6 ECTS credits
180 h study time
Offer 1 with catalog number 1012487ANR for all students in the 2nd semester at a (A) Bachelor - preliminary level.
Civil society, as the totality of voluntary organizations between citizens and government, contains numerous heterogeneous fields, methods, actors and movements, which are diversely organized (Flanders, Europe, world). Starting from the key concept of "participation" we discuss various (different and further building on each other) social-normative approaches, models, frameworks, applications and contexts of this civil society. The course is build around four main parts:
1 The evolution of participation to civil society in a European perspective.
2) The causes and consequences of civil society participation
3) The role of civil society, and its community-building dimension is discussed and applied to the following topics: Social cohesion and social capital - Social inclusion - Social action - Social economy.
4) Methods to initiate, stimulate and develop communities.
Educational, participatory and developmental themes are a part of society. Therefore we learn investigatively to deal with this issue from an interdisciplinary and multifunctional perspective:
1. The interdisciplinary approach: sociological - psychological - philosophically
2. Multifunctionality = Policy, Management, Counselling
Teaching material are the power points (as provided on the learning platform) and class notes. Additional text material is made available to the students via the learning platform.
In addition, the students in group are given the task of collecting theoretical and applied articles. After screening and selection during a discussion meeting with the teacher (2h), a second reader of this material will be compiled. This gives students the opportunity to bring up their own themes.
Mandatory Handbook: Schuermans, G. (2014). Politieke ruimte. Brugge: Die Keure.
The student understands the provided models and can use them to analyze and interpret social phenomena and social interventions.
The student can analyze scientific articles on the chosen topics and apply the theories and models that were discussed in the lessons to these texts.
The student can critically argue and formulate a professional position in the tension between individual-state-market and between actors.
The student can formulate creative proposals for social intervention and action in the domain of civil society participation and community development.
The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Written Exam determines 70% of the final mark.
PRAC Teamwork determines 30% of the final mark.
Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:
Within the PRAC Teamwork category, the following assignments need to be completed:
- The total score of the student in the workgroup (PRAC teamwork) is not necessarily the same for all group members. The individual grade depends on a correction by peer-evaluation.
- The student must have participated in all parts of the exam - otherwise he will get an 'absent' on the score sheet.
- Students need to pass all 2 assignments, in order to have a final pass.
- The partial result of WPO Group Work is automatically transferred to the second session, with a result of at least 10/20. The student who wishes to resume the assignment sends an e-mail to the teacher by 10 July at the latest.
- The partial results of WPO Group Work and the Written Exam cannot be carried forward to the next academic year.
The final grade will be equal to the lowest partial grade if the student did not pass all parts.
For additional information about the course: see Canvas.
This offer is part of the following study plans:
Bachelor of Adult Education: Profile Social Studies (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Adult Education: Profile Cultural Studies (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Adult Education: Abridged Profile Social Studies (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Adult Education: Initial track (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Adult Education: Abridged Profile Cultural Studies (only offered in Dutch)
Bridging Programme Master of Science in Adult Education: Profile Sociale Agogiek (only offered in Dutch)
Bridging Programme Master of Science in Adult Education: Profile Culturele Agogiek (only offered in Dutch)
Bridging Programme Master of Teaching in Behavioural Sciences: Adult Education (only offered in Dutch)
Preparatory Programme Master of Science in Adult Education: Profile Social Studies (only offered in Dutch)
Preparatory Programme Master of Science in Adult Education: Profile Cultural Studies (only offered in Dutch)
Preparatory Programme Master of Science in Educational Sciences: Standaard traject (only offered in Dutch)