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An Exploratory Study of International Social Work Education in U. S. Social Work Curricula
Warren, Sherry L
Warren, Sherry L
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International social work education is a powerful setting in which to prepare students for the challenges of coming face-to-face with global social problems. Overseen by several invested entities of professional social workers, educators, and institutions, social work programs feel pressure from multiple directions to maintain high standards while preparing students for competent work in increasingly diverse settings. This study captured and reconstructed the words of 17 social work educators to create a composition of ways in which those doing this work approach their courses focused on international social work. A rich mosaic of voices presents descriptions of the many ways in which participants practice their pedagogical skills, derived using naturalistic inquiry within a constructivist paradigm. This process revealed various topics, frameworks, resources, and perspectives on the nature of teaching international social work. Participants also brought to the surface some of the challenges they experience working within a rapidly changing global context. They also shared many of their own personal and professional experiences that have been instrumental in putting them in the positions to tell their stories.
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2020-08-31
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University of Kansas
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Social work, global social work, international social work, social work education