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Social work online: a recognition of experiences and practices in Italy

2018

‘The Internet is the fabric or our lives’ [Castells, M. (2001). The Internet Galaxy: Reflections on the Internet, Business, and Society. Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 1] – but which are the weaves that nowadays connect Italian social workers into such a fabric? Herein we aim at answering this question through a survey of on-line resources, nodes and practices of e-Social Work in Italy. We shall be discussing ICT impact on the Italian context, and the utilization of ICT by Italian social workers, in order to build up the internal and external factors that determine the current utilization levels of these emerging tools within the professional community. A review of the major on-line so…

E-social workSociology and Political Sciencee-social work ICT Italy Technology Critical perspectivesContext (language use)GeneralLiterature_MISCELLANEOUSOrder (exchange)critical perspectives; E-social work; ICT; Italy; technology; Social Sciences (miscellaneous); Sociology and Political Science0501 psychology and cognitive sciencesSociologySocial workbusiness.industry05 social sciences050301 educationcritical perspectivesPublic relationsKey featuresWork (electrical)ItalyInformation and Communications TechnologyICTtechnologyThe InternetSettore SPS/07 - Sociologia Generalebusiness0503 educationSocial Sciences (miscellaneous)050104 developmental & child psychologyProfessional community
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Paths of local development: Two technological districts face-to-face

2009

In this paper we compare the two hi-tech districts of Catania and Genoa, which are within the same national context and economic sector, with the aim of explaining their different choices (the promotion of external investments, in the first case, and fostering of the development of small businesses, in the second case) in the light of the local economic structure and the role played by political, economic, and educational institutions. Local actors have differently influenced the development of a professional community through the interpersonal networks of entrepreneurs and the performance obtained by local small businesses. While Catania has experienced a higher and more rapid growth, deve…

Economic growthPublic AdministrationEconomic sectormedia_common.quotation_subjectGeography Planning and DevelopmentLocal DevelopmentSettore SPS/09 - Sociologia Dei Processi Economici E Del LavoroContext (language use)Interpersonal communicationManagement Monitoring Policy and LawEnvironmental Science (miscellaneous)Face-to-facePoliticsPromotion (rank)Network analysis local development high-tech districtsSociologyEconomic geographyProfessional communitymedia_common
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Educational Practitioners on Professional Community and Sense of Community

2011

Abstract The study aims to address two areas regarding preschool education: the participation of preschool practitioners in professional groups and communities and the views and understandings they hold on the ‘professional community’ concept. A survey was completed by teachers and specialists working with preschool children in all kindergartens of Sibiu (N=308) in July 2011. A quantitative and qualitative approach of the data was used, for processing a part of the survey’s items. Results show a high participation of practitioners in professional groups within their own institution, but less implication in national or international groups and communities. The respondents’ views on professio…

Medical educationprofessional communitymedia_common.quotation_subjectSense of communityprofessional groupProfessional studiesHM401-1281Professional learning communityInstitutionSociology (General)preschool educationsense of communityPsychologyPreschool educationPractical implicationsProfessional groupmedia_commonProfessional community
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