The NYU-ECNU Institute for Social Development at NYU Shanghai (the Institute), co-sponsored with the School of Social Development at East China Normal University (ECNU SSD), held its 2nd social work supervision training on Dec 13th – 15th, 2014.
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The First Ever Collaboration between
NYU-ECNU Institute for Social Development at NYU Shanghai and Shanghai Social Worker Association
In November, Professor Wen-Jui Han, Co-Director of the NYU-ECNU Institute for Social Development at NYU Shanghai, visited previously interviewed respondents from 17 elementary schools in Shanghai who had participated in her
Professor Wen Jun, co-director of NYU-ECNU institute for Social Development at NYU Shanghai, on October 27, 2014 led social worker group in Shanghai to deliver disaster rescue services to Ludian, Yunnan province. With governmental-level coordination, social work groups from different provinces have taken turns in delivering social work services to this quake-stricken area.
“比较城市化：基本问题与中国道路”城市社会论坛举行
国内外城市研究学者齐聚华东师大，共同研讨中国城市的发展
城市化是当代世界特别是发展中国家经济社会发展的主导趋势，也是当代中国社会的重要变迁之一。特别是党的十八大以来，关于“以人为核心的新型城镇化战略”引起了政府、学界积极而广泛的讨论。当今中国正面临快速的城镇化和社会转型，短短几十年内完成了西方近百年的工业化和城市化发展，因此，有关城镇化问题与城镇化过程的社会发展问题集中凸显，亟需学术界的深入研究。
A new study of children’s well-being in Shanghai finds that first-graders are socially and emotionally healthy, with most performing average or above average academically.
On June 28–29, 2014, NYU Shanghai hosted the International Forum on Social Policy and Social Development.
The Department of Sociology at the School of Social Development (SSD) of East China Normal University (ECNU) and NYU-ECNU Institute for Social Development at NYU Shanghai (the Institute) co-hosted a forum on the theme of "Urbanization Strategy and Social Governance" at the 2014 Chinese Sociological Association (CSA) Annual Co
Dr. Wen-Jui Han, a well-regarded American scholar at the NYU-ECNU Institute for Social Development at NYU Shanghai, recently launched a pilot study in Shanghai. The 2014 Child Well-Being Survey is an effort to collect national large-scale longitudinal data on socio-demographic characteristics, living arrangements, employment and work, and individual and family well-being in China. Dr.