Service Learning in the Master in Innovation in Social and Educational Intervention

• First-year courses
  • Master's Thesis - Assessment of the specific learning needs of young people at risk of social exclusion
  • Master's Final Thesis - Community health diagnosis of Tortosa
  • Master's Thesis - Analysis of the participants' experience of the learning methodology applied to the INSERLAB-INWORK pilot test

Master's Thesis - Assessment of the specific learning needs of young people at risk of social exclusion

• Coordination: Ramona Torrens Bonet (ramona.torrens(ELIMINAR)@urv.cat)
• Entity: Noves Oportunitats Center
• Summary: Final Master's Thesis on the diagnosis of specific learning needs for the insertion in regulated training and/or in the labor field of young people aged 16 to 24 who are not in school and who do not work, from the year 2022 -2023.
  Design guidelines to identify and address them throughout the learning process.
  Designate and define the categories of educational support needs and design classroom material.

Master's Final Thesis - Community health diagnosis of Tortosa

• Coordination: Ramona Torrens Bonet (ramona.torrens(ELIMINAR)@urv.cat)
• Entity: Catalan Health Institute
• Summary: This is a Master's Thesis (2022-2023) composed of an action integrated by the Catalan Institute of Health and the Community Process of Tortosa. It consists of the preparation of the qualitative analysis to learn about the experiences, perceptions and feelings towards the health and quality of life of the citizens of Tortosa.
  Detecting the main needs and facilitating, through citizen participation, community actions. The purpose is to propose lines of action and improvement, through data analysis and its treatment.

Master's Thesis - Analysis of the participants' experience of the learning methodology applied to the INSERLAB-INWORK pilot test

• Coordinator: Ramona Torrens Bonet (ramona.torrens@urv.cat)
• Organisation: Fundació Port Aventura
• Abstract: The research topic analyses the participants' experience of the learning methodology applied to the INSERLAB-INWORK pilot test at the Universitat Rovira i Virgili.The hypotheses formulated in this research:

  • Hypothesis 1: Offering support during the transition to work ensures better integration into the company by the student.

  • Hypothesis 2: Performing simulated work generates greater self-esteem and helps students feel more prepared to enter the world of work.

  • Hypothesis 3: The learning methodology applied to the work improves the relationship between the student and the company.

  • The research methodology uses the participating observation method throughout the process, although at the same time the researcher will be an agent of change and will be an active part of the process by participating in the meetings to organise and implement the training plan in the classroom, in the activities that are carried out, and in the individualized tutoring of the students. The research methodology will have 3 phases of intervention:

    • PHASE 1: Selecting and getting to know the 14 students

    • PHASE 2: Onsite participation in and analysis of the training programme

    • PHASE 3: Final evaluation of the course