The Practitioner and 'Naive Theory' in Social Work Intervention Processes

Olsson, Eric

doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.bjsw.a011286

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“…all people are researchers; each individual have her or his own theory and they test their on hypothesis. An individual often test excuses than try to modify their thoughts (naïve theories, Olsson and Ljunghill, 1997). This is associated with individual's psychological theory, i.e.…”

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Challenges in Postgraduate Studies: Assessments by Doctoral Students in a Swedish University

Ezebilo¹

2012

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The success of research students largely depends on their relationship with supervisors. If the students encounter lot of problems it may impinge on their academic potentials. This study examines the challenges facing doctoral students and how they have coped over time. How supervisor-student relationship could be improved is discussed. The data originated from personal interviews that involved doctoral students at one of the universities in southern Sweden and were analysed using qualitative content analysis. The challenges faced by international doctoral students include less access to sources of information and cultural shock. It was inadequate guidance and mentoring for the indigenous students. For the female respondents it was challenges associated with confidence in presenting research works to the scientific community and confidence regarding having what it takes to complete doctoral studies. It was inadequate guidance for the male. The coping strategies used by the respondents include seeking for help from colleagues and asking for more support from supervisors as well as learning the Swedish language. The findings will contribute to the knowledge regarding how to improve supervisor-student relationship to help increase successes in doctoral education.

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Challenges in Postgraduate Studies: Assessments by Doctoral Students in a Swedish University

Ezebilo¹

2012

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“…all people are researchers; each individual have his or her own theory and they test their on hypothesis. An individual often test excuses than try to modify their thoughts (naïve theories, Olsson & Ljunghill, 1997;Ezebilo, 2012). This is associated with individual's psychological theory, i.e.…”

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Choosing Ecotourism Destinations for Vacations: A Decision-Making Process

Ezebilo¹

2013

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Although ecotourism is fast growing industry information on travels to different ecotourism destinations are often not easily accessible. This paper reports reviews of literature on eco-tourists behaviour regarding choice of destination for ecotourism and factors influencing the choice. The importance of information in marketing of ecotourism and eco-tourists' satisfaction are discussed. The eco-tourists who are visiting a destination for the first time go through all stages in the decision-making process and extensive information search before choosing the destination to visit. Eco-tourists who have visited the destination in the past go through only some of the stages and limited information search. Eco-tourists' choice of an ecotourism destination are influenced by factors such as, the family, friends, societal values, preferences, safety and promotions related to the destination. Decision regarding re-visiting an ecotourism destination depends on the level of satisfaction that the eco-tourist experienced during his or her first time visit to the destination. Eco-tourists who are satisfied with the ecotourism destination during their first time visit are likely to re-visit the destination but those who are not satisfied are not likely to re-visit. For ecotourism managers to sustain the inflow of eco-tourists to different ecotourism destinations and revenue in the ecotourism industry it is important for the managers to strive towards meeting expectations of eco-tourists and make information regarding the destinations more accessible.

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“…According to this approach, the process of knowledge formation begins with hypothesis-making work. Olsson and Ljunghill (1997) call this self-constructed frame of reference 'naive theories' -naive in the sense of 'original' and 'genuine'. These naive theories are in some sense our own psychological theories -conscious or unconscious -that are formed by, and at the same time control, our lives.…”

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Training social competence in engineering education: necessary, possible or not even desirable? An explorative study from a surveying education programme

Emilsson

Lilje

2008

European Journal of Engineering Education

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The aim of this paper is to discuss whether 'social competence' is necessary for engineers to contribute to sustainable development and if it is, how to teach communication, group-processes and leadership in technical environments like engineering education programmes. The article reflects on a pedagogical project carried out in the education of land surveyors in Sweden, aimed to develop and test a pedagogical model for teaching engineering students 'social competence'. The findings showed that use of theories in social sciences and group oriented teaching may contribute to training communicative skills. But to include social competence in the engineering education it is necessary to start with the teachers' roles, training them in demonstrating the social dimensions in the professional situations. It also could be of great value to invite engineers from various workplaces to act like role models within the education programme.

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The Practitioner and 'Naive Theory' in Social Work Intervention Processes

Cited by 16 publications

References 17 publications

Challenges in Postgraduate Studies: Assessments by Doctoral Students in a Swedish University

Challenges in Postgraduate Studies: Assessments by Doctoral Students in a Swedish University

Choosing Ecotourism Destinations for Vacations: A Decision-Making Process

Training social competence in engineering education: necessary, possible or not even desirable? An explorative study from a surveying education programme

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