YÜKSEKÖĞRETİMDE TOPLUMA HİZMET: HİZMET ÖĞRENMEYİ TOPLUMLA SOSYAL HİZMET UYGULAMALARI BAĞLAMINDA DEĞERLENDİRMEK

Abstract

Sosyal hizmet mesleği birey, aile, grup ve toplumla çalışmada her türlü eşitsizlikle mücadeleyi ve sosyal adaletin sağlanmasını misyon edinir. Böyle bir misyonun hayata geçirilmesi için eğitim müfredatının içeriği ve kalitesi önemlidir. Teorik arka planın yanı sıra uygulamayı odağına alan sosyal hizmet eğitim müfredatlarında küresel yeterliliğin ve yetkinliğin geliştirilmesine yönelik yeni öğrenme modellerini takip etmek önemlidir. Bu öğrenme modellerinden biri de hizmet öğrenme modelidir. Bu derleme çalışmada yükseköğretimde topluma hizmeti öncelemek için “hizmet öğrenme modeli” toplumla sosyal hizmet uygulamaları bağlamında değerlendirilmiştir. Çalışma göstermiştir ki toplumla sosyal hizmet uygulamalarıyla hizmet öğrenme modelinin kesişimselliği; topluma hizmetin öncelendiği alan, kurum ve hedef gruplar bağlamında öğrencilerin bilgi, beceri ve değer temelini güçlendirmek için önemlidir. Bu kesişimselliği anlamak, teori ve uygulamanın bütüncül biçimde ele alınmasına katkı sağlayabilir ve yükseköğretimde uluslararasılaşma, sürdürülebilirlik ve dayanışmanın sağlanmasına öncülük edebilir. Dolayısıyla bu uygulamaları gerçekleştirme yetkinliğine sahip olan sosyal hizmet uzmanlarının üniversitelerde istihdamının desteklenmesi, topluma hizmeti sağlamada önemli bir başlangıç noktası olabilir.

Keywords

• yükseköğretim
• hizmet öğrenme
• toplumla sosyal hizmet uygulamaları
• üniversite

COMMUNITY SERVICE IN HIGHER EDUCATION: EXAMINING SERVICE LEARNING WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF COMMUNITY- BASED SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE

Abstract

The mission of the social work profession is to combat all forms of inequality and to ensure social justice when working with individuals, families, groups and society. For the realization of such a mission, the content and quality of the educational curriculum is important. In addition to a strong theoretical foundation, it is essential for social work education programs to adopt new learning models that foster global competence and professional capability, particularly those emphasizing practice-oriented learning. One such learning model is the service-learning model. In this review study, the service-learning model was evaluated in the context of social work practice with the community in order to prioritize community engagement in higher education. The study showed that the intersectionality of the service-learning model with community social work practice is important to strengthen students’ knowledge, skills, and value base in the context of the field, institution, and target populations in which community service is prioritized. Understanding this intersectionality can contribute to a more integrated relationship between theory and practice, and foster internationalization, sustainability, and solidarity in higher education. Therefore, supporting the employment of social workers who are competent in these practices in universities may be an important starting point for community service in social work education.

Keywords

• higher education
• service learning
• social work practices with the community
• university

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