the two meetings held under this area of work.Organised by the Austrian Institute for Family Studies (University of Vienna), it was the occasion t...
      • Last updated at 4/19/11
      • Plenary Sessions
      • Critical Review Conference - Lisbon Critical Review of Research on Families and Family Policies in Europe took place in Lisbon, from the 25-27 of May.The conference gathered more than one hundred stakeholders from across Europe to discuss the existing state of research on the family, and assess policy implications of existing research. Hosted b...
      • Last updated at 7/27/10
      • Research on Families and Family policies in Europe: State of the Art
      • Research on Families and Family policies in Europe: State of the Art Final Report This Final Report has been prepared and edited by Marjo Kuronen at the Family Research Centre (University of Jyväskylä) in Finland. Keywords: family structures and family forms, state family policies, family and living environments, family management, s...
      • Last updated at 9/14/10
      • Critical Review on Research on Families and Family Policies in Europe
      • Critical Review of Research on Families and Family Policies in Europe Final Report Critical Review of Research on Families and Family Policies in Europe has been prepared by Karin Wall, Mafalda Leitão and Vasco Ramos at the Institute of Social Sciences, University of Lisbon. Keywords: family structures and family forms, state family pol...
      • Last updated at 9/7/10
      • Realities of Mothers in Europe
      • Realities of Mothers in Europe This report on the Realities of Mothers in Europe is a special contribution to the Critical Review by World Movement of Mothers Europe (MMMEurope). The text has been prepared by Prepared by Joan Stevens, Julie de Bergeyck & Anne‐Claire de Liedekerke. Keywords: mothers, wellbeing, family wellbeing, childcare,...
      • Last updated at 10/20/10
      • Overview
      • Research Agenda Conference - Brussels Research Issues for Family Research and Key Policy Questions in Europe took place in Brussels, from the 4-5 November 2010. Gathering more than one hundred stakeholders from across Europe, the 'Research Agenda Conference' consisted of one day of stocktaking of the major trends, critical review, and the futur...
      • Last updated at 11/2/10

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