Lecture type	Total
Lectures	15
Clinical practicals	15
Recreation excercises	15
Laboratory exercises	15
Physical education excercises	15
Proofreading exercises	15
Disscussion panels	15
Practicum	15
Practical foreign language exercises	15
Exercises	15
Methodology exercises	15

* Load is given in academic hour (1 academic hour = 45 minutes)

Aim of the course is to educate students in research approach and frameworks in prevention science and practice and to support them in independent creation of research designs in order to plan prevention practice.

Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:

1. Explain the starting points of prevention as a science
2. Define etiological and epidemiological research in prevention science
3. Define research of impact and research of implementation in prevention programs
4. Distinguish between efficiency and effectiveness studies
5. Compare performance research and implementation quality research
6. Analyze examples of different research in the field of prevention science
7. Critically review the quality of research in the field of prevention science
8. Describe current world and Croatian research trends in prevention
9. Create a draft of preventive research design

Content and work schedule:
Introductory lecture - Starting points of prevention as a scientific discipline
Etiological research in prevention
Epidemiological research in prevention
Exercises
Research on the impact of prevention programs
Relationship of effectiveness and efficiency
Exercises
Research on the implementation of prevention programs
Relationship between the quality of implementation and the effects of prevention programs
Exercises
Feasibility studies of prevention programs
Exercises
Using research in planning prevention practices
Exercises
Analysis of world and Croatian research trends in prevention - 1.
Exercises - group analysis of examples of prevention research
Analysis of world and Croatian research trends in prevention - 2.
Exercises - group analysis of examples of prevention research
Course evaluation and written exam

Method of grading and evaluating students:
Attendance at classes / lectures is mandatory.
The condition for obtaining a signature and taking the exam is the submission of a written critical analysis. The overall grade is the average of the grades obtained from the submitted critical analysis and the written exam.

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Socijalna pedagogija, 3. semestar - Regular studij - Social Pedagogy
Socijalna pedagogija, 3. semestar - Regular studij - Social Pedagogy