Epistemology of Social Intervention
Code: 43658Credits: 6
| Degree programme | Type | Course |
|---|---|---|
| Social Policy and Community Action | OB | 1 |
Contact lecturer
- Name :
- Ernesto Morales Morales
- Email :
- ernesto.morales@uab.cat
Teaching staff
- José Oscar Rebollo Izquierdo
- Ernesto Morales Morales
- Aida Palacios Morales
Teaching staff (external to UAB)
- Marc Majòs
Group languages
You can consult this information at the end of the document.
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this course.
Objectives
The aim of the Social Intervention Epistemology module is to provide the student with elements for understanding social intervention within the framework of community action and social policies. / Community action proposes a very specific way of intervening and approaching reality, that of the generation of shared knowledge oriented towards awareness, the generation of empowerment and collective organization, and that of the active involvement of the actors of the territory in the transformation and improvement of living conditions. / From this framework, we will approach throughout the module to key elements and tools to keep in mind, the definition of this supposed community, how and why to organize it, the ethics in our intervention, the techniques and methodologies that can help us generate shared vision and involvement, the tension between cooperation and conflict in community action (particular interests vs. collective interests), or the acquisition of some evaluation tools.
Learning outcomes
- (CA05) Propose alternative solutions adapted to the environments of community action and the problems it faces, promoting collective empowerment.
- (CA06) Evaluate the relevance of personal attitudes that facilitate the relationship with the different actors involved in community actions.
- (KA05) Identify the epistemological and ethical bases of social intervention, with emphasis on community action in contexts of social complexity and epochal change.
- (KA06) Conceptually and empirically distinguish transformative action, empowerment and mediation approaches as support for community action.
- (SA05) Analyse the usefulness and feasibility of participatory methodologies and techniques for the promotion and invigoration of community actions, empowering society.
- (SA06) Discriminate the relevance of the different models of evaluation of community action for the application of their tools to specific case studies.
Contents
- The approach to conflict from social intervention and community action.
- Epistemologies and ethics of social intervention in related organizations and actors.
- Community action as a proposal for the change of era.
- Community mediation and transformative action as strategies for social intervention.
- Community organization, associative action and empowerment strategies.
- Community action epistems and methodologies: tools for collective dynamization, participatory action research, diagnosis, design and evaluation.
- Interpersonal and intersubjective tools for community action.
Learning activities and methodology
| Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type: Autonomous | |||
| Readings, information research, observations, review and/or creation of written, didactic and audiovisual materials, reflections and personal notes, redactions, among others. | 80 | 3.2 | CA05, CA06, KA05, KA06, SA05, SA06 |
| Type: Guided | |||
| Master classes, discussions, readings. | 30 | 1.2 | CA05, CA06, KA05, KA06, SA05, SA06 |
| Type: Supervised | |||
| Theoretical-conceptual and practical application exercises | 15 | 0.6 | CA05, CA06, KA05, KA06, SA05, SA06 |
The methodology will focus on the learning of students, promoting their active participation. There will be master talks, exercises in the classroom that can be of integration and analysis of contents, playful and didactic.
Students will be able to receive indications of pre-class activities such as readings, review of audiovisual material, observations of social reality, interviews or conversations with relevant actors, among others.
The realization of these previous exercises, combined with the contents of each session, will allow to ask questions, open the debate and shared reflection in the development of the classes.
Individual or group activities will be promoted, according to the profile of the students and the dynamics of the group they make up.
The students have the spaces in the center where the classes are taught to promote the exchange and shared reflection when carrying out their work.
Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires
Assessment
Continuous assessment activities
| Title | Weight | Hours | ECTS | Learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exercises during the course | 40% | 5 | 0.2 | CA06, KA06, SA05 |
| Final Exercise | 60% | 20 | 0.8 | CA05, CA06, KA05, KA06, SA05, SA06 |
The evaluation system will consist of a minimum of two evaluative activities. During the course, students will be able to carry out evaluation work in the classroom or between each class. At the end of the course, students will have to present a final work that addresses all the contents and learning treated. All of them works, may be indistinctly individual or group, writings, verbal exhibitions, or others, according to the decision of the commissioned teacher.
The grade of the works will be determined by the level of coherence in the argumentation of the answers based on: the contents exposed in class, the complementary materials (readings / audiovisual) and the same debates generated in class. Prior to each evaluation, students will know the criteria under which their work will be assessed and the corresponding mark will be assigned.
The commission of any irregularity in an assessment (academic fraud, plagiarism or improper use of AI, unless such use is expressly authorised in the course guide), which may lead to a significant change in the grade, will result in that attempt being marked with a 0. If the course guide stipulates that obtaining a minimum mark in this assessment is a prerequisite for passing the module, or if multiple irregularities occur in the assessments for the same module, the final mark for that module will be 0. In addition, disciplinary proceedings may be initiated against any student who commits any of these irregularities.
Bibliography
Fernández-Sabater Amador (2012) “Olas y espuma. Otros modos de pensar estratégicamente”. El Diario.es.
Morales, E, Rebollo, O (2014) Potencialidades y límites de la acción comunitaria como estrategia empoderadora en el contexto actual de crisis. RTS:203.
Musitu, G. & Buelga, S. (2004) Desarrollo Comunitario y Potenciación. En G. Musitu, J. Herrero, L.Cantera y M.
Montenegro (Eds.), Introducción a la Psicología Comunitaria, (pp. 167-195). Barcelona: UOC
Marchioni, Marco Enfoque Metodológico
Marc Conceptual : “Acción comunitaria marco conceptual, estratégico y operativo enfocado a la acción pública de la Diputación de Gipuzkoa y ayuntamientos del territorio. Septiembre 2022”
ROMÁN, Begoña. Ética en los servicios sociales, Barcelona, Herder, 2015.
CIMAS (2009), Metodologías participativas, Manual, Madrid.
Ganuza Fernández, E., Olivari, L., Paño, P., Buitrago, L., & Lorenzana, C. (2010). La democracia en acción: una visión desde las metodologías participativas.
AJUNTAMENT DE BARCELONA (2014): Guia operativa de la Evaluación de la Acción Comunitaria
Software
No software is required.
Course groups and languages
The information provided is provisional until November 30. After this date, you will be able to consult the language of each group through this link. To access the information, you will need to enter the course CODE
| Type of teaching | Group | Language | Semester | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (TEm) Theory (master) | 1 | Spanish | first semester | afternoon |