Doprinos volonterstva u razvoju zajednice: potencijal za socijalni rad

master's thesis

• Title (english): Contribution of Volunteerism in Community Development: Potential for Social Work
• Author: Matea Mrdeža
• Mentor: Nino Žganec (mentor)
• Committee member: Zdravka Leutar (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Nino Žganec (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Marijana Majdak (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Law; (Theory and Methods of Social Work); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2024-09-25, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social Activities

Abstract

Društvo se neprestano mijenja što posljedično dovodi do novih socijalnih potreba i izazova. Socijalni rad u zajednici treba na to prikladno odgovoriti te se u ovom radu volonterstvo želi prikazati kao potencijalno rješenje ili sredstvo kako bi se to postiglo. Cilj ovog rada je ukazati na važnost volonterstva u zajednici te prikazati dobrobiti volonterstva za razvoj zajednice sa svrhom istraživanja potencijala volonterstva za socijalni rad. Volonterstvo ima brojne koristi za različite dionike pa tako i za razvoj zajednice i društva. Izdvajaju se izgradnja socijalnog kapitala, jačanje socijalne kohezije, poboljšanje kvalitete života, prevencija neprihvatljivog ponašanja, aktivno uključivanje građana u društvo itd. Volonterstvo i razvoj zajednice su objašnjeni putem teorije socijalnog kapitala koja čini teorijsku podlogu radu. Istaknute su dodirne točke socijalnog rada, posebno Zakona o socijalnoj skrbi, i volonterstva kao i važne uloge civilnog društva u ovom području. Uz to, izdvojeni su neki primjeri dobre prakse koji su određenim volonterskim projektom uspjeli polučiti socijalnu promjenu u zajednici. Radi se o projektima Društveni centar Borovje s razvijenim preventivnim programom za djecu i mlade, program urbanog vrtlarstva kao primjer obnovljene i sigurnije zajednice te Festival jednakih mogućnosti kao primjer inkluzivnog pristupa s utjecajem na promjenu svijesti o invaliditetu te poticanju aktivnog uključivanja osoba s invaliditetom u društvo. Sve to doprinijelo je ideji da je potrebno kvalitetnije iskoristiti potencijal volonterstva u sklopu socijalnog rada te su u skladu s tim dane preporuke za poticanje volonterstva u socijalnom radu.

Abstract (english)

Society is constantly changing which consequently brings new social needs and challenges. Social work in the community needs to respond appropriately to this, and in this paper, volunteering is presented as a potential solution or means to achieve this. The aim of this paper is to point out the importance of volunteering in the community and to show the benefits of volunteering for community development with the purpose of researching the potential of volunteering for social work. Volunteering has numerous benefits for various stakeholders and also for the development of the community and society. The building of social capital, strengthening of social cohesion, improvement of quality of life, prevention of unacceptable behavior, active inclusion of citizens in society etc. are highlighted. Volunteering and community development are explained through the theory of social capital which forms the theoretical basis of the work. Points of contact between social work, especially the Social Welfare Act, and volunteering, as well as the important role of civil society in this area, were highlighted. In addition, some examples of good practice were singled out, which were able to achieve social change in the community through a specific volunteer project. These are the Community center Borovje with a developed preventive program for children and young people, the urban gardening program as an example of a renewed and safer community and the Festival of Equal Opportunities as an example of an inclusive approach with an impact on changing awareness of disability and encouraging the active inclusion of people with disabilities in society. All this contributed to the idea that it is necessary to make better use of the potential of volunteering as part of social work, and in accordance with this, recommendations were given for the encouraging of volunteering in social work.

• Keywords: volonterstvo; socijalni kapital; razvoj zajednice; socijalni rad; civilno društvo
• Keywords (english): volunteering; social capital; community development; social work; civil society
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:199:574446
• Study programme: Title: Social Work; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: sveučilišni magistar/magistrica socijalnog rada (sveučilišni magistar/magistrica socijalnog rada)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2024-09-26 08:43:02