A key part of the department’s agenda is the development of research activities, with not only the academic personnel but also the students and, of course, PhD candidates contributing to its results in the form of collaborative publications, projects, and educational events.
As early as during their bachelor’s studies and further into their master’s programmes, our students are actively encouraged to develop their skills in conducting field-related research, that is, adopting basic strategies and principles applied in the conception and execution of comprehensive research projects.
The ongoing fundamental and applied research projects (supported by the Czech Science Foundation, GA CR, and the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic, TA CR), as well as Charles University’s 2017-21 Progress institutional development programme (titled “Life course, lifestyle and quality of life from the perspective of individual adaptation and the relationship of the partakers and institutions”), have allowed for a stronger connection between the students’ bachelor, master and doctoral theses and the research activities of the academic staff. During the process of obtaining research results, students are thus enabled to develop their research competencies through practical research activities.
Presently, among other subjects, the Department of Social Work maintains special interest in the following research topics:
Looking forward, the establishment of a doctoral study programme in social work would certainly further the development of the department’s scholarly activities as it is through the preparation and realisation of doctoral research projects that new subject topics are identified and the corresponding field-specific research terminology is introduced.