Supporting social inclusion of youth at risk using social software: impact, sustainability and evaluation, one year after pilot testing

Autor: Jan Dekelver, Wouter Van den Bosch, Jan Engelen
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: Housing, Care and Support. 14:61-66
ISSN: 1460-8790
DOI: 10.1108/14608791111187410
Popis: Purpose – The aim of this case study is to report on the experiences of four social work organisations in four different European countries and their efforts to integrate the use of social media as a means to support their work with Youth‐at‐Risk.Design/methodology/approach – The case study reports on the activities of and challenges met by these four organisations undertaken in the two years they took part in the EU‐INCLUSO (FP7) project and the year after the end of the project (2010). The initial findings were supplemented and updated based on recent, in‐depth interviews with representatives from the four pilot organisations.Findings – The use of social media to support the work of organisations working with Youth‐at‐Risk has much potential and has proven to be worthwhile, according to the experiences of the four organisations that took part in the EU‐INCLUSO project. However, successful adoption within the organisation depends on management support, sufficient resources and staff coaching and training...
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