Overview

This book explores the concept of participation within the dynamic interplay between involvement and decision-making, set against an international backdrop and across diverse fields of social work practice and education. Participation, defined as meaningful engagement that acknowledges the needs and potential of all individuals, transcends mere decision-making. It requires active perception, collaboration, and communication, rather than simply selecting from externally defined options. This principle applies to both children and adults, operating at individual, structural, and societal levels. Consequently, it is essential to explore this concept across all dimensions of social work and pedagogical theory, research, and practice, as reflected in the interdisciplinary contributions of authors representing six countries on three continents.

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Author:   Doinița Grosu ,  Juliane Noack Napoles
Publisher:   Peter Lang AG
Imprint:   Peter Lang AG
Edition:   New edition
Weight:   0.511kg
ISBN:  

9783631926055

ISBN 10:   3631926057
Pages:   330
Publication Date:   14 May 2026
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

List of Figures - List of Tables - Preface - Christoph Wulf: Foreword—Participation in the Anthropocene - Part I: Understanding Participation: Theoretical and Conceptual Foundations in Social Work and Pedagogy - Gerd E. Schäfer: 1. About Participation - Juliane Noack Napoles: 2. An Essay on the Meaning of Participation—Three Theses - Karsten König & Ken Mertens: 3. Self-Organization As Change of Practice: Diverse Challenges in the Further Development of Participation in the German Child and Youth Strengthening Act - Małgorzata Ciczkowska-Giedziun & Magdalena Dymowska: 4. Around Participatory Social Work. (Re)definition of the Role of Service Users in the Process of Helping and in Education for Social Work - Sorina Poledna: 5. Participation, Coproduction and Social Reintegration - Diana Lohwasser: 6. Participation as Illusion of Human Equality or Anthropological Reflections on an Illusory Phenomenon - Part II: Exploring Participation : Research Approaches, Methods, and Key Findings in Social Work and Pedagogy - Ileana Gabriela Szasz & Elena Trifan & Mădălina Muscă: 1. Harvesting Solidarity. A Participatory Multimodal Approach to Romanian Seasonal Workers’ Experience - Irina Zamfirescu: 2. Doing Engaged Anthropology Among the Urban Poor—The Intricate Ethics of Research at the Margins - Florina Pop & Alina Bărbuță: 3. The Everyday Realities of Young Refugees in the Context of Forced Migration. A Photovoice Study With Ukrainian Adolescents - Part III: Enacting Participation: Policies, Programs, and Practices in Social Work, Social Policy, and Pedagogy - Vlad Levente Viski: 1. Apocalypse Now. How a Little Known German Author Is Shaping the Anti-LGBT Movement in Romania - Doinița Grosu: 2. Achieving Participation Within the Framework of Intra-EU Mobility. Looking at Romanians in Germany Through the Lens of Social Work Practice - Cătălin Buzoianu: 3. Negotiating Participation: Power Asymmetries in Migration Counseling for Precarious EU Citizens in Germany - Luiza Vlaicu & Laurențiu Dincă & Cordun Ana-Maria: 4. Participation of the Victim of Human Trafficking in the Process of Social Reintegration - Part IV: Teaching Participation: Integrating Participatory Approaches in the Education and Training of Social Workers and Educators - Mônica Abranches: 1. Projeto Rondon Monas: Youth for Community Development - Alina Bărbuță: 2. Enhancing Student Engagement and Participation Through Digital Literacy: Social Work Education in the Digital Age - Aurora Carmen Bărbat: 3. Student Participation in European Higher Education: Between Status and Habitus - Loredana Marcela Trancâ: 4. Perspectives of Social Work Students Regarding Participation in Field Placement During the COVID-19 Pandemic - Yûji Ozaki: 5. Reconsidering the Perception of “Participation” Shaped by Japan’s Group Psychology of “Bokashi”: Based on the Example of School Music Classes Implementing Inclusive Education - Ewa Kantowicz: 6. Professional Education for Participatory Social Work - Notes on Contributors

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Doinița Grosu has coordinated the integrated German-Romanian degree program in Social Work at BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg since 2017, where she has also been pursuing her doctorate in the history of social work in Romania since 2020. She has over ten years of practical experience as a social worker in both Romania and Germany. Juliane Noack Napoles has been Professor of Educational Science at the BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg since 2020. Studied social pedagogy, education and economics in Germany and Sweden, 2005 PhD, 2005-2008 postdoc in Brazil, 2008-2020 Lecturer at the University of Cologne/Germany.

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