Based on the perception of higher education system as a public good and the importance of the social aspect of education, this paper focuses on children from care, for whom mere participation in the education process, and especially in higher education, is a significant factor of social inclusion. The paper presents the results of research carried out as part of "The challenges of pursuing studies and providing support to students brought up in public care", a research project financed by the University of Zagreb. The aim of qualitative research carried out on 23 students with in-care experience was to describe the particularities and experience of their student life. Five focus groups were held in five university cities: Zagreb, Rijeka, Split, Osijek and Pula. The collected data was processed and grouped according to the analysis of the (thematic) framework in the following themes: motives for enrolment, characteristics of studying, perception of self and other peers, facilitating factors in the studying process and social network. The results of this research indicate the need to provide targeted, systematic support in order for this group to improve and realize their potential and more easily overcome the unfavourable circumstances that have characterised their educational path. Hence, it is important to plan cooperation between the social care system and education system on all levels.
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORKS FOR THE APPLICATION OF EMPOWERMENT IN THE MEDIATION OF PARENTAL CONFLICTS ABSTRACT Empowerment is a process which enables the mediation participants to gain or regain the control of their own lives and which includes the recognition of the sources of their inability and learning of the ways and methods to achieve the desired outcomes by activating the strengths and resources of the participants. Empowerment enables the establishment of the balance of power in the relationships and emphasises the role of the participants, their right to self-determination and their own decision-making, which is of key importance in the process of the mediation of parental conflicts. Even when an agreement was reached in the mediation of parental conflicts, it has been shown that its implementation is often very complex, especially if it was reached directively, since the needs of the family parent and children are more complex than that. Therefore the paper presents the concept of empowerment and the possibility of its implementation in mediation and some other theoretical concepts significant for understanding of the complex family and parental dynamics during and after the divorce. The understanding and application of these theoretical concepts in the family mediation practice is important for the mediators in order to empower the participants in a timely and effective manner to, even if they fail to reach an agreement, improve their level of readiness to reshape the conflicted relationship which, when the parents are in question, continues even after the termination of partner relationships. Key words: family mediation, parental conflicts, empowerment.
Dok se prava koja osobama s invaliditetom omogućavaju neovisan život sve više prepoznaju i dalje ostaje slabo istraženo područje roditeljstva osoba s invaliditetom (Dobrotić i sur. 2015). Također u Hrvatskoj gotovo ni nema istraživanja o djeci osoba s invaliditetom te o tome kako potrebe i poteškoće roditelja s invaliditetom utječu na roditeljstvo, obiteljsku dinamiku i odrastanje djece (Urbanc 2003). U međunarodnoj literaturi ova skupina djece i mladih prepoznata je pod nazivom mladi njegovatelji s obzirom na često dominantnu ulogu koju imaju u obitelji. Porastom vidljivosti ove skupine djece i promišljanjem njihovih potreba, kao i potreba njihovih obitelji, stvara se pretpostavka razvoja ciljanih oblika podrške tijekom njihova odrastanja o čemu će biti riječi u ovom izlaganju. Cilj provedenog kvalitativnog istraživanja bio je dobiti uvid u perspektivu djece i roditelja s obzirom na specifična iskustva odrastanja i roditeljstva vezana uz invaliditet roditelja te perspektivu stručnjaka iz sustava socijalne skrbi, obrazovnog sustava te organizacija civilnog sektora, koji imaju iskustvo neposrednog rada s roditeljima s invaliditetom i njihovom djecom. S djecom (njih sedmero u dobi od 14 do 17 godina) te s njihovim roditeljima (šest majki i jedan otac) koji su osobe s različitim vrstama tjelesnog oštećenja provedeni su intervjui, dok su stručnjaci (njih petero) sudjelovali u fokusnoj grupi. Rezultati istraživanja pokazali su da roditelji i stručnjaci očekuju učinkovitiju podršku od različitih sustava (zdravstvenog, socijalnog, obrazovnog); veću financijsku podršku roditeljima, ali i praktičnu pomoć, neposredno nakon rođenja djeteta te kasnije, tijekom djetetova školovanja, kao i u nekim specifičnim situacijama (npr. nakon operacije, tijekom rehabilitacije, hospitalizacije itd).
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