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Research Exploring relevant issues

Applied research and development at the Lucerne School of Social Work is almost always combined with service projects. The School puts its professional know-how at the service of organisations, public authorities and commercial enterprises.

All Projects

Click here to see all the research projects carried out by the Lucerne School of Social Work.

Selected research projects

Jugendliche beim Kartenspiel

Steering of integration programmes in the Canton of Zurich

Various public and private institutions are tasked with the promotion of immigrant integration. The Lucerne School of Social Work analyses the current steering of the promotion of immigrant integration and makes recommendations for its further development. The following page is in German.

Arbeitsfeld Tourismus integrativ

Living and working for people with disabilities

Concurrent with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) coming into effect, Switzerland has launched a transition process for the promotion of the right of people with disabilities to more self-determination and social participation. In the context of this transition, the Central Swiss Cantons used this project to revise the existing conceptual framework relating to disability policies and developed strategies in the areas of living, working and occupation for people with a disability. The following page is in German.

JugendMobil – Mobile Jugendförderung in Graubünden, Valendas

Evaluation of the JugendMobil project

The Lucerne School of Social Work supports this pilot youth project in the Canton of Graubünden. The mobile youth club has so far stopped in 20 Graubünden communities. Over the course of three weeks, teenagers, local authorities and the population at large had the opportunity to get to know the various youth work programmes on offer. The aim of the current evaluation is to review the goals of the project. The following page is in German.

Männer in einem portugiesischen Treffpunkt in der Schweiz

Integration of Portuguese workers in tourism regions

The tourism regions and communities involved in the project have large Portuguese populations during the main season. The aim of the project is to support and improve their integration. The following page is in German.