Online doctoral training course ‘Social work research as a practice of transparency’ – edition 2024

TiSSA organizes, together with the Department of Social Work & Social Pedagogy of Ghent University and the Centre for Sociological Research of the KU Leuven (Belgium), and with the support of the Doctoral School of Social and Behavioral Sciences of Ghent University, a series of online lectures as part of the online doctoral course “Social work research as a practice of transparency – edition 2024”. 

The course will be spread over four training days, each consisting of two main parts, with the total of 24 contact hours. Each morning session is plenary for all interested researchers (3 hours) and will consist of two lectures by (international) experts in conducting social work research. In the afternoon, we organize interactive seminars with the enrolled PhD students and lecturers (you can enroll here). Each PhD student will present his/her work during one of the training days. Participation is free of charge,  but please make sure you have an account on Zoom (or Google/Facebook) to join through the zoom link.  
 
The first lecture will take place on February 2, 2024, on the topic: “Social Work Research as a political practice”, with Prof. Jan Naert (Ghent University, Belgium) and Prof. Femke Kaulingfreks (InHolland University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands)  

The second lecture will take place on March 8, 2024, on the topic: “Feminist perspectives in Social Work Research”, with Prof. Andrea Fleckinger (Trento University, Italy) and Prof. Maria do Mar Pereira (Warwick University, UK)

The third lecture will take place on May 24, 2024, on the topic: “Research perspectives in gerontological Social Work”, with Prof. Sarah Donnelly (University College Dublin, Ireland) and Prof. Liesbeth De Donder  (Free University Brussels, Belgium)

The last lecture will take place on June 14, 2024, on the topic: “Working with extremist voices in Social Work Research”, with Prof. Stephen Cowden (Gloucestershire University, UK) and Prof. Vasilios Ioakimidis (University of West Attica, Greece)

Conference theme ​​​​​:

Deinstitutionalising social work: rethinking logics of research and practice

The TiSSA Plenum is the annual meeting of academics and professionals from all over the world. Based on the constitutive aims and perspectives, each Plenum deals with one central issue for contemporary social work on a global scale. Plenary sessions, panel debates and working groups excite serious but lively discussions. The Plenum is born by the inquisitiveness and engagement of the participants, which realize each program by their papers and statements and vitalize the idea of a cross-national network of social professions.

PhD – Pre Conference

When: August 23 – August 25, 2024

For who: doctoral candidates

Abstract: max. 4000 characters, including introduction to research question(s), methodological framework, results, brief discussion and questions for supervisory panel.

Participation: only when your abstract is accepted

Deadline for submission: to be announced

Registration and payment: information to be announced

The PhD – Pre Conference provides a unique opportunity for doctoral candidates who conduct research in the overall field of social services and related social problems to present their results or work in progress. A board of professors of international standing will form a panel to comment on the presentations and will be available for any further guidance. The Pre-PhD Conference therefore offers a very valuable and exceptional occasion to engage in comprehensive networking with colleagues from other European and non-European countries. Important to emphasize is that the Pre-PhD Conference only accessible for doctoral candidates and is open for broad topics concerning social work that are not directly linked to the central topic of this years’ conference. Presentations will be limited to maximum 20 minutes. The professors of the 2024 international supervisory panel are listed below:

Plenum Conference

When: 26 August – 28 August, 2024

For who: academics (researchers, PhD candidates) and non-academics (practitioners, policy makers and students)

Abstract: max. 4000 characters for individual presentations and 8000 characters for symposia

Participation: allowed without submission of abstract

Deadline for submission: to be announced

Registration and payment: information to be announced

The TiSSA Plenum Conference  also provides a unique opportunity for academics and non-academics from all over Europe who conduct research in the overall field of social services and related social problems to present their results reflecting practical experiences, empirical research, theoretical concerns and/or examples of resistance, conflict and alternates.

Information about submitting your paper

The 20th TiSSA PhD- Pre and Plenum Conference  accepts both individual papers and symposia submissions. Individual papers will be organized into thematic sessions if possible, and each accepted paper will be allotted 20 minutes for presentation, followed by 10 minutes for audience discussion. Individual paper submissions should include a proposal of no more than 4000 characters or less, outlining the research question(s), methods, results, brief discussion, and implications. Conceptual and theoretical papers do not need to follow this structure and do not require a reference list.

Symposium submissions should include three to four papers on the same topic that will be presented in the same session. The submission should include an overall abstract of 8000 characters or less outlining the symposium theme and its importance, and an abstract of 3000 characters or less for each symposium paper. In the field of ‘Title of the abstract’, please type the title of the symposium. Preference will be given to symposia that demonstrate cohesiveness across presentations and that are strongly linked to the central theme of the conference. Symposia will be accepted or rejected as a whole, not in parts.

The call for papers will be launched in February 2024! 

For more information regarding practical details and topics of the lectures, you can visit the TiSSA website.
 
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Best wishes from the organising committee,
 
Prof. dr. Rudi Roose (Department of Social Work and Social Pedagogy, Ghent University and chair of Tissa)
Prof. dr. Griet Roets (Department of Social Work and Social Pedagogy, Ghent Univerity)
Prof. dr. Koen Hermans (Centre for Care Research and Consultancy – Leuven University)
Prof. dr. Wim Van Lancker (Centre for Sociological Research – Leuven University)
Dries Cautreels (Secretary of TiSSA)