| Short introduction: Institut für sozialpädagogische Forschung Mainz e.V |
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1. Type of institution and activities:
- Legal status: NGO; non-profit institute for scientific research on social
topics
- Areas: labour market policy, child&youth care, public education, vocational
training,
migration&intercultural work, social policy
- Types of work: evaluation, statistical inquiries, qualitative research,
social-planning, organisational development, trainings, international networking
2. Size:
- Board of 3 professors on the universities Mainz, Koblenz, Halle, 25 fulltime
researchers, 5 clerks, several freelancers
- 20 projects running
- Cash flow ca. 3 mio Euros p.a.
3. Expertise:
- Several researching projects on intercultural pedagogics, vocational-training
of migrants, gender-mainstreaming, social exclusion etc. (since 1990)
- Activity-based and practical field research projects on social development
and networks for labour market integration of disadvantaged groups (youth,
especially immigrants youth) including development of language courses for
several types of immigrants
4. Experience in cooperation:
- Erasmus- projects in cooperation with University of Mainz, Institute for
pedagogics (Hungary, Portugal, Ireland, Turkey)
- 4 Transnational EQUAL-partnerships with Spain, France, Italy, Scotland,
Netherlands, Sweden, Finland, Poland
- Twinning-projects in Poland, Slovenia
- Tacis-cooperation with Russia
5. Dissemination of results:
- Publishing in “report series” of ism, homepage etc.
- Lecturing in university courses
- Publishing in our transnational partnerships
6. Contact:
Otto Wolter (managing director): otto.wolter@ism-mainz.de
Institut für Sozialpädagogische Forschung Mainz e.V.
Augustinerstraße 64-66
D-55116 Mainz
Tel.: +49-6131-328488
Fax.: +49-6131-328289
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