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Projects 2011

Overview and Selected Summaries

• Familyplatform – European Union Platform for Family Research In cooperation with the University of Dortmund. Organization of an and Family Policies EU-wide research network
• Changes in the patterns of mothers’ returning to work after a ‘baby break’ Project of the DFG (German Research Foundation)
• Processes of mating in online dating Continuation of the project, proposal submitted to the DFG (German Research Foundation) In cooperation with the Chair I of the Department of Sociology of the University of Bamberg
• Same-sex life styles and the family In cooperation with the Chair I of the Department of Sociology of the University of Bamberg
• ifb-Report on the Family in Bavaria Permanent task commissioned by the Bavarian State Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, Family and Women
• Demonstration project on Family Support Units Implementation of the Overall Concept of Family Education within the framework of the youth welfare system in Bavaria
• Commissioned by the Bavarian State Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, Family and Women
• Continuing education of staff members of family education centres in Bavaria Commissioned by the Bavarian State Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, Family and Women
• Scientific monitoring of the Nicolaidis Foundation (Support for widowed mothers, fathers and their children) Commissioned by the Bavarian State Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, Family and Women
• Scientific monitoring of the School Guidance Program in the Bavarian City of Hof Commissioned by the Bavarian State Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, Family and Women
• Scientific monitoring of the SARA Project (Hollistic support for couples desiring a child) Commissioned by the Bavarian State Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, Family and Women
• Family-friendly University of Bamberg In-house project in cooperation with the University of Bamberg
• Evaluation of the Bavarian “family companions” Commissioned by the Bavarian State Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, Family and Women
• Parents’ survey on family-friendly municipalities Commissioned by the Bavarian State Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, Family and Women
• Caring for grandchildren (International comparison) In-house project
• Examination of the effectiveness of support measures for young widowers, widowers and their children Evaluation of the Nicolaidis Foundation – preparatory stage