“…AND I HAVE GOT NEW FRIENDS ALL OVER EUROPE!” : the Experiences of the Participants from the European Diaconal Process: Seeking Conviviality – Re-forming Community Diakonia in Europe
Kulju, Maria (2014)
Diakonia-ammattikorkeakoulu
2014
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2014112416500
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2014112416500
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ABSTRACT
Kulju, Maria. “… And I Have Got New Friends All Over Europe”: The Experiences of the Participants from the European Diaconal Process: Seeking Conviviality – Re-forming Community Diakonia in Europe. 75 pages. 2 appendices. Language: English. Helsinki, Autumn 2014. Diaconia University of Applied Sciences. Degree Programme in Social Services. Degree: Bachelor of Social Services (UAS) + Qualification for the Office of Diaconia Worker in the Church of Finland.
The aim of this research was to analyze the experiences of the participants of the European Diaconal Process: Seeking Conviviality – Re-forming Community Diakonia in Europe. The main interest was to find out the learning and the experiences of the participants; what new ideas and practices they have learnt and what other insights and knowledge they have gained through the process. Furthermore, the research aimed to find out what the role of the group was in producing new knowledge as well as to reflect the experiences of the participants in the light of the goals of the process.
The target group of the research was the participants and organizing participants of the European Diaconal Process: Seeking Conviviality – Re-forming Community Diakonia in Europe. The research was conducted as qualitative research. The data collection method used was an online questionnaire, which combined closed and open-ended questions. The questionnaire was sent to 25 persons, of which 16 responded. The questionnaire method was chosen because the target group lives all around Europe. Additionally, one of the organizers of the process was interviewed by using a structured interview, in order to obtain more knowledge about the process. The method of content analysis was selected to analyze the responses.
The results of the research indicated that the respondents learnt especially from other contexts, about resources and conviviality. They gained insights and ideas and were able to implement the results of the process to some degree. The process was experienced as encouraging and useful. Getting to know new people and working together was significant. The challenges the respondents experienced were related to language, contents of the process, participation in the process between the workshops and the implementation of the results of the process in their own context. The role of the group was disclosed in the way that respondents seemed to learn especially from other peoples’ experiences and points of view. The goals of the process and the experiences of the respondents had quite high degree of correspondence.
Key words: Conviviality, Diaconia, Experience, Participation
Kulju, Maria. “… And I Have Got New Friends All Over Europe”: The Experiences of the Participants from the European Diaconal Process: Seeking Conviviality – Re-forming Community Diakonia in Europe. 75 pages. 2 appendices. Language: English. Helsinki, Autumn 2014. Diaconia University of Applied Sciences. Degree Programme in Social Services. Degree: Bachelor of Social Services (UAS) + Qualification for the Office of Diaconia Worker in the Church of Finland.
The aim of this research was to analyze the experiences of the participants of the European Diaconal Process: Seeking Conviviality – Re-forming Community Diakonia in Europe. The main interest was to find out the learning and the experiences of the participants; what new ideas and practices they have learnt and what other insights and knowledge they have gained through the process. Furthermore, the research aimed to find out what the role of the group was in producing new knowledge as well as to reflect the experiences of the participants in the light of the goals of the process.
The target group of the research was the participants and organizing participants of the European Diaconal Process: Seeking Conviviality – Re-forming Community Diakonia in Europe. The research was conducted as qualitative research. The data collection method used was an online questionnaire, which combined closed and open-ended questions. The questionnaire was sent to 25 persons, of which 16 responded. The questionnaire method was chosen because the target group lives all around Europe. Additionally, one of the organizers of the process was interviewed by using a structured interview, in order to obtain more knowledge about the process. The method of content analysis was selected to analyze the responses.
The results of the research indicated that the respondents learnt especially from other contexts, about resources and conviviality. They gained insights and ideas and were able to implement the results of the process to some degree. The process was experienced as encouraging and useful. Getting to know new people and working together was significant. The challenges the respondents experienced were related to language, contents of the process, participation in the process between the workshops and the implementation of the results of the process in their own context. The role of the group was disclosed in the way that respondents seemed to learn especially from other peoples’ experiences and points of view. The goals of the process and the experiences of the respondents had quite high degree of correspondence.
Key words: Conviviality, Diaconia, Experience, Participation